1766 - 1824
François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran (29 November 1766 – 20 July 1824), usually known as Maine de Biran (French: [mɛn də biʁɑ̃]), was a French philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maine de Biran has received more than 80,637 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Maine de Biran is the 419th most popular philosopher (up from 445th in 2019), the 1,251st most popular biography from France (up from 1,306th in 2019) and the 58th most popular French Philosopher.
Marie-Jeanne-Baptiste-Germaine de Biran was a French philosopher and writer. She is most famous for her work on the philosophy of mind and self-consciousness.
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Among philosophers, Maine de Biran ranks 419 out of 1,081. Before him are Bernard of Chartres, Ernest Gellner, Vincent of Beauvais, Carl Gustav Hempel, Ernesto Laclau, and Leszek Kołakowski. After him are Buddhaghosa, Peter Sloterdijk, Chantal Mouffe, Richard Avenarius, Franciscus Patricius, and Emmanuel Mounier.
1070 - 1130
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 413
1925 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 414
1190 - 1264
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 415
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 416
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 417
1927 - 2009
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 418
1766 - 1824
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 419
401 - 500
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 420
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 421
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 422
1843 - 1896
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 423
1529 - 1597
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 424
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 425
Among people born in 1766, Maine de Biran ranks 9. Before him are Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Germaine de Staël, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, and Nikolay Karamzin. After him are Dominique Jean Larrey, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Charlotte, Princess Royal, William Hyde Wollaston, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, and Johanna Schopenhauer. Among people deceased in 1824, Maine de Biran ranks 13. Before him are Anne Catherine Emmerich, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Agustín de Iturbide, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, and Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca. After him are Maria Theresia von Paradis, Rama II of Siam, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Friedrich August Wolf, Charles-François Lebrun, and Kamehameha II.
1766 - 1858
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 3
1766 - 1817
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 4
1766 - 1847
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 5
1766 - 1822
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 6
1766 - 1803
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 7
1766 - 1826
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 8
1766 - 1824
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 9
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
1766 - 1831
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 11
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 12
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 13
1766 - 1840
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 14
1766 - 1838
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 15
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 7
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 8
1783 - 1824
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 9
1755 - 1824
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 10
1767 - 1824
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 11
1782 - 1824
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 12
1766 - 1824
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 13
1759 - 1824
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 14
1767 - 1824
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 15
1753 - 1824
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 16
1759 - 1824
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 17
1739 - 1824
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 18
1797 - 1824
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 19
Among people born in France, Maine de Biran ranks 1,251 out of 6,011. Before him are Marie Laurencin (1883), Marcel Pagnol (1895), Clément Janequin (1485), Armand Guillaumin (1841), Benedict of Aniane (750), and Theobald II of Navarre (1239). After him are Lionel Jospin (1937), Blanche Monnier (1849), Odilo of Cluny (961), Gundobad (500), Heinrich Kramer (1430), and Mistinguett (1875).
1883 - 1956
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,245
1895 - 1974
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,246
1485 - 1558
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,247
1841 - 1927
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,248
750 - 821
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,249
1239 - 1270
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,250
1766 - 1824
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,251
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,252
1849 - 1913
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,253
961 - 1049
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,254
500 - 516
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,255
1430 - 1505
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,256
1875 - 1956
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,257
Among philosophers born in France, Maine de Biran ranks 58. Before him are Maurice Halbwachs (1877), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), Étienne Cabet (1788), Alain de Lille (1117), Ernest Gellner (1925), and Vincent of Beauvais (1190). After him are Richard Avenarius (1843), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Michel de Certeau (1925), Étienne Gilson (1884), Michel Serres (1930), and Alain de Benoist (1943).
1877 - 1945
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 52
1782 - 1854
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 53
1788 - 1856
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 54
1117 - 1202
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 55
1925 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 56
1190 - 1264
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 57
1766 - 1824
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 58
1843 - 1896
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 59
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 60
1925 - 1986
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 61
1884 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 62
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 63
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 64