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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 95,548 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lucilio Vanini is the 441st most popular philosopher (down from 416th in 2019), the 1,264th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,176th in 2019) and the 31st 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 441 out of 1,081. Before him are Pavel Florensky, Arnobius, Michel Serres, P. D. Ouspensky, Kapila, and Franz Rosenzweig. After him are Yuri Lotman, Brunetto Latini, Ravidas, Yi Hwang, Alan Watts, and Madhvacharya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, Lucilio Vanini ranks 9. Before him are Cornelius Jansen, Hendrick Avercamp, Anna of Tyrol, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Uriel da Costa, and Zacharias Janssen. After him are Jacob Le Maire, Jacques Lemercier, John Rolfe, Hamnet Shakespeare, Mary Ward, and Squanto. Among people deceased in 1619, Lucilio Vanini ranks 7. Before him are Safiye Sultan, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, and Ludovico Carracci. After him are Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Lawrence of Brindisi, Hieronymus Fabricius, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Marko Krizin.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lucilio Vanini ranks 1,264 out of 4,668. Before him are Domitia Longina (100), Flavio Biondo (1388), Filarete (1400), Mauro Giuliani (1781), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), and Enrico De Nicola (1877). After him are Saint Sabina (100), Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Blessed Gerard (1047), Giulia Tofana (1581), Naevius Sutorius Macro (-21), and Brunetto Latini (1220).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Lucilio Vanini ranks 31. Before him are Giovanni Gentile (1875), Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), Pietro Pomponazzi (1462), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), and Antonio Negri (1933). After him are Brunetto Latini (1220), Norberto Bobbio (1909), Dicaearchus (-350), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Thomas Cajetan (1469), and Gaetano Mosca (1858).

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