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Paolo Sarpi

1552 - 1623

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Paolo Sarpi (14 August 1552 – 15 January 1623) was a Venetian historian, prelate, scientist, canon lawyer, polymath and statesman active on behalf of the Venetian Republic during the period of its successful defiance of the papal interdict (1605–1607) and its war (1615–1617) with Austria over the Uskok pirates. His writings, frankly polemical and highly critical of the Catholic Church and its Scholastic tradition, "inspired both Hobbes and Edward Gibbon in their own historical debunkings of priestcraft." Sarpi's major work, the History of the Council of Trent (1619), was published in London in 1619; other works: a History of Ecclesiastical Benefices, History of the Interdict and his Supplement to the History of the Uskoks, appeared posthumously. Organized around single topics, they are early examples of the genre of the historical monograph.As a defender of the liberties of Republican Venice and proponent of the separation of Church and state, Sarpi attained fame as a hero of republicanism and free thought and possible crypto Protestant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paolo Sarpi has received more than 162,409 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Paolo Sarpi is the 750th most popular philosopher (up from 812th in 2019), the 2,199th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,333rd in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

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Over the past year Paolo Sarpi has had the most page views in the with 31,704 views, followed by English (17,653), and Spanish (4,273). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (59.51%), Swedish (58.97%), and Latin (53.94%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paolo Sarpi ranks 750 out of 1,267. Before him are P. F. Strawson, Li Zhi, Hemachandra, John Argyropoulos, Glaucon, and Ian Stevenson. After him are Helen Parkhurst, Michael J. Sandel, Hayashi Razan, Nasr Abu Zayd, Hermann von Keyserling, and Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Paolo Sarpi ranks 17. Before him are Dom Justo Takayama, Petrus Plancius, Henri, Prince of Condé, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Pietro Cataldi, and Anna of Cleves. After him are Marfa Sobakina, Barbara Longhi, Alberico Gentili, Edward Coke, Richard Hakluyt, and Gabriello Chiabrera. Among people deceased in 1623, Paolo Sarpi ranks 11. Before him are Josaphat Kuntsevych, Mariam-uz-Zamani, William Byrd, Domenico Fetti, Kara Davud Pasha, and Uesugi Kagekatsu. After him are Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Philippe de Mornay, Francisco Sanches, Antonio Priuli, and John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Sarpi ranks 2,199 out of 5,161. Before him are Cigoli (1559), Felice Romani (1788), Giacomo Quarenghi (1744), Roger of Salerno (1100), Prospero Fontana (1512), and Giacinto Scelsi (1905). After him are Mariangela Melato (1941), Godepert (610), Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545), Ernesto Cesàro (1859), Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (1755), and Amadeo Bordiga (1889).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Paolo Sarpi ranks 55. Before him are Antonio Labriola (1843), Nicola Abbagnano (1901), Guarino da Verona (1374), Francesco Algarotti (1712), Pantaenus (200), and Cristoforo Landino (1424). After him are Luigi Guido Grandi (1671), Philip of Opus (-400), Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707), Vincenzo Gioberti (1801), John Italus (1025), and Ludovico Antonio Muratori (1672).

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