PHILOSOPHER

Siger of Brabant

1240 - 1284

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siger of Brabant has received more than 128,537 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Siger of Brabant is the 414th most popular philosopher (down from 382nd in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 121st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Philosopher.

The Brabantian dialect is spoken in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and South Holland. It is also spoken in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The dialect is mostly spoken in rural areas.

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  • 130k

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  • 66.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Siger of Brabant ranks 414 out of 1,267. Before him are Peter Sloterdijk, Phaedo of Elis, Franciscus Patricius, Franz Rosenzweig, Eudemus of Rhodes, and Buddhaghosa. After him are Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, John Philoponus, Bernard of Chartres, Alain de Benoist, Pavel Florensky, and Dong Zhongshu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1240, Siger of Brabant ranks 10. Before him are Arnolfo di Cambio, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Abraham Abulafia, Magnus III of Sweden, and Boetius of Dacia. After him are Emperor Duzong, Pietro Cavallini, Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, Elizabeth the Cuman, Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, and Konstantin Tih. Among people deceased in 1284, Siger of Brabant ranks 5. Before him are Alfonso X of Castile, Nicola Pisano, Tekuder, and Boetius of Dacia. After him are Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Sturla Þórðarson, Adelaide of Holland, and Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Siger of Brabant ranks 129 out of 1,190. Before him are Princess Louise of Belgium (1858), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Ambiorix (-100), Jacob Le Maire (1585), Chantal Mouffe (1943), and Marguerite Porete (1250). After him are Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872), David Teniers the Younger (1610), Auguste Perret (1874), and Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (1254).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Siger of Brabant ranks 3. Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547), and Chantal Mouffe (1943). After him are Luce Irigaray (1930), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Henry of Ghent (1217), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), Paul de Man (1919), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

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