PHILOSOPHER

Francisco de Vitoria

1483 - 1546

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Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483 – 12 August 1546; also known as Francisco de Victoria) was a Spanish Roman Catholic philosopher, theologian, and jurist of Renaissance Spain. He is the founder of the tradition in philosophy known as the School of Salamanca, noted especially for his concept of just war and international law. He has in the past been described by scholars as the "father of international law", along with Alberico Gentili and Hugo Grotius, though some contemporary academics have suggested that such a description is anachronistic, since the concept of postmodern international law did not truly develop until much later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco de Vitoria has received more than 375,568 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Francisco de Vitoria is the 342nd most popular philosopher (down from 334th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Spain (down from 239th in 2019) and the 13th 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 342 out of 1,267. Before him are A. S. Neill, Lev Shestov, Anne Sullivan, David Strauss, Guan Zhong, and Aenesidemus. After him are Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Uriel da Costa, Richard Rorty, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Gaius Musonius Rufus, and Günther Anders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1483, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 6. Before him are Martin Luther, Raphael, Babur, Francesco Guicciardini, and Ayas Mehmed Pasha. After him are 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, Meera, Francisco de Orellana, and Giulio Romano. After him are Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Petru Rareș, Marinus van Reymerswaele, Étienne Dolet, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Isabella di Morra.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 251 out of 3,355. Before him are Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), Hernando de Soto (1500), Xabi Alonso (1981), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Felipe González (1942), and María Isabella of Spain (1789). After him are Andrés Segovia (1893), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Fernando Rey (1917), Javier Bardem (1969), Ibn Jubayr (1145), and Juan Luis Vives (1492).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Francisco de Vitoria ranks 13. Before him are Baltasar Gracián (1601), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), Francisco Suárez (1548), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240). After him are Juan Luis Vives (1492), Pompeia Plotina (65), Nachmanides (1194), George Santayana (1863), Francisco Ferrer (1859), and Hasdai Crescas (1340).

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