PHILOSOPHER
Gersonides
1288 - 1344
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Gersonides
Levi ben Gershon (1288 – 20 April 1344), better known by his Graecized name as Gersonides, or by his Latinized name Magister Leo Hebraeus, or in Hebrew by the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG, was a medieval French Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, physician and astronomer/astrologer. He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc, France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gersonides has received more than 194,108 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Gersonides is the 571st most popular philosopher (up from 633rd in 2019), the 1,765th most popular biography from France (up from 2,033rd in 2019) and the 76th most popular French Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
58.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gersonides ranks 571 out of 1,267. Before him are Bion of Borysthenes, Alan Watts, Bernardino Telesio, Zaleucus, Arthur Danto, and Usman dan Fodio. After him are Zou Yan, Andreas Karlstadt, Peter the Iberian, Charles W. Morris, Cesare Ripa, and Johann Bernhard Basedow.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBion of Borysthenes
325 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 565
Alan Watts
1915 - 1973
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 566
Bernardino Telesio
1509 - 1588
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 567
Zaleucus
663 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 568
Arthur Danto
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 569
Usman dan Fodio
1754 - 1817
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 570
Gersonides
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 571
Zou Yan
305 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 572
Andreas Karlstadt
1486 - 1541
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 573
Peter the Iberian
411 - 491
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 574
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 575
Cesare Ripa
1555 - 1622
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 576
Johann Bernhard Basedow
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 577
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1288, Gersonides ranks 6. Before him are Orhan, Charles I of Hungary, Ivan I of Moscow, Emperor Go-Daigo, and Emperor Go-Fushimi. After him is Mahmoud Shabestari. Among people deceased in 1344, Gersonides ranks 2. Before him is Simone Martini. After him are Chunghye of Goryeo, Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg, Constantine II, King of Armenia, Walter Burley, Leopold II, Duke of Austria, and Amda Seyon I.
Others Born in 1288
Go to all RankingsOrhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Charles I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1342
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 2
Ivan I of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1340
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Daigo
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1339
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 4
Emperor Go-Fushimi
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1336
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 5
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 6
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 1344
Go to all RankingsSimone Martini
PAINTER
1284 - 1344
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 1
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
Chunghye of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1315 - 1344
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 3
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1286 - 1344
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 4
Constantine II, King of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1344
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 5
Walter Burley
PHILOSOPHER
1275 - 1344
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 6
Leopold II, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1328 - 1344
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 7
Amda Seyon I
POLITICIAN
1314 - 1344
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 8
In France
Among people born in France, Gersonides ranks 1,765 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803), Jules Breton (1827), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Charlotte of Albret (1480), and Blanche of Bourbon (1339). After him are Madame d'Aulnoy (1651), La Goulue (1866), Jean François Paul de Gondi (1613), Nicolas de Largillière (1656), Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale (1822), and Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
PAINTER
1803 - 1847
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 1,759
Jules Breton
PAINTER
1827 - 1906
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,760
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
NOBLEMAN
1060 - 1125
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,761
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,762
Charlotte of Albret
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1514
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 1,763
Blanche of Bourbon
NOBLEMAN
1339 - 1361
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,764
Gersonides
PHILOSOPHER
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,765
Madame d'Aulnoy
WRITER
1651 - 1705
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,766
La Goulue
DANCER
1866 - 1929
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,767
Jean François Paul de Gondi
WRITER
1613 - 1679
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,768
Nicolas de Largillière
PAINTER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,769
Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1897
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,770
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
INVENTOR
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,771
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, Gersonides ranks 76. Before him are Louis Couturat (1868), William of Champeaux (1070), Émile Chartier (1868), Henry Corbin (1903), Georges Canguilhem (1904), and Jacques Ellul (1912). After him are Étienne Balibar (1942), Maurice Blondel (1861), Paul Nizan (1905), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Berengar of Tours (998), and Yves Bonnefoy (1923).
Louis Couturat
1868 - 1914
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 70
William of Champeaux
1070 - 1121
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 71
Émile Chartier
1868 - 1951
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 72
Henry Corbin
1903 - 1978
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 73
Georges Canguilhem
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 74
Jacques Ellul
1912 - 1994
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 75
Gersonides
1288 - 1344
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 76
Étienne Balibar
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 77
Maurice Blondel
1861 - 1949
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 78
Paul Nizan
1905 - 1940
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 79
Jean Hyppolite
1907 - 1968
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 80
Berengar of Tours
998 - 1088
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 81
Yves Bonnefoy
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 82