PHILOSOPHER

Sedulius Scottus

850 - 858

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Sedulius Scotus or Scottus (fl. 840–860) was an Irish monk, teacher, Latin grammarian, and scriptural commentator who lived in the 9th century. During the reign of the Emperor Lothair (840–855), he was one of a colony of Irish teachers at Liège. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sedulius Scottus has received more than 71,152 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Sedulius Scottus is the 1,059th most popular philosopher (down from 981st in 2019).

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  • 49.97

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Sedulius Scottus ranks 1,059 out of 1,267. Before him are Joachim Camerarius, Hubert Dreyfus, Max Dessoir, Cleopatra the Alchemist, Bas van Fraassen, and Jerzy Żuławski. After him are Patricia Churchland, Ioane Petritsi, Derek Prince, Abdel Rahman Badawi, Michael Oakeshott, and Alois Riehl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 850, Sedulius Scottus ranks 35. Before him are Gerolf of Holland, Yahya ibn al-Qasim, Stephen II of Constantinople, Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, Osberht of Northumbria, and Orso II Participazio. After him are Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Abu Said Gorgani, Ranulf II of Aquitaine, Ki no Tomonori, and Ælfflæd. Among people deceased in 858, Sedulius Scottus ranks 6. Before him are Pope Benedict III, Æthelwulf, King of Wessex, Kenneth MacAlpin, Emperor Montoku, and Li Shangyin.

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