PHILOSOPHER

Nachmanides

1194 - 1270

Nachmanides

Moses ben Nachman (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (; Greek: Ναχμανίδης Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (; רמב״ן‎) and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (Catalan: [ˌbɔnəsˈtɾuk sə ˈpɔrtə]; literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see astruc), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nachmanides has received more than 343,044 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Nachmanides is the 362nd most popular philosopher (down from 355th in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from Spain (down from 259th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Nachmanides is most famous for his commentary on the Torah.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.92
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nachmanides ranks 362 out of 1,267. Before him are Strato of Lampsacus, Edward de Bono, Macrobius, Wilhelm Windelband, Han Yu, and Pompeia Plotina. After him are Stilpo, Alexandre Koyré, René Girard, Alexandre Kojève, Ban Zhao, and John Searle.

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Strato of Lampsacus
335 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 356
Edward de Bono
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 357
Macrobius
370 - 430
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 358
Wilhelm Windelband
1848 - 1915
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 359
Han Yu
768 - 824
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 360
Pompeia Plotina
65 - 121
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 361
Nachmanides
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 362
Stilpo
359 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 363
Alexandre Koyré
1892 - 1964
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 364
René Girard
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 365
Alexandre Kojève
1902 - 1968
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 366
Ban Zhao
45 - 115
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 367
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 368

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1194, Nachmanides ranks 3. Before him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Rusudan of Georgia. After him are Muhammad I of Granada, Hugh I of Cyprus, Ezzelino III da Romano, Jacopo Contarini, and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur. Among people deceased in 1270, Nachmanides ranks 3. Before him are Louis IX of France, and Béla IV of Hungary. After him are Margaret of Hungary, Theobald II of Navarre, Tannhäuser, Maria Laskarina, Shvarn, John Tristan, Count of Valois, Toros Roslin, Si Inthrathit, and David VII of Georgia.

Others Born in 1194

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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1250
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 1
Rusudan of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1245
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
Nachmanides
PHILOSOPHER
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 3
Muhammad I of Granada
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1273
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 4
Hugh I of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1218
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 5
Ezzelino III da Romano
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1259
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 6
Jacopo Contarini
POLITICIAN
1194 - 1280
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 7
Margaret, Marchioness of Namur
NOBLEMAN
1194 - 1270
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 8