PHILOSOPHER
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Giovanni Pico dei conti della Mirandola e della Concordia ( PEE-koh DEL-ə mirr-A(H)N-də-lə; Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈpiːko della miˈrandola]; Latin: Johannes Picus de Mirandula; 24 February 1463 – 17 November 1494), known as Pico della Mirandola, was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when, at the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, natural philosophy, and magic against all comers, for which he wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man, which has been called the "Manifesto of the Renaissance", and a key text of Renaissance humanism and of what has been called the "Hermetic Reformation". He was the founder of the tradition of Christian Kabbalah, a key tenet of early modern Western esotericism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola has received more than 910,207 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 58 in 2019). Giovanni Pico della Mirandola is the 82nd most popular philosopher (down from 79th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Italy (down from 126th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Philosopher.
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian philosopher who was most famous for his 900 theses that were published in 1486. The theses were a defense of the Christian faith and an attack on the Aristotelianism that was popular at the time.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ranks 82 out of 1,267. Before him are Jürgen Habermas, Xenophanes, Nagarjuna, Carl von Clausewitz, Nicholas of Cusa, and Gregory of Nazianzus. After him are Mencius, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, John of Damascus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Peter Abelard, and Theophrastus.
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1929 - Present
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 76
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 77
Nagarjuna
150 - 250
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 78
Carl von Clausewitz
1780 - 1831
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 79
Nicholas of Cusa
1401 - 1464
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 80
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 81
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 82
Mencius
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HPI: 74.88
Rank: 83
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
1703 - 1792
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 84
John of Damascus
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HPI: 74.65
Rank: 85
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 86
Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 87
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 88
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1463, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ranks 1. After him are Caterina Sforza, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and Alessandro Achillini. Among people deceased in 1494, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ranks 1. After him are Domenico Ghirlandaio, Hans Memling, Ferdinand I of Naples, Poliziano, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Melozzo da Forlì, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Muhammad XIII of Granada, Yuriy Drohobych, Giosafat Barbaro, and Giovanni Santi.
Others Born in 1463
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pico della Mirandola
PHILOSOPHER
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 1
Caterina Sforza
COMPANION
1463 - 1509
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 2
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1463 - 1525
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 3
Alessandro Achillini
PHYSICIAN
1463 - 1512
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1494
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pico della Mirandola
PHILOSOPHER
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 1
Domenico Ghirlandaio
PAINTER
1448 - 1494
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 2
Hans Memling
PAINTER
1435 - 1494
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 3
Ferdinand I of Naples
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1494
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 4
Poliziano
WRITER
1454 - 1494
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 5
Gian Galeazzo Sforza
NOBLEMAN
1469 - 1494
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 6
Melozzo da Forlì
PAINTER
1438 - 1494
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 7
Matteo Maria Boiardo
WRITER
1441 - 1494
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 8
Muhammad XIII of Granada
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1494
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 9
Yuriy Drohobych
PHILOSOPHER
1450 - 1494
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 10
Giosafat Barbaro
WRITER
1413 - 1494
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 11
Giovanni Santi
PAINTER
1435 - 1494
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ranks 169 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Paul V (1552), Carlo Collodi (1826), Pope Lucius I (200), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), and Pope Sylvester III (1000). After him are Pope Gregory XV (1554), Pope Leo XII (1760), Giorgione (1478), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593), Nerva (30), and Pope Benedict XIII (1649).
Others born in Italy
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1742 - 1823
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 163
Pope Paul V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1621
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 164
Carlo Collodi
WRITER
1826 - 1890
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 165
Pope Lucius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 254
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 166
Pope Innocent VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1432 - 1492
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 167
Pope Sylvester III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1060
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 168
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
PHILOSOPHER
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 169
Pope Gregory XV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1623
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 170
Pope Leo XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1760 - 1829
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 171
Giorgione
PAINTER
1478 - 1510
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 172
Artemisia Gentileschi
PAINTER
1593 - 1653
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 173
Nerva
POLITICIAN
30 - 98
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 174
Pope Benedict XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1730
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 175
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy
Among philosophers born in Italy, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ranks 10. Before him are Maria Montessori (1870), Empedocles (-490), Lucretius (-94), Zeno of Elea (-490), Pliny the Elder (23), and Antonio Gramsci (1891). After him are Boethius (480), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Bonaventure (1221), Marsilio Ficino (1433), Giambattista Vico (1668), and Hippasus (-600).
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 4
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 5
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 6
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 7
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 8
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 9
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 10
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 11
Tommaso Campanella
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 12
Bonaventure
1221 - 1274
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 13
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 14
Giambattista Vico
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 15
Hippasus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 16