Philosopher
Theodor Benfey
1809 - 1881
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Theodor Benfey
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor Benfey is the 1,092nd most popular philosopher (down from 1,040th in 2024), the 4,379th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,963rd in 2019) and the 139th most popular German Philosopher.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Theodor Benfey ranks 1,092 out of 1,267. Before him are Luciano Floridi, Max Dessoir, Georg Anton Friedrich Ast, Karl Ludwig von Haller, Julián Marías, and Clémence Royer. After him are Cleopatra the Alchemist, John Scott Haldane, Eugenio Garin, Alexander Men, Jean Cavaillès, and Ivan Kireyevsky.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuciano Floridi
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 1,086
Max Dessoir
1867 - 1947
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1,087
Georg Anton Friedrich Ast
1778 - 1841
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 1,088
Karl Ludwig von Haller
1768 - 1854
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 1,089
Julián Marías
1914 - 2005
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,090
Clémence Royer
1830 - 1902
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,091
Theodor Benfey
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,092
Cleopatra the Alchemist
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,093
John Scott Haldane
1860 - 1936
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,094
Eugenio Garin
1909 - 2004
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,095
Alexander Men
1935 - 1990
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,096
Jean Cavaillès
1903 - 1944
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,097
Ivan Kireyevsky
1806 - 1856
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,098
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, Theodor Benfey ranks 59. Before him are Santiago Derqui, Cyrus McCormick, Johann Heinrich Blasius, Nicolaas Pieneman, James David Forbes, and Petrus Borel. After him are Aleksey Koltsov, William B. Travis, Andon Bedros IX Hassoun, Karl Bodmer, Thomas Campbell Eyton, and Louis Meijer. Among people deceased in 1881, Theodor Benfey ranks 69. Before him are Ercole Dembowski, Mary Seacole, Andrei Zhelyabov, Ambrose Burnside, Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn, and Florian Ceynowa. After him are Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Salvador Jovellanos, Gustav von Alvensleben, Jānis Cimze, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, and George Borrow.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsSantiago Derqui
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1867
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 53
Cyrus McCormick
INVENTOR
1809 - 1884
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 54
Johann Heinrich Blasius
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 55
Nicolaas Pieneman
PAINTER
1809 - 1860
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 56
James David Forbes
PHYSICIST
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 57
Petrus Borel
WRITER
1809 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 58
Theodor Benfey
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 59
Aleksey Koltsov
WRITER
1809 - 1842
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 60
William B. Travis
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1836
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 61
Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 62
Karl Bodmer
PAINTER
1809 - 1893
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 63
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 64
Louis Meijer
PAINTER
1809 - 1866
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsErcole Dembowski
ASTRONOMER
1812 - 1881
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 63
Mary Seacole
WRITER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 64
Andrei Zhelyabov
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1881
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 65
Ambrose Burnside
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1881
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 66
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
LINGUIST
1812 - 1881
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 67
Florian Ceynowa
WRITER
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 68
Theodor Benfey
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 69
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 70
Salvador Jovellanos
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1881
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 71
Gustav von Alvensleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1881
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 72
Jānis Cimze
MUSICIAN
1814 - 1881
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 73
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 74
George Borrow
WRITER
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 75
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Theodor Benfey ranks 4,381 out of NaN. Before him are Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1570), Heinrich von Sybel (1817), Sylvester Groth (1958), Manfred Burgsmüller (1949), Oscar Kreuzer (1887), and Sven Väth (1964). After him are Eberhard Diepgen (1941), Adolph Strecker (1822), Boris Papandopulo (1906), Martin Mutschmann (1879), Gottfried August Homilius (1714), and Peter Dietrich (1944).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPhilip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1570 - 1590
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,375
Heinrich von Sybel
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,376
Sylvester Groth
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,377
Manfred Burgsmüller
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,378
Oscar Kreuzer
TENNIS PLAYER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,379
Sven Väth
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,380
Theodor Benfey
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,381
Eberhard Diepgen
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,382
Adolph Strecker
CHEMIST
1822 - 1871
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,383
Boris Papandopulo
COMPOSER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,384
Martin Mutschmann
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1947
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,385
Gottfried August Homilius
COMPOSER
1714 - 1785
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,386
Peter Dietrich
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,387
Among Philosophers In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Theodor Benfey ranks 139. Before him are Friedrich Eduard Beneke (1798), Robert Spaemann (1927), Martin Chemnitz (1522), Immanuel Hermann Fichte (1796), Max Dessoir (1867), and Georg Anton Friedrich Ast (1778). After him are Hermann Gunkel (1862), Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Josef Pieper (1904), Adolf Grünbaum (1923), Dieter Henrich (1927), and Friedrich Gogarten (1887).
Friedrich Eduard Beneke
1798 - 1854
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 133
Robert Spaemann
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 134
Martin Chemnitz
1522 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 135
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
1796 - 1879
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 136
Max Dessoir
1867 - 1947
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 137
Georg Anton Friedrich Ast
1778 - 1841
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 138
Theodor Benfey
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 139
Hermann Gunkel
1862 - 1932
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 140
Wilhelm Gesenius
1786 - 1842
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 141
Josef Pieper
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 142
Adolf Grünbaum
1923 - 2018
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 143
Dieter Henrich
1927 - 2022
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 144
Friedrich Gogarten
1887 - 1967
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 145


























































