1822 - 1893
Jacob Moleschott (9 August 1822 – 20 May 1893) was a Dutch physiologist and writer on dietetics. He is known for his philosophical views in regard to scientific materialism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Moleschott has received more than 37,015 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jacob Moleschott is the 767th most popular philosopher (down from 746th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 327th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Jacob Moleschott ranks 767 out of 1,081. Before him are Crantor, Vazgen I, Kuno Fischer, François Bernier, Eric Hoffer, and Melchor Cano. After him are Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Nikephoros Blemmydes, Glaucon, Domingo de Soto, and Hakuin Ekaku.
400 BC - 276 BC
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 761
1908 - 1994
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 762
1824 - 1907
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 763
1620 - 1688
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 764
1898 - 1983
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 765
1509 - 1560
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 766
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 767
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 768
1606 - 1682
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 769
1197 - 1269
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 770
445 BC - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 771
1494 - 1560
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 772
1686 - 1769
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 773
Among people born in 1822, Jacob Moleschott ranks 38. Before him are Princess Januária of Brazil, Joachim Raff, Nikolay Danilevsky, Fritz Müller, Matthew Arnold, and Charles Friedel. After him are Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, Frederick Law Olmsted, Adolf Kussmaul, Jules Antoine Lissajous, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and Ahmed Cevdet Pasha. Among people deceased in 1893, Jacob Moleschott ranks 30. Before him are George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Ferenc Erkel, Alexander Cunningham, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, José Zorrilla, and Ford Madox Brown. After him are Robert Cornelius, Rudolf Wolf, Julius Popper, Matsudaira Katamori, Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Samuel Baker.
1822 - 1901
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 32
1822 - 1882
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 33
1822 - 1885
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 34
1822 - 1897
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 35
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 36
1822 - 1899
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 37
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 38
1822 - 1862
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 39
1822 - 1903
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 40
1822 - 1902
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 41
1822 - 1880
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 42
1822 - 1916
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 43
1822 - 1895
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 44
1831 - 1893
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 24
1810 - 1893
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 25
1814 - 1893
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 26
1806 - 1893
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 27
1817 - 1893
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 28
1821 - 1893
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 29
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 30
1809 - 1893
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 31
1816 - 1893
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 32
1857 - 1893
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 33
1836 - 1893
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 34
1817 - 1893
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 35
1821 - 1893
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 36
Among people born in Netherlands, Jacob Moleschott ranks 356 out of 1,427. Before him are Aldo van Eyck (1918), Piet de Jong (1915), Lou Ottens (1926), Jacob Cats (1577), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Aert van der Neer (1603). After him are Sharon den Adel (1974), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Simon de Vlieger (1601), Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798), Wil van Gogh (1862), and Joseph Luns (1911).
1918 - 1999
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 350
1915 - 2016
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 351
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 352
1577 - 1660
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 353
1881 - 1942
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 354
1603 - 1677
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 355
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 356
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 357
1902 - 1978
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 358
1601 - 1653
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 359
1798 - 1872
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 360
1862 - 1941
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 361
1911 - 2002
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 362
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), Thomas van Erpe (1584), and Bas van Fraassen (1941).
1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 1
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 2
1560 - 1609
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3
1443 - 1485
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5
1522 - 1590
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 6
1584 - 1624
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 8