Philosopher

John Scotus Eriugena

medieval Irish philosopher

810 - 877

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John Scotus Eriugena

His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). John Scotus Eriugena is the 113th most popular philosopher (up from 200th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 18th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Philosopher.

John Scotus Eriugena is most famous for his work "Periphyseon" which is a commentary on the "Divine Names" of Pseudo-Dionysius.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, John Scotus Eriugena ranks 113 out of 1,267. Before him are Apollodorus of Athens, Jeremy Bentham, Antisthenes, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Emil Cioran, and Bodhidharma. After him are Gilles Deleuze, Meister Eckhart, Padmasambhava, Tertullian, William of Ockham, and Ibn Taymiyyah.

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Emil Cioran
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John Scotus Eriugena
810 - 877
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 113
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HPI: 78.10
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Ibn Taymiyyah
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 810, John Scotus Eriugena ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad al-Bukhari. After him are Pope Benedict III, Abbas ibn Firnas, Kenneth MacAlpin, Kassia, Halfdan the Black, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Hastein, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Eulogius of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 877, John Scotus Eriugena ranks 2. Before him is Charles the Bald. After him are Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ignatios of Constantinople, Causantín mac Cináeda, and Jayavarman III.

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Muhammad al-Bukhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
810 - 870
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
John Scotus Eriugena
PHILOSOPHER
810 - 877
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 2
Pope Benedict III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
810 - 858
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 3
Abbas ibn Firnas
INVENTOR
810 - 887
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 4
Kenneth MacAlpin
POLITICIAN
810 - 858
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 5
Kassia
WRITER
810 - 865
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 6
Halfdan the Black
POLITICIAN
810 - 860
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 7
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani
ASTRONOMER
810 - 860
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 8
García Íñiguez of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
810 - 882
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 9
Hastein
POLITICIAN
810 - 896
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 10
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
POLITICIAN
810 - 859
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Rank: 11
Eulogius of Córdoba
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810 - 859
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 877

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Charles the Bald
POLITICIAN
823 - 877
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 1
John Scotus Eriugena
PHILOSOPHER
810 - 877
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 2
Halfdan Ragnarsson
POLITICIAN
900 - 877
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 3
Ignatios of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
797 - 877
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
Causantín mac Cináeda
POLITICIAN
836 - 877
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 5
Jayavarman III
POLITICIAN
800 - 877
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 6

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John Scotus Eriugena ranks 11 out of NaN. Before him are Robert Boyle (1627), Jonathan Swift (1667), Samuel Beckett (1906), George Berkeley (1685), Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), and Mary Harris Jones (1837). After him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819), Brigid of Kildare (451), Bram Stoker (1847), Edmund Burke (1729), Michael Gambon (1940), and Francis Bacon (1909).

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ENGINEER
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Mary Harris Jones
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1930
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John Scotus Eriugena
PHILOSOPHER
810 - 877
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 11
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1903
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Rank: 12
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1847 - 1912
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Michael Gambon
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