PHILOSOPHER

Jacob Moleschott

1822 - 1893

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Jacob Moleschott (9 August 1822 – 20 May 1893) was a Dutch physiologist and writer on nutrition and dietetics. He was known for his philosophical and political positions in regard to scientific materialism and against vitalism. He saw a need for scientists to engage in political thinking. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Moleschott has received more than 39,354 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Moleschott is the 884th most popular philosopher (down from 767th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 355th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jacob Moleschott ranks 884 out of 1,267. Before him are Édouard Le Roy, Donald Davidson, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Monimus, David of Dinant, and Theodoric of Freiberg. After him are Nikephoros Blemmydes, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, Albrecht Ritschl, Ernst von Glasersfeld, and Ian Hacking.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, Jacob Moleschott ranks 46. Before him are Fritz Müller, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Julius von Haast, and Jakob Dubs. After him are Albrecht Ritschl, Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Apollonie Sabatier, Bernhard Hammer, and Dmitry Grigorovich. Among people deceased in 1893, Jacob Moleschott ranks 42. Before him are Matsudaira Katamori, Anna Bilińska, Manuel González Flores, Nikolai Zverev, William Smith, and John Atkinson Grimshaw. After him are Tivadar Puskás, Victor Schœlcher, Pierre Tirard, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Arabo, and Franz Grashof.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jacob Moleschott ranks 477 out of 1,646. Before him are Pierre van Hooijdonk (1969), Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566), Jan Gies (1905), Petrus Camper (1722), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), and Cornelis Ketel (1548). After him are Isaac van Ostade (1621), Dick van Dijk (1946), Caesar van Everdingen (1616), Wim Ruska (1940), Adri van der Poel (1959), and Pieter Pourbus (1523).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Netherlands

Among philosophers born in Netherlands, Jacob Moleschott ranks 5. Before him are Erasmus (1466), Baruch Spinoza (1632), Jacobus Arminius (1560), and Rodolphus Agricola (1443). After him are Dirck Coornhert (1522), Bas van Fraassen (1941), Marsilius of Inghen (1335), and Thomas van Erpe (1584).

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