Philosopher

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

17th-century English aristocrat, writer, and scientist

1623 - 1673

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Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is the 629th most popular philosopher (down from 584th in 2024), the 1,554th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,190th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Philosopher.

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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's biography spans 35 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 64.27.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 629 out of 1,285. Before her are Roman Ingarden, Maximus Planudes, Guarino da Verona, Eugen Fink, Diogenes of Babylon, and Yuri Lotman. After her are Yan Hui, Étienne Balibar, Syrianus, Andreas Karlstadt, Maurice Blondel, and Aristo of Chios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1623, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 7. Before her are Blaise Pascal, William Petty, Ferdinand Verbiest, Antonio Cesti, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, and Zhu Youlang. After her are Christian Louis I, François de Laval, Reinier Nooms, and Algernon Sidney. Among people deceased in 1673, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 8. Before her are Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Margaret Theresa of Spain, Salvator Rosa, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Semyon Dezhnev, and Joan Blaeu. After her are Regnier de Graaf, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Barent Fabritius, Ingen, and Robert Moray.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 1,554 out of 9,870. Before her are Idris Elba (1972), Herbert Chapman (1878), Jeremy Hunt (1966), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), Robert Adam (1728), and Havelock Ellis (1859). After her are Robert Stephenson (1803), Jack Bruce (1943), George Cayley (1773), Guy Pearce (1967), Warren Hastings (1732), and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565).

Among Philosophers In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ranks 40. Before her are Paul Grice (1913), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Alan Watts (1915), John Austin (1790), David Hartley (1705), and R. G. Collingwood (1889). After her are Alexander of Hales (1175), Antony Flew (1923), Olaf Stapledon (1886), N. T. Wright (1948), Michael Dummett (1925), and Richard of Saint Victor (1110).

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