1563 - 1641
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 40,936 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Franciscus Gomarus is the 799th most popular philosopher (up from 841st in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 338th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 799 out of 1,089. Before him are Lanza del Vasto, Herman of Carinthia, Pyotr Lavrov, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, and Stephen Toulmin. After him are Gautama Maharishi, Marco Antonio de Dominis, Karel Kosík, Michael Baius, John Argyropoulos, and Michael Dummett.
1901 - 1981
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 793
1100 - 1160
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 794
1823 - 1900
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 795
1606 - 1682
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 796
1743 - 1815
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 797
1922 - 2009
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 798
1563 - 1641
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 799
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 800
1560 - 1624
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 801
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 802
1513 - 1589
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 803
1415 - 1487
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 804
1925 - 2011
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 805
Among people born in 1563, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 14. Before him are Andrew Báthory, Hosokawa Gracia, Jodocus Hondius, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. After him are Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Heo Nanseolheon, and Katō Yoshiaki. Among people deceased in 1641, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 10. Before him are Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Thomas Mun, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jane Frances de Chantal, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, and Johan Banér. After him are Pau Claris i Casademunt, Adam van Noort, Hedwig of Denmark, Jeremiah Horrocks, and Thomas Heywood.
1563 - 1599
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 8
1563 - 1600
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 9
1563 - 1612
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 10
1563 - 1611
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 11
1563 - 1646
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 12
1563 - 1607
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 13
1563 - 1641
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 14
1563 - 1612
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 15
1563 - 1589
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 16
1563 - 1631
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 17
1609 - 1641
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 4
1571 - 1641
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 5
1582 - 1641
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 6
1572 - 1641
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 7
1560 - 1641
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 8
1596 - 1641
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 9
1563 - 1641
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 10
1586 - 1641
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 11
1562 - 1641
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 12
1581 - 1641
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 13
1618 - 1641
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 14
1574 - 1641
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 15
Among people born in Belgium, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 335 out of 899. Before him are Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Gaston Reiff (1921), Marc Wilmots (1969), Guido Gezelle (1830), Jan Provoost (1465), and Joachim Beuckelaer (1533). After him are Walter Godefroot (1943), Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872), Willy Mairesse (1928), Gustave de Molinari (1819), Louis Van Hege (1889), and Lucien Buysse (1892).
1217 - 1281
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 329
1921 - 1992
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 330
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 331
1830 - 1899
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 332
1465 - 1529
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 333
1533 - 1573
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 334
1563 - 1641
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 335
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 336
1872 - 1958
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 337
1928 - 1969
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 338
1819 - 1912
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 339
1889 - 1975
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 340
1892 - 1980
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 341
Among philosophers born in Belgium, Franciscus Gomarus ranks 7. Before him are Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Justus Lipsius (1547), Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), Chantal Mouffe (1943), and Arnold Geulincx (1624). After him are Henry of Ghent (1217), Paul de Man (1919), and Michel Weber (1963).
1908 - 2009
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 1
1547 - 1606
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 2
1240 - 1284
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 5
1624 - 1669
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 6
1563 - 1641
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 7
1217 - 1293
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 8
1919 - 1983
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 10