Philosopher

Meister Eckhart

1260 - 1328

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Meister Eckhart

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Meister Eckhart is the 115th most popular philosopher (down from 105th in 2024), the 165th most popular biography from Germany (down from 138th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Philosopher.

Meister Eckhart is most famous for his sermons and writings on the nature of God and the soul. He was a Christian mystic and theologian who lived in the 13th century.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Meister Eckhart ranks 115 out of 1,267. Before him are Antisthenes, Wilhelm von Humboldt, Emil Cioran, Bodhidharma, John Scotus Eriugena, and Gilles Deleuze. After him are Padmasambhava, Tertullian, William of Ockham, Ibn Taymiyyah, Bonaventure, and Henri de Saint-Simon.

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Antisthenes
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 109
Wilhelm von Humboldt
1767 - 1835
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 110
Emil Cioran
1911 - 1995
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 111
Bodhidharma
483 - 540
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 112
John Scotus Eriugena
810 - 877
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 113
Gilles Deleuze
1925 - 1995
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 114
Meister Eckhart
1260 - 1328
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 115
Padmasambhava
717 - 762
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 116
Tertullian
155 - 220
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 117
William of Ockham
1285 - 1347
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 118
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 119
Bonaventure
1221 - 1274
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 120
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 121

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1260, Meister Eckhart ranks 1. After him are Władysław I the Elbow-high, Antipope Nicholas V, Al-Ashraf Khalil, Khutulun, Anna of Hungary, John II of Jerusalem, Guillaume de Nogaret, Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy, Al-Said Barakah, Lloque Yupanqui, and Maximus Planudes. Among people deceased in 1328, Meister Eckhart ranks 2. Before him is Charles IV of France. After him are Ibn Taymiyyah, Clementia of Hungary, Yesün Temür, Ragibagh Khan, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, John of Montecorvino, Galeazzo I Visconti, Charles, Duke of Calabria, Prince Hisaaki, and Castruccio Castracani.

Others Born in 1260

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Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 1
Władysław I the Elbow-high
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1333
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 2
Antipope Nicholas V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1260 - 1333
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 3
Al-Ashraf Khalil
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1293
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 4
Khutulun
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1306
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 5
Anna of Hungary
COMPANION
1260 - 1281
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 6
John II of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1285
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 7
Guillaume de Nogaret
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1313
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 8
Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1327
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 9
Al-Said Barakah
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1280
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 10
Lloque Yupanqui
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1290
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
Maximus Planudes
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1305
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1328

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Charles IV of France
POLITICIAN
1294 - 1328
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 1
Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 2
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 3
Clementia of Hungary
COMPANION
1293 - 1328
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 4
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 5
Ragibagh Khan
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1328
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 6
Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1283 - 1328
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 7
John of Montecorvino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1246 - 1328
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 8
Galeazzo I Visconti
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1328
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 9
Charles, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1298 - 1328
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 10
Prince Hisaaki
POLITICIAN
1276 - 1328
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 11
Castruccio Castracani
NOBLEMAN
1281 - 1328
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 12