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PHILOSOPHER

Siger of Brabant

1240 - 1284

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siger of Brabant has received more than 117,922 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Siger of Brabant is the 382nd most popular philosopher (up from 413th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Belgium (up from 137th in 2019) and the 2nd 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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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.97

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  • 1.83

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Siger of Brabant ranks 382 out of 1,081Before him are Pierre d'Ailly, Cleobulus, George Santayana, Maurice Halbwachs, Abu Yusuf, and Julius Caesar Scaliger. After him are Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Paul Tillich, Saadia Gaon, Karl Rahner, John of Salisbury, and Johannes Althusius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1240, Siger of Brabant ranks 9Before him are Yunus Emre, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Arnolfo di Cambio, Abraham Abulafia, Pietro Cavallini, and Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg. After him are Magnus III of Sweden, Emperor Duzong, Boetius of Dacia, Elizabeth the Cuman, Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, and Albert II, Margrave of Meissen. Among people deceased in 1284, Siger of Brabant ranks 4Before him are Alfonso X of Castile, Tekuder, and Nicola Pisano. After him are Boetius of Dacia, Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Sturla Þórðarson, Alphonso, Earl of Chester, and Adelaide of Holland.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Siger of Brabant ranks 121 out of 1,019Before him are Henri, Count of Paris (1933), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Louis, Prince Napoléon (1914), Victor D'Hondt (1841), and Paul Deschanel (1855). After him are Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778), Morris (1923), Marguerite Porete (1250), Auguste Perret (1874), and Luce Irigaray (1930).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Siger of Brabant ranks 2Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547). After him are Luce Irigaray (1930), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Henry of Ghent (1217), Paul de Man (1919), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).