PHILOSOPHER

Dominicus Gundissalinus

1115 - 1190

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Dominicus Gundissalinus, also known as Domingo Gundisalvi or Gundisalvo (c. 1115 – after 1190), was a philosopher and translator of Arabic to Medieval Latin active in Toledo, Spain. Among his translations, Gundissalinus worked on Avicenna's Liber de philosophia prima and De anima, Ibn Gabirol's Fons vitae, and al-Ghazali's Summa theoricae philosophiae, in collaboration with the Jewish philosopher Abraham Ibn Daud and Johannes Hispanus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dominicus Gundissalinus has received more than 99,047 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Dominicus Gundissalinus is the 898th most popular philosopher (up from 955th in 2019), the 989th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,103rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dominicus Gundissalinus ranks 898 out of 1,267. Before him are Ber Borochov, Beatus Rhenanus, Feng Youlan, Cerinthus, Bernard Williams, and Hugo Kołłątaj. After him are Nikolay Lossky, Paul de Man, William of Conches, Ramananda, Michael Löwy, and Gregory of Tatev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1115, Dominicus Gundissalinus ranks 6. Before him are Raymond of Poitiers, Magnus IV of Norway, Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, Theodore Prodromos, and Gertrude of Süpplingenburg. After him are Welf VI, Erling Skakke, and Henry of Scotland. Among people deceased in 1190, Dominicus Gundissalinus ranks 14. Before him are Saigyō, Maria Komnene, Queen of Hungary, Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Theodore Balsamon, Anvari, and Herman IV, Margrave of Baden. After him is William of Newburgh.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Dominicus Gundissalinus ranks 989 out of 3,355. Before him are Iñaki Urdangarin (1968), Juan Ruiz (1283), Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null), Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815), Ángel María Villar (1950), and Louis Bertrand (1526). After him are Juan José Omella (1946), Alberto Contador (1982), Carlos Osoro Sierra (1945), Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772), Juan Pizarro (1511), and Josep Comas i Solà (1868).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Dominicus Gundissalinus ranks 29. Before him are Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Melchor Cano (1509), Francisco Sanches (1550), Domingo de Soto (1494), Bahya ibn Paquda (1050), and Lubna of Córdoba (922). After him are Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905), Fernando Savater (1947), Jaime Balmes (1810), Gómez Pereira (1500), and Julián Marías (1914).

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