Philosopher

Francisco de Vitoria

1483 - 1546

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His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Francisco de Vitoria is the 367th most popular philosopher (down from 342nd in 2024), the 270th most popular biography from Spain (down from 251st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Francisco de Vitoria is most famous for his theory of the just war. He believed that it was not just for a country to declare war on another country for any reason.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 367 out of 1,267. Before him are George Santayana, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Julius Caesar Scaliger, Stilpo, Ramanuja, and Maurice Halbwachs. After him are Étienne Cabet, Wilhelm Windelband, Alexandre Koyré, Pierre d'Ailly, Chandrakirti, and Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 5. Before him are Martin Luther, Raphael, Babur, and Francesco Guicciardini. After him are Ayas Mehmed Pasha, Paolo Giovio, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Felice della Rovere, Gasparo Contarini, Jaime, Duke of Braganza, and Simon Bening. Among people deceased in 1546, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 6. Before him are Martin Luther, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Francisco de Orellana, Giulio Romano, and Meera. After him are Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Marinus van Reymerswaele, Étienne Dolet, Petru Rareș, and Isabella di Morra.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 270 out of NaN. Before him are Ibn Zuhr (1091), Isidore the Laborer (1080), Liuvigild (525), Felipe González (1942), Andrés Segovia (1893), and Huneric (450). After him are Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Tito Vilanova (1968), John of Ávila (1500), Telmo Zarra (1921), Joan Laporta (1962), and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114).

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Among Philosophers In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 17. Before him are Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Nachmanides (1194), Pompeia Plotina (65), and George Santayana (1863). After him are Francisco Ferrer (1859), Hasdai Crescas (1340), Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), and Domingo de Soto (1494).

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