1547 - 1606
Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips or Joost Lips; October 18, 1547 – March 23, 1606) was a Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist. Lipsius wrote a series of works designed to revive ancient Stoicism in a form that would be compatible with Christianity. The most famous of these is De Constantia (On Constancy). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justus Lipsius has received more than 212,237 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Justus Lipsius is the 310th most popular philosopher (up from 324th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 102nd in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Philosopher.
Justus Lipsius was a 16th century philosopher who is most famous for his work on Stoicism.
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Among philosophers, Justus Lipsius ranks 310 out of 1,081. Before him are Asanga, Hilary Putnam, Speusippus, Jacobus Arminius, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, and Ammonius Saccas. After him are Sebastian Brant, Isaac Abarbanel, Giovanni Gentile, Alfred Schütz, Thrasymachus, and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi.
300 - 301
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1926 - 2016
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407 BC - 339 BC
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1560 - 1609
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1857 - 1939
HPI: 63.55
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175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
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1547 - 1606
HPI: 63.51
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1458 - 1521
HPI: 63.46
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1437 - 1508
HPI: 63.45
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1875 - 1944
HPI: 63.43
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1899 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
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459 BC - 399 BC
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1743 - 1819
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Among people born in 1547, Justus Lipsius ranks 3. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes and John of Austria. After him are Claude of France, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Stanisław Żółkiewski, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Oichi, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Mateo Alemán, Sanada Masayuki, and Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī. Among people deceased in 1606, Justus Lipsius ranks 3. Before him are Guy Fawkes and False Dmitry I. After him are Karel van Mander, Stephen Bocskai, Alessandro Valignano, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Guru Arjan, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and John Lyly.
1547 - 1616
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1547 - 1578
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1547 - 1606
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1547 - 1575
HPI: 62.13
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1547 - 1578
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1547 - 1620
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1547 - 1619
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1547 - 1583
HPI: 57.91
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1547 - 1614
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1547 - 1613
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1547 - 1611
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1547 - 1621
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1570 - 1606
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1581 - 1606
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1547 - 1606
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1548 - 1606
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1557 - 1606
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1539 - 1606
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1569 - 1606
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1539 - 1606
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1563 - 1606
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1536 - 1606
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1538 - 1606
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1554 - 1606
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Among people born in Belgium, Justus Lipsius ranks 92 out of 1,019. Before him are Yves Chauvin (1930), Jacques Piccard (1922), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), and Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522). After him are Pieter Claesz (1596), Anne of France (1461), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Auguste Beernaert (1829), and Émile Verhaeren (1855).
1930 - 2015
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1922 - 2008
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1899 - 1972
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1623 - 1688
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1601 - 1678
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1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.55
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1547 - 1606
HPI: 63.51
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1596 - 1660
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1461 - 1522
HPI: 63.44
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1350 - 1405
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1602 - 1674
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1829 - 1912
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1855 - 1916
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Among philosophers born in Belgium, Justus Lipsius ranks 1. After him are Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Henry of Ghent (1217), Paul de Man (1919), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).
1547 - 1606
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1240 - 1284
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1930 - Present
HPI: 61.01
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1943 - Present
HPI: 60.33
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1624 - 1669
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1217 - 1293
HPI: 54.43
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1919 - 1983
HPI: 52.73
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1563 - 1641
HPI: 52.15
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1923 - 2022
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 10