PHILOSOPHER

Péter Pázmány

1570 - 1637

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Péter Pázmány de Panasz, S.J. (Hungarian: panaszi Pázmány Péter, pronounced [ˈpɒnɒsi ˈpaːzmaːɲ ˈpeːtɛr]; Latin: Petrus Pazmanus; German: Peter Pazman; Slovak: Peter Pázmaň; 4 October 1570 – 19 March 1637), was a Hungarian Jesuit who was a noted philosopher, theologian, cardinal, pulpit orator and statesman. He was an important figure in the Counter-Reformation in Royal Hungary. Pázmány's most important legacy was his creation of the Hungarian literary language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Péter Pázmány has received more than 61,174 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Péter Pázmány is the 793rd most popular philosopher (up from 795th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Romania (down from 168th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Péter Pázmány ranks 793 out of 1,267. Before him are Mortimer J. Adler, Léon Brunschvicg, Vallabha, Rishabhanatha, Melchor Cano, and Menedemus. After him are Vincenzo Gioberti, Timon of Athens, Leo Löwenthal, Franz Neumann, Bernard Stiegler, and Kazimierz Łyszczyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Péter Pázmány ranks 12. Before him are Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Kara Davud Pasha, Giorgi Saakadze, Alessandro Salvio, Abraham Janssens, and Hendrick van Balen the Elder. After him are John Smyth, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Salamone Rossi, Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Melchior Vulpius. Among people deceased in 1637, Péter Pázmány ranks 11. Before him are Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Isaac Beeckman, Robert Fludd, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania. After him are Pierre Vernier, Theodoor Rombouts, and Lorenzo Ruiz.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Péter Pázmány ranks 170 out of 844. Before him are Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (null), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), Mihail Sebastian (1907), Nicolae Grigorescu (1838), Péter Eötvös (1944), and Gheorghe Popescu (1967). After him are Stephen Pongracz (1582), Julius Popper (1857), Adrian Mutu (1979), Brunó Ferenc Straub (1914), Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), and Saul Steinberg (1914).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Romania

Among philosophers born in Romania, Péter Pázmány ranks 5. Before him are Emil Cioran (1911), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Georges Politzer (1903), and Vazgen I (1908). After him are Ferenc Dávid (1510), and Lucian Blaga (1895).

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