PHILOSOPHER

John Peckham

1227 - 1292

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John Peckham (c. 1230 – 8 December 1292) was a Franciscan friar and Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279–1292. Peckham studied at the University of Paris under Bonaventure, where he later taught theology and became known as a conservative opponent of Thomas Aquinas, especially regarding the nature of the soul. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Peckham has received more than 115,926 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. John Peckham is the 1,162nd most popular philosopher (down from 1,012th in 2019), the 3,780th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,990th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Peckhams by language

Over the past year John Peckham has had the most page views in the with 13,642 views, followed by Spanish (1,222), and French (1,156). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (106.58%), Finnish (23.87%), and Catalan (21.36%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Peckham ranks 1,162 out of 1,267. Before him are Mark Fisher, Mary Whiton Calkins, Thomas Sebeok, Uku Masing, F. C. S. Schiller, and John Finnis. After him are Anthony Collins, Philip Pettit, Bernard Bosanquet, Jaegwon Kim, Lucien Sève, and Eric A. Havelock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1227, John Peckham ranks 7. Before him are Pope Nicholas IV, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany, Gurju Khatun, Rostislav Mikhailovich, Chabi, and Alfonso of Brienne.  Among people deceased in 1292, John Peckham ranks 8. Before him are Pope Nicholas IV, Kinga of Poland, Abraham Abulafia, Thibaud Gaudin, Guiraut Riquier, and William VII, Marquis of Montferrat.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Peckham ranks 3,780 out of 8,785. Before him are Linda Martin (1952), John Grierson (1898), Godfrey Rampling (1909), Martin Gilbert (1936), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), and Alan Clark (1952). After him are Ron Moody (1924), Anthony Collins (1676), Henry Baker (1698), Bob Evans (1947), Barney Greenway (1969), and Niall Ferguson (1964).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John Peckham ranks 76. Before him are Carole Pateman (1940), Walter Burley (1275), W. D. Ross (1877), Hector Boece (1465), Ralph Cudworth (1617), and Mark Fisher (1968). After him are Anthony Collins (1676), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Michael Ruse (1940), Richard Price (1723), and John Major (1467).

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