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PHILOSOPHER

Pierre Duhem

1861 - 1916

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Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem (French: [pjɛʁ mɔʁis maʁi dy.ɛm, – moʁ-] ; 9 June 1861 – 14 September 1916) was a French theoretical physicist who worked on thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, and the theory of elasticity. Duhem was also a historian of science, noted for his work on the European Middle Ages, which is regarded as having created the field of the history of medieval science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Duhem has received more than 250,794 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Pierre Duhem is the 465th most popular philosopher (down from 433rd in 2019), the 1,391st most popular biography from France (down from 1,274th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Philosopher.

Pierre Duhem is most famous for his work in the philosophy of science, especially his work on the Duhem-Quine thesis.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.55

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pierre Duhem ranks 465 out of 1,081. Before him are Ernst Troeltsch, Phaedo of Elis, Norberto Bobbio, Adam Ferguson, Willard Van Orman Quine, and Nelson Goodman. After him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Leo Strauss, George Pachymeres, Lev Gumilyov, John Toland, and Shantideva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Pierre Duhem ranks 34. Before him are William Bateson, Henry Gantt, Armando Diaz, István Tisza, Nettie Stevens, and Solomon R. Guggenheim. After him are Nikolay Zelinsky, Luigi Facta, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, William C. Durant, M. Visvesvaraya, and John William Godward. Among people deceased in 1916, Pierre Duhem ranks 38. Before him are Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Percival Lowell, Jean Webster, Gérard Encausse, Victoriano Huerta, and Julius Fučík. After him are Vasily Surikov, Antonio Sant'Elia, Joseph Gallieni, Théodule-Armand Ribot, Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, and Hans Richter.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Duhem ranks 1,391 out of 6,011. Before him are Coluche (1944), Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692), Pierre Cambronne (1770), Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), and Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716). After him are Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801), Queen Anne of Romania (1923), René Arnoux (1948), Nathalie Baye (1948), Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (1563), and Jean-Pierre Papin (1963).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Pierre Duhem ranks 66. Before him are Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Michel de Certeau (1925), Étienne Gilson (1884), Michel Serres (1930), Alain de Benoist (1943), and Petrus Ramus (1515). After him are William of Champeaux (1070), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Émile Chartier (1868), Victor Cousin (1792), Guillaume Budé (1467), and Berengar of Tours (998).

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