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Dietrich von Hildebrand

1889 - 1977

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Dietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand (12 October 1889 – 26 January 1977) was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and religious writer. Hildebrand was called "the twentieth-century Doctor of the Church" by Pope Pius XII. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dietrich von Hildebrand has received more than 323,835 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich von Hildebrand is the 927th most popular philosopher (down from 759th in 2019), the 2,785th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,178th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dietrich von Hildebrand ranks 927 out of 1,267Before him are Lars Gustafsson, Matthias Bel, Dirck Coornhert, František Tomášek, Simón Rodríguez, and Karl Groos. After him are Vasily Rozanov, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Antoine Berman, Leo Baeck, Azmi Bishara, and John Scott Haldane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Dietrich von Hildebrand ranks 146Before him are Bodil Ipsen, Abbās al-Aqqād, Lord Leopold Mountbatten, Maria Dąbrowska, Angelo Iachino, and Ludwig Renn. After him are Alexander Vertinsky, Arnold Fanck, Claude Rains, Subhi Bey Barakat, Luo Yixiu, and Shōji Nishimura. Among people deceased in 1977, Dietrich von Hildebrand ranks 122Before him are Ronnie Van Zant, Rudolf Vytlačil, E. F. Schumacher, Isaac Boleslavsky, Hans Erich Nossack, and Sumitranandan Pant. After him are Bobojon Ghafurov, István Avar, Jean Duvieusart, Eve Meyer, Luciano Re Cecconi, and Neco.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dietrich von Hildebrand ranks 2,785 out of 5,161Before him are Maso di Banco (1250), Pasquale Malipiero (1392), Angelo Iachino (1889), Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824), Edoardo Reja (1945), and Benedetto Luti (1666). After him are Antonio Priuli (1548), Giorgio Strehler (1921), Luigi Carlo Farini (1812), Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria (1616), Benny Benassi (1967), and Flavia Domitilla (null).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Dietrich von Hildebrand ranks 64Before him are Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707), Vincenzo Gioberti (1801), John Italus (1025), Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672), Lanza del Vasto (1901), and Monimus (-400). After him are Andrea Carlo Ferrari (1850), Ecphantus the Pythagorean (null), Alois Riehl (1844), Camillo Berneri (1897), Mario Tronti (1931), and Carlo Cattaneo (1801).