1547 - 1628
Rudolph Goclenius the Elder (Latin: Rudolphus Goclenius; born Rudolf Gockel or Göckel; 1 March 1547 – 8 June 1628) was a German scholastic philosopher. Gockel is often credited with coining the term psychology in 1590, though the term had been used by Marko Marulić at least 66 years earlier. Gockel had extensive backing, and made significant contributions to the field of ontology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolph Goclenius has received more than 62,470 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Rudolph Goclenius is the 696th most popular philosopher (down from 684th in 2019), the 2,154th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,034th in 2019) and the 91st most popular German Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Rudolph Goclenius ranks 696 out of 1,081. Before him are Theophan Prokopovich, Frithjof Schuon, Volin, Salomon Maimon, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, and Nausiphanes. After him are Wang Bi, Denis de Rougemont, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, John Argyropoulos, and Ted Nelson.
1681 - 1736
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 690
1907 - 1998
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 691
1882 - 1945
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 692
1754 - 1800
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 693
1080 - 1165
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 694
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 695
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 696
226 - 249
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 697
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 698
1588 - 1638
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 699
1707 - 1746
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 700
1415 - 1487
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 701
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 702
Among people born in 1547, Rudolph Goclenius ranks 13. Before him are Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Oichi, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Mateo Alemán, Sanada Masayuki, and Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī. After him are George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Maciej Stryjkowski, Alof de Wignacourt, Jurij Dalmatin, Ubbo Emmius, and Nicholas Hilliard. Among people deceased in 1628, Rudolph Goclenius ranks 7. Before him are George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, François de Malherbe, Palma il Giovane, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, and Magdalene of Bavaria. After him are Francesc Ribalta, John Bull, Jens Munk, and Nicolas Trigault.
1547 - 1619
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 7
1547 - 1583
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 8
1547 - 1614
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 9
1547 - 1613
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 10
1547 - 1611
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 11
1547 - 1621
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 12
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 13
1547 - 1596
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 14
1547 - 1593
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 15
1547 - 1622
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 16
1547 - 1589
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 17
1547 - 1625
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 18
1547 - 1619
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 19
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1
1562 - 1628
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 2
1555 - 1628
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3
1548 - 1628
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4
1582 - 1628
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 5
1587 - 1628
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 6
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 7
1565 - 1628
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 8
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 9
1579 - 1628
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 10
1577 - 1628
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 11
Among people born in Germany, Rudolph Goclenius ranks 2,154 out of 6,142. Before him are Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769), Heinrich Aldegrever (1502), Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1831), Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Manfred Kaltz (1953), and Otto Wöhler (1894). After him are Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1318), Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804), Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (1899), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), Jürgen Grabowski (1944), and Martin Luther (1895).
1769 - 1818
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,148
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,149
1831 - 1855
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,150
1809 - 1886
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,151
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,152
1894 - 1987
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,153
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,154
1318 - 1379
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,155
1804 - 1873
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,156
1899 - 1954
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,157
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,158
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,159
1895 - 1945
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,160
Among philosophers born in Germany, Rudolph Goclenius ranks 91. Before him are Franz Xaver von Baader (1765), Friedrich Albert Lange (1828), Hermann Samuel Reimarus (1694), Theodor Lipps (1851), Helmuth Plessner (1892), and Alfred Schmidt (1931). After him are Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588), Ludwig Klages (1872), Albert of Saxony (1316), Arnold Ruge (1802), Paul de Lagarde (1827), and Philipp Mainländer (1841).
1765 - 1841
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 85
1828 - 1875
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 86
1694 - 1768
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 87
1851 - 1914
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 88
1892 - 1985
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 89
1931 - 2012
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 90
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 91
1588 - 1638
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 92
1872 - 1956
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 93
1316 - 1390
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 94
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 95
1827 - 1891
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 96
1841 - 1876
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 97