PHILOSOPHER
Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
Hector Boece
Hector Boece (; also spelled Boyce or Boise; 1465–1536), known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and the first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hector Boece has received more than 87,962 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hector Boece is the 1,002nd most popular philosopher (up from 1,028th in 2019), the 2,879th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,580th in 2019) and the 66th most popular British Philosopher.
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88k
Page Views (PV)
48.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.99
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Hector Boece ranks 1,002 out of 1,081. Before him are Robert Spaemann, Derek Prince, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Achille Mbembe, Patricia Churchland, and Wilhelm Gesenius. After him are Tariq Ramadan, Rüdiger Safranski, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Ivan Aksakov, Yun Hyu, and Alois Riehl.
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HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,002
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HPI: 48.80
Rank: 1,003
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HPI: 48.75
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HPI: 48.67
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HPI: 48.64
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HPI: 48.63
Rank: 1,007
Alois Riehl
1844 - 1924
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 1,008
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1465, Hector Boece ranks 16. Before him are Paulo da Gama, Bramantino, Jan Provoost, Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Shō Shin, and Johann von Staupitz. After him are Diogo Lopes de Sequeira and Beatriz Galindo. Among people deceased in 1536, Hector Boece ranks 20. Before him are Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Felice della Rovere, Jacob Hutter, Ibn Kemal, and Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
Others Born in 1465
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Paulo da Gama
1465 - 1499
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 10
Bramantino
1465 - 1530
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 11
Jan Provoost
1465 - 1529
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 12
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
1465 - 1489
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 13
Shō Shin
1465 - 1526
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 14
Johann von Staupitz
1465 - 1524
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 15
Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 16
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
1465 - 1530
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 17
Beatriz Galindo
1465 - 1534
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1536
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Gil Vicente
1465 - 1536
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 14
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1460 - 1536
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 15
Felice della Rovere
1483 - 1536
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 16
Jacob Hutter
1500 - 1536
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 17
Ibn Kemal
1468 - 1536
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 18
Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden
1474 - 1536
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 19
Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Hector Boece ranks 2,879 out of 7,765. Before him are Frederick North, Lord North (1732), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), William Nicol (1770), Taylor Caldwell (1900), and George S. Robertson (1872). After him are Archibald Scott Couper (1831), Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864), Harry Kane (1993), Henry Wood (1869), Gerry Anderson (1929), and John Anderson (1833).
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Frederick North, Lord North
1732 - 1792
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,873
Gwyneth Jones
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,874
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,875
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,876
Taylor Caldwell
1900 - 1985
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,877
George S. Robertson
1872 - 1967
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,878
Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,879
Archibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 2,880
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh
1864 - 1933
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 2,881
Harry Kane
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 2,882
Henry Wood
1869 - 1944
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 2,883
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,884
John Anderson
1833 - 1900
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,885
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Hector Boece ranks 66. Before him are Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Richard Swinburne (1934), Carole Pateman (1940), Anna Kingsford (1846), Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788), and Martin Lings (1909). After him are John Peckham (1227), John Scott Haldane (1860), Michael Oakeshott (1901), R. M. Hare (1919), John Major (1467), and Eric A. Havelock (1903).
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
1678 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 60
Richard Swinburne
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 61
Carole Pateman
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 62
Anna Kingsford
1846 - 1888
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 63
Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet
1788 - 1856
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 64
Martin Lings
1909 - 2005
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 65
Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 66
John Peckham
1227 - 1292
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 67
John Scott Haldane
1860 - 1936
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 68
Michael Oakeshott
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 69
R. M. Hare
1919 - 2002
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 70
John Major
1467 - 1550
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 71
Eric A. Havelock
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 72
