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James Ussher

1581 - 1656

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James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October... Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Ussher has received more than 520,202 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). James Ussher is the 566th most popular philosopher (down from 455th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Philosopher.

James Ussher was a protestant bishop in Ireland who is most famous for his chronology of the world. He calculated that the world was created on October 23, 4004 BC.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, James Ussher ranks 566 out of 1,081. Before him are Stein Rokkan, Étienne Balibar, Zengzi, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Henry Corbin, and Anaxarchus. After him are Johann Bernhard Basedow, Eric Voegelin, Paul Virilio, Zhang Daoling, Barlaam of Seminara, and Yang Zhu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1581, James Ussher ranks 7. Before him are Vincent de Paul, False Dmitry I, Domenichino, Giulia Tofana, Peter Claver, and Bernardo Strozzi. After him are Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria, Hendrik Brouwer, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Hedwig of Denmark, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, and Jean du Vergier de Hauranne. Among people deceased in 1656, James Ussher ranks 5. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, Jan van Goyen, and John George I, Elector of Saxony. After him are Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ottavio Piccolomini, Thomas Fincke, Andrea Falconieri, Dirck Hals, and Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, James Ussher ranks 61 out of 501. Before him are Mary Jane Kelly (1863), David Kelly (1929), Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), Colin Farrell (1976), Christy Brown (1932), and Malcolm II of Scotland (954). After him are George Francis FitzGerald (1851), William C. Campbell (1930), Brigid of Kildare (451), Brian Cowen (1960), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), and Brian Boru (941).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Ireland

Among philosophers born in Ireland, James Ussher ranks 4. Before him are George Berkeley (1685), John Scotus Eriugena (810), and John Toland (1670). After him are G. E. M. Anscombe (1919) and William Thompson (1775).

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