PHILOSOPHER

Lucilio Vanini

1585 - 1619

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Lucilio Vanini (1585 – 9 February 1619), who, in his works, styled himself Giulio Cesare Vanini, was an Italian philosopher, physician and free-thinker, who was one of the first significant representatives of intellectual libertinism. He was among the first modern thinkers who viewed the universe as an entity governed by natural laws (nomological determinism). He was also an early literate proponent of biological evolution, maintaining that humans and other apes have common ancestors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucilio Vanini has received more than 101,820 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Lucilio Vanini is the 453rd most popular philosopher (down from 441st in 2019), the 1,298th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,261st in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Philosopher.

Lucilio Vanini was a 17th century Italian atheist who was most famous for his book, "The Atheist's Tragedy."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Lucilio Vanini ranks 453 out of 1,267. Before him are John Toland, Huiyuan, Vasishtha, Luce Irigaray, Maine de Biran, and Gianni Vattimo. After him are Paul Natorp, Nelson Goodman, Michel Serres, Philodemus, Martha Nussbaum, and Priscian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, Lucilio Vanini ranks 9. Before him are Cornelius Jansen, Hendrick Avercamp, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Uriel da Costa, Anna of Tyrol, and Jacob Le Maire. After him are Zacharias Janssen, John Rolfe, Jacques Lemercier, Mary Ward, Massimo Stanzione, and Hamnet Shakespeare. Among people deceased in 1619, Lucilio Vanini ranks 9. Before him are Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, Ludovico Carracci, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Lawrence of Brindisi. After him are Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Hieronymus Fabricius, Marko Krizin, Denis Calvaert, and Stephen Pongracz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lucilio Vanini ranks 1,298 out of 5,161. Before him are Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (1843), Philippe Buonarroti (1761), Vito Volterra (1860), Giovanni Papini (1881), Francesco Maria Piave (1810), and Gianni Vattimo (1936). After him are Amintore Fanfani (1908), Mario Del Monaco (1915), Charles I, Duke of Savoy (1468), Ascanio Sforza (1455), Piero Manzoni (1933), and Salvador Luria (1912).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Lucilio Vanini ranks 36. Before him are Pietro Pomponazzi (1462), Brunetto Latini (1220), Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), Giles of Rome (1243), Thomas Cajetan (1469), and Gianni Vattimo (1936). After him are Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Norberto Bobbio (1909), Gaetano Mosca (1858), Dicaearchus (-350), and Hippo (-500).

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