PHILOSOPHER
Nicolas Malebranche
1638 - 1715
Nicolas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche ( mal-BRONSH; French: [nikɔla malbʁɑ̃ʃ]; 6 August 1638 – 13 October 1715) was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesise the thought of St. Augustine and Descartes, in order to demonstrate the active role of God in every aspect of the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas Malebranche has received more than 444,450 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Nicolas Malebranche is the 188th most popular philosopher (up from 192nd in 2019), the 419th most popular biography from France (down from 418th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Philosopher.
Nicolas Malebranche was a French philosopher who is most famous for his theory of occasionalism.
Memorability Metrics
440k
Page Views (PV)
69.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
10.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.24
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Nicolas Malebranche ranks 188 out of 1,267. Before him are Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Marquis de Condorcet, Apollonius of Tyana, Moses Mendelssohn, Bernard Bolzano, and Ibn Tufail. After him are Jakob Böhme, Emmanuel Levinas, Pierre Gassendi, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Baltasar Gracián, and Slavoj Žižek.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulien Offray de La Mettrie
1709 - 1751
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 182
Marquis de Condorcet
1743 - 1794
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 183
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 184
Moses Mendelssohn
1729 - 1786
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 185
Bernard Bolzano
1781 - 1848
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 186
Ibn Tufail
1110 - 1185
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 187
Nicolas Malebranche
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 188
Jakob Böhme
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 189
Emmanuel Levinas
1906 - 1995
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 190
Pierre Gassendi
1592 - 1655
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 191
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 192
Baltasar Gracián
1601 - 1658
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 193
Slavoj Žižek
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 194
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1638, Nicolas Malebranche ranks 4. Before him are Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, and Shunzhi Emperor. After him are Nicolas Steno, Catherine of Braganza, Emperor Go-Sai, Meindert Hobbema, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, James Gregory, and Christoph Cellarius. Among people deceased in 1715, Nicolas Malebranche ranks 2. Before him is Louis XIV of France. After him are Gülnuş Sultan, François Fénelon, Dom Pérignon, Antoine Galland, Marie Mancini, William Dampier, Thomas Savery, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Pu Songling, and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Others Born in 1638
Go to all RankingsLouis XIV of France
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1715
HPI: 90.57
Rank: 1
Maria Theresa of Spain
COMPANION
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 2
Shunzhi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 3
Nicolas Malebranche
PHILOSOPHER
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 4
Nicolas Steno
GEOLOGIST
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 5
Catherine of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 6
Emperor Go-Sai
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
Meindert Hobbema
PAINTER
1638 - 1709
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 8
Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1708
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 9
Elisabetta Sirani
PAINTER
1638 - 1665
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 10
James Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1638 - 1675
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 11
Christoph Cellarius
HISTORIAN
1638 - 1707
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1715
Go to all RankingsLouis XIV of France
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1715
HPI: 90.57
Rank: 1
Nicolas Malebranche
PHILOSOPHER
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 2
Gülnuş Sultan
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1715
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 3
François Fénelon
PHILOSOPHER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 4
Dom Pérignon
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1715
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 5
Antoine Galland
WRITER
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 6
Marie Mancini
WRITER
1639 - 1715
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7
William Dampier
EXPLORER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 8
Thomas Savery
INVENTOR
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 9
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1715
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 10
Pu Songling
WRITER
1640 - 1715
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 11
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
COMPANION
1694 - 1715
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Nicolas Malebranche ranks 419 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Fouquet (1420), Marquis de Condorcet (1743), Lucien Bonaparte (1775), Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699), Alexis Carrel (1873), and Pytheas (-380). After him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Fernand Léger (1881), Émilie du Châtelet (1706), Marc Bloch (1886), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), and Pierre Gassendi (1592).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Fouquet
PAINTER
1420 - 1480
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 413
Marquis de Condorcet
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1794
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 414
Lucien Bonaparte
DIPLOMAT
1775 - 1840
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 415
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
PAINTER
1699 - 1779
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 416
Alexis Carrel
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 417
Pytheas
EXPLORER
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 418
Nicolas Malebranche
PHILOSOPHER
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 419
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1879
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 420
Fernand Léger
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 421
Émilie du Châtelet
MATHEMATICIAN
1706 - 1749
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 422
Marc Bloch
HISTORIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 423
Pauline Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1825
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 424
Pierre Gassendi
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1655
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 425
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, Nicolas Malebranche ranks 23. Before him are Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715), Ernest Renan (1823), Pierre Bayle (1647), Paul Ricœur (1913), Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709), and Marquis de Condorcet (1743). After him are Pierre Gassendi (1592), Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908), Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), Jean-François Lyotard (1924), and Gabriel Marcel (1889).
Claude Adrien Helvétius
1715 - 1771
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 17
Ernest Renan
1823 - 1892
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 18
Pierre Bayle
1647 - 1706
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 19
Paul Ricœur
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 20
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
1709 - 1751
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 21
Marquis de Condorcet
1743 - 1794
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 22
Nicolas Malebranche
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 23
Pierre Gassendi
1592 - 1655
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 24
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 25
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
1714 - 1780
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 26
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 27
Jean-François Lyotard
1924 - 1998
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 28
Gabriel Marcel
1889 - 1973
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 29