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PHILOSOPHER

Isaac Abarbanel

1437 - 1508

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Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel (Hebrew: יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל;‎ 1437–1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel (Hebrew: אַבַּרבְּנְאֵל; also spelled Abravanel, Avravanel or Abrabanel), was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Abarbanel has received more than 187,251 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Isaac Abarbanel is the 312th most popular philosopher (up from 344th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 71st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Philosopher.

Isaac Abarbanel was a Jewish scholar and statesman who lived in Portugal during the time of the Inquisition. He is most famous for writing a book called "The Defense of the Jews" which is a response to the anti-semitic book "The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain" by the Spanish writer Nicholas de Sant'Anna.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Isaac Abarbanel ranks 312 out of 1,081. Before him are Speusippus, Jacobus Arminius, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Ammonius Saccas, Justus Lipsius, and Sebastian Brant. After him are Giovanni Gentile, Alfred Schütz, Thrasymachus, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Aenesidemus, and Heraclides Ponticus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1437, Isaac Abarbanel ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth Woodville. After him are Elizabeth of Austria, Isabella of Bourbon, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Filippo Buonaccorsi. Among people deceased in 1508, Isaac Abarbanel ranks 3. Before him are Ludovico Sforza and Beatrice of Naples. After him are René II, Duke of Lorraine, Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Radu IV the Great, Nephon II of Constantinople, and Nilus of Sora.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Isaac Abarbanel ranks 67 out of 555. Before him are Diogo Cão (1440), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Carmen Miranda (1909), Catherine of Braganza (1638), José Manuel Barroso (1956), and Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699). After him are Constance of Aragon (1179), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Diego Columbus (1479), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), and John of God (1495).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Portugal

Among philosophers born in Portugal, Isaac Abarbanel ranks 2. Before him are Orosius (375). After him are Uriel da Costa (1585) and Eduardo Lourenço (1923).

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