PHILOSOPHER

Franciscus Gomarus

1563 - 1641

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Franciscus Gomarus (François Gomaer; 30 January 1563 – 11 January 1641) was a Dutch theologian, a strict Calvinist and an opponent of the teaching of Jacobus Arminius (and his followers), whose theological disputes were addressed at the Synod of Dort (or Dordrecht) (1618–19). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franciscus Gomarus has received more than 58,960 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Franciscus Gomarus is the 847th most popular philosopher (up from 862nd in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 370th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 847 out of 1,267. Before him are Ibn Abi'l-Hadid, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Ferenc Dávid, Arai Hakuseki, Lucian Blaga, and Valentin Weigel. After him are Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Michel Marcel Navratil, Michel Henry, Tan Sitong, Maximus of Ephesus, and Gaudapada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 15. Before him are Jodocus Hondius, Hosokawa Gracia, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Katō Yoshiaki. After him are Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Enno III, Count of East Frisia, Heo Nanseolheon, and Michael Drayton. Among people deceased in 1641, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 13. Before him are Jan Janszoon, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Johan Banér, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jeremiah Horrocks, and Hedwig of Denmark. After him are Pau Claris i Casademunt, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Adam van Noort, Pedro Teixeira, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, and Thomas Heywood.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 377 out of 1,190. Before him are Lucas van Valckenborch (1535), Gaston Reiff (1921), Wilfried Van Moer (1945), José van Dam (1940), Hubert Van Innis (1866), and Aelbrecht Bouts (1450). After him are Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Freddy Maertens (1952), Marc Rich (1934), Erasmus Quellinus the Younger (1607), François de Cuvilliés (1695), and Jan Wildens (1586).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 7. Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), Arnold Geulincx (1624), and Henry of Ghent (1217). After him are Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), Paul de Man (1919), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

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