PHILOSOPHER
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
Richard Price
Richard Price (23 February 1723 – 19 April 1791) was a Welsh moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician. He was also a political reformer, pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the French and American Revolutions. He was well-connected and fostered communication between many people, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, Mirabeau and the Marquis de Condorcet. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Price has received more than 347,490 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Richard Price is the 1,091st most popular philosopher (down from 995th in 2019), the 3,820th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,091st in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Philosopher.
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350k
Page Views (PV)
45.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Richard Price ranks 1,091 out of 1,081. Before him are John Major, Eric A. Havelock, Abram Deborin, Bas van Fraassen, Gary L. Francione, and Pat Robertson. After him are Alister McGrath, Paul Kurtz, John Gray, Albert Razin, W. D. Ross, and Michael Ruse.
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1467 - 1550
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 1,085
Eric A. Havelock
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 1,086
Abram Deborin
1881 - 1963
HPI: 45.64
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Bas van Fraassen
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HPI: 45.53
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Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
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Pat Robertson
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HPI: 45.43
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Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,091
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1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,092
Paul Kurtz
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,093
John Gray
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HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,094
Albert Razin
1940 - 2019
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,095
W. D. Ross
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,096
Michael Ruse
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 1,097
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1723, Richard Price ranks 29. Before him are Pehr Osbeck, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, William Livingston, Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, and Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet. After him is Peter Ascanius. Among people deceased in 1791, Richard Price ranks 16. Before him are Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, João de Loureiro, Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, Francesca Lebrun, Besiki, and Johan Andreas Murray. After him are Benjamin Harrison V and Francis Hopkinson.
Others Born in 1723
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Pehr Osbeck
1723 - 1805
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 23
Marcus Elieser Bloch
1723 - 1799
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 24
Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
1723 - 1787
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 25
William Livingston
1723 - 1790
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 26
Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes
1723 - 1802
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 27
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
1723 - 1778
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 28
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 29
Peter Ascanius
1723 - 1803
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1791
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Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
1739 - 1791
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10
João de Loureiro
1717 - 1791
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 11
Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa
1750 - 1791
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 12
Francesca Lebrun
1756 - 1791
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 13
Besiki
1750 - 1791
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 14
Johan Andreas Murray
1740 - 1791
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 15
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 16
Benjamin Harrison V
1726 - 1791
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 17
Francis Hopkinson
1737 - 1791
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 18
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Price ranks 3,820 out of 7,765. Before him are George Rodger (1908), Paul Carrack (1951), George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799), Phil Mogg (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), and David Walliams (1971). After him are Mark Haddon (1962), Trevor Bolder (1950), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Giuseppe Wilson (1945), John Farnham (1949), and George Hadley (1685).
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George Rodger
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 3,814
Paul Carrack
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 3,815
George Arnott Walker-Arnott
1799 - 1868
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 3,816
Phil Mogg
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 3,817
Barry Ackroyd
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 3,818
David Walliams
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 3,819
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 3,820
Mark Haddon
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 3,821
Trevor Bolder
1950 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 3,822
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 3,823
Giuseppe Wilson
1945 - 2022
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 3,824
John Farnham
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 3,825
George Hadley
1685 - 1768
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3,826
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Richard Price ranks 73. Before him are John Peckham (1227), John Scott Haldane (1860), Michael Oakeshott (1901), R. M. Hare (1919), John Major (1467), and Eric A. Havelock (1903). After him are Alister McGrath (1953), John Gray (1948), W. D. Ross (1877), Michael Ruse (1940), Ralph Cudworth (1617), and Walter Burley (1275).
John Peckham
1227 - 1292
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 67
John Scott Haldane
1860 - 1936
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 68
Michael Oakeshott
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 69
R. M. Hare
1919 - 2002
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 70
John Major
1467 - 1550
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 71
Eric A. Havelock
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 72
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 73
Alister McGrath
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 74
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 75
W. D. Ross
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 76
Michael Ruse
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 77
Ralph Cudworth
1617 - 1688
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 78
Walter Burley
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 79
