PHILOSOPHER

John Major

1467 - 1550

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John Major (or Mair; also known in Latin as Joannes Majoris and Haddingtonus Scotus; 1467–1550) was a Scottish philosopher, theologian, and historian who was much admired in his day and was an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time. A renowned teacher, his works were much collected and frequently republished across Europe. His "sane conservatism" and his sceptical, logical approach to the study of texts such as Aristotle or the Bible were less prized in the subsequent age of humanism, when a more committed and linguistic/literary approach prevailed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Major has received more than 10,761,364 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Major is the 1,188th most popular philosopher (down from 1,085th in 2019), the 4,183rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,690th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Major ranks 1,188 out of 1,267. Before him are Iris Marion Young, William Chittick, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Richard Price, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and David Malet Armstrong. After him are Papirius Fabianus, Quentin Meillassoux, Hendrik Adamson, Robert Brandom, Stanley Jaki, and William Alston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1467, John Major ranks 15. Before him are Şehzade Korkut, Andrea Sansovino, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Ramón de Cardona, Radu IV the Great, and John Colet.  Among people deceased in 1550, John Major ranks 20. Before him are Sebald Beham, Isabel Moctezuma, Ambrosius Benson, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, and Georg Pencz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Major ranks 4,183 out of 8,785. Before him are Philippa York (1958), David Walliams (1971), Princess Beatrice of York (1988), Peter Tait (1831), Bruno Heller (1960), and Colin Baker (1943). After him are Mark Selby (1983), Jimmy Armfield (1935), Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), Danny Blanchflower (1926), and Thomas Bell (1792).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John Major ranks 82. Before him are John Peckham (1227), Anthony Collins (1676), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Michael Ruse (1940), and Richard Price (1723). After him are Ernest Belfort Bax (1854), Susan Haack (1945), Dugald Stewart (1753), Simon Blackburn (1944), J. J. C. Smart (1920), and Alister McGrath (1953).

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