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Pedro da Fonseca

1528 - 1599

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Pedro da Fonseca (Latin, Petrus Fonsecae; Proença-a-Nova, 1528 – Lisbon, 4 November 1599) was a Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro da Fonseca has received more than 4,011 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro da Fonseca is the 937th most popular philosopher, the 254th most popular biography from Portugal and the 4th most popular Portuguese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pedro da Fonseca ranks 937 out of 1,267Before him are Leo Baeck, Azmi Bishara, John Scott Haldane, Ervin László, Anandavardhana, and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos. After him are Paul Janet, Richard Swinburne, Debendranath Tagore, Robert Anton Wilson, Samuel Alexander, and Ibrahim al-Nazzam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1528, Pedro da Fonseca ranks 19Before him are Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Andrey Kurbsky, Francisco Guerrero, Juan de Garay, Claude Le Jeune, and Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are António Ferreira, Benito Arias Montano, Rémy Belleau, and Adam Lonicer. Among people deceased in 1599, Pedro da Fonseca ranks 15Before him are Eknath, Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Francisco Guerrero, Simone Peterzano, Edzard II, Count of East Frisia, and Menocchio. After him are Antoine Caron, Michael Rohoza, and Chand Bibi.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro da Fonseca ranks 254 out of 633Before him are Carlos do Carmo (1939), Maria de Medeiros (1965), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887), Rosa Mota (1958), and José Policarpo (1936). After him are Duarte Barbosa (1480), José Peseiro (1960), João Félix (1999), Fernão de Loronha (1470), Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), and Fábio Coentrão (1988).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Portugal

Among philosophers born in Portugal, Pedro da Fonseca ranks 4Before him are Orosius (375), Uriel da Costa (1585), and Isaac Abarbanel (1437). After him are Eduardo Lourenço (1923).