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Gustavo Gutiérrez

1928 - 2024

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Gustavo Gutiérrez-Merino Díaz (8 June 1928 – 22 October 2024) was a Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest, regarded as one of the founders of liberation theology, specifically its generative Latin American wing. Widely regarded as the "father of liberation theology", his 1971 book A Theology of Liberation was considered pivotal to the formation of liberation theology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustavo Gutiérrez has received more than 421,697 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Gustavo Gutiérrez is the 662nd most popular philosopher (down from 660th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Peru (up from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Peruvian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 662 out of 1,267. Before him are Florian Znaniecki, Paul Virilio, Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Svetozar Marković, Cebes, and Leo the Mathematician. After him are Dignāga, Mario Bunge, Stein Rokkan, Alfred Schmidt, Jaakko Hintikka, and Guarino da Verona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 141. Before him are James Randi, Victor Stănculescu, Joseph Kittinger, Ulric Neisser, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Vidal Sassoon. After him are Henry Silva, Otto F. Kernberg, Anne Sexton, Petr Ginz, Shulamit Aloni, and Veljko Bulajić.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 34 out of 287. Before him are Sinchi Roca (1230), Inca Roca (1350), Dina Boluarte (1962), Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910), Yawar Waqaq (1380), and Sayri Túpac (1535). After him are Alejandro Toledo (1946), Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), Lloque Yupanqui (1260), José Carlos Mariátegui (1894), Cápac Yupanqui (1320), and Mayta Cápac (1290).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Peru

Among philosophers born in Peru, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 1. 

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