PHILOSOPHER
Richard Avenarius
1843 - 1896
Richard Avenarius
Richard Ludwig Heinrich Avenarius (19 November 1843 – 18 August 1896) was a German-Swiss philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Avenarius has received more than 94,106 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Richard Avenarius is the 373rd most popular philosopher (up from 423rd in 2019), the 1,060th most popular biography from France (up from 1,263rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Philosopher.
Richard Avenarius is most famous for his work on the theory of knowledge. He argued that we cannot know the world as it really is, but we can only know the world as it appears to us.
Memorability Metrics
94k
Page Views (PV)
62.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
10.94
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Richard Avenarius ranks 373 out of 1,267. Before him are Ban Zhao, John Searle, Nasir Khusraw, Francis Hutcheson, Jean Gerson, and Gershom Scholem. After him are Nicephorus Gregoras, Leo Strauss, Ágnes Heller, Gennadius Scholarius, Hilary Putnam, and Masanobu Fukuoka.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBan Zhao
45 - 115
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 367
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 368
Nasir Khusraw
1004 - 1088
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 369
Francis Hutcheson
1694 - 1746
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 370
Jean Gerson
1363 - 1429
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 371
Gershom Scholem
1897 - 1982
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 372
Richard Avenarius
1843 - 1896
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 373
Nicephorus Gregoras
1295 - 1360
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 374
Leo Strauss
1899 - 1973
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 375
Ágnes Heller
1929 - 2019
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 376
Gennadius Scholarius
1400 - 1473
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 377
Hilary Putnam
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 378
Masanobu Fukuoka
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1843, Richard Avenarius ranks 16. Before him are William McKinley, Gabriel Tarde, Elisabeth of Wied, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, and Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia. After him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Benito Pérez Galdós, Oscar Montelius, Walther Flemming, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, and Georg von Hertling. Among people deceased in 1896, Richard Avenarius ranks 18. Before him are John Everett Millais, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Harriet Beecher Stowe, H. H. Holmes, Edmond de Goncourt, and Louis-Jules Trochu. After him are Ambroise Thomas, John Langdon Down, Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours, Ichiyō Higuchi, Prince Henry of Battenberg, and Emil du Bois-Reymond.
Others Born in 1843
Go to all RankingsWilliam McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Gabriel Tarde
SOCIOLOGIST
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 12
Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1925
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 13
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 14
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1865
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 15
Richard Avenarius
PHILOSOPHER
1843 - 1896
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 16
Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1871
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 17
Benito Pérez Galdós
WRITER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 18
Oscar Montelius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1843 - 1921
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 19
Walther Flemming
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 20
Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1911
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 21
Georg von Hertling
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1919
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1896
Go to all RankingsJohn Everett Millais
PAINTER
1829 - 1896
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 12
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1896
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 13
Harriet Beecher Stowe
WRITER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 14
H. H. Holmes
EXTREMIST
1861 - 1896
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 15
Edmond de Goncourt
WRITER
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 16
Louis-Jules Trochu
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1896
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 17
Richard Avenarius
PHILOSOPHER
1843 - 1896
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 18
Ambroise Thomas
COMPOSER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 19
John Langdon Down
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 20
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 21
Ichiyō Higuchi
WRITER
1872 - 1896
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 22
Prince Henry of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1896
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 23
Emil du Bois-Reymond
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 24
In France
Among people born in France, Richard Avenarius ranks 1,060 out of 6,770. Before him are Marcellin Berthelot (1827), Léon Jouhaux (1879), Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771), Jean Mabillon (1632), Maurice Ronet (1927), and Léon Bonnat (1833). After him are Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Aimery of Cyprus (1172), Aimé Bonpland (1773), Joseph Liouville (1809), and Pierre Larousse (1817).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarcellin Berthelot
CHEMIST
1827 - 1907
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,054
Léon Jouhaux
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1954
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 1,055
Marie François Xavier Bichat
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1802
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 1,056
Jean Mabillon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1632 - 1707
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,057
Maurice Ronet
ACTOR
1927 - 1983
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,058
Léon Bonnat
PAINTER
1833 - 1922
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,059
Richard Avenarius
PHILOSOPHER
1843 - 1896
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,060
Richard III, Duke of Normandy
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1027
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,061
Robert de Sorbon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1201 - 1274
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 1,062
Aimery of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1172 - 1205
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 1,063
Aimé Bonpland
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1858
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,064
Joseph Liouville
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,065
Pierre Larousse
WRITER
1817 - 1875
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,066
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, Richard Avenarius ranks 50. Before him are Félix Guattari (1930), Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857), Edgar Morin (1921), Maurice Halbwachs (1877), René Girard (1923), and Jean Gerson (1363). After him are Étienne Gilson (1884), Alain de Lille (1117), Étienne Cabet (1788), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), Alain de Benoist (1943), and Pierre d'Ailly (1350).
Félix Guattari
1930 - 1992
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 44
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
1857 - 1939
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 45
Edgar Morin
1921 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 46
Maurice Halbwachs
1877 - 1945
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 47
René Girard
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 48
Jean Gerson
1363 - 1429
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 49
Richard Avenarius
1843 - 1896
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 50
Étienne Gilson
1884 - 1978
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 51
Alain de Lille
1117 - 1202
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 52
Étienne Cabet
1788 - 1856
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 53
Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais
1782 - 1854
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 54
Alain de Benoist
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 55
Pierre d'Ailly
1350 - 1420
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 56