1792 - 1867
Victor Cousin (French: [kuzɛ̃]; 28 November 1792 – 14 January 1867) was a French philosopher. He was the founder of "eclecticism", a briefly influential school of French philosophy that combined elements of German idealism and Scottish Common Sense Realism. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Cousin has received more than 137,468 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Victor Cousin is the 514th most popular philosopher (down from 500th in 2019), the 1,587th most popular biography from France (down from 1,498th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Victor Cousin ranks 514 out of 1,081. Before him are A. J. Ayer, Hasdai Crescas, Murray Bookchin, Hans Vaihinger, Zeno of Sidon, and Harriet Taylor Mill. After him are Vasishtha, Liu Bowen, André Gorz, Gaius Musonius Rufus, Zou Yan, and Karl Korsch.
1910 - 1989
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 508
1340 - 1410
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 509
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 510
1852 - 1933
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 511
150 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 512
1807 - 1858
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 513
1792 - 1867
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 514
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 515
1311 - 1375
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 516
1923 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 517
25 - 95
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 518
305 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 519
1886 - 1961
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 520
Among people born in 1792, Victor Cousin ranks 19. Before him are James Mayer de Rothschild, Johan August Arfwedson, Maria Beatrice of Savoy, William, Duke of Nassau, Johann Peter Eckermann, and John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. After him are Matteo Carcassi, Joseph Mohr, Francisco de Paula Santander, Carlos Antonio López, John Bowring, and Francisco Morazán. Among people deceased in 1867, Victor Cousin ranks 16. Before him are Sakamoto Ryōma, Maria Theresa of Austria, Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Elias Howe, Princess Sophie of Saxony, and Archduchess Mathilda of Austria. After him are Peter von Cornelius, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, Giovanni Pacini, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, and Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse.
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 13
1792 - 1841
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 14
1792 - 1840
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 15
1792 - 1839
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 16
1792 - 1854
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 17
1792 - 1878
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 18
1792 - 1867
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 19
1792 - 1853
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 20
1792 - 1848
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 21
1792 - 1840
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 22
1792 - 1862
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 23
1792 - 1872
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 24
1792 - 1842
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 25
1836 - 1867
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 10
1816 - 1867
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 11
1831 - 1867
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 12
1819 - 1867
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 13
1845 - 1867
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 14
1849 - 1867
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 15
1792 - 1867
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 16
1784 - 1867
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 17
1800 - 1867
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 18
1789 - 1867
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 19
1796 - 1867
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 20
1807 - 1867
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 21
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 22
Among people born in France, Victor Cousin ranks 1,587 out of 6,011. Before him are Henry de Montherlant (1895), Audrey Tautou (1976), Blanche of Bourbon (1339), Pierre Mauroy (1928), Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis (1757), and Anne Gonzaga (1616). After him are Jean-Marie Loret (1918), Lolo Ferrari (1963), Antoine Béchamp (1816), Princess Louise of Orléans (1882), Théodule-Armand Ribot (1839), and Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880).
1895 - 1972
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 1,581
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 1,582
1339 - 1361
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,583
1928 - 2013
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 1,584
1757 - 1808
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,585
1616 - 1684
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 1,586
1792 - 1867
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,587
1918 - 1985
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 1,588
1963 - 2000
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,589
1816 - 1908
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 1,590
1882 - 1958
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,591
1839 - 1916
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,592
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 1,593
Among philosophers born in France, Victor Cousin ranks 70. Before him are Alain de Benoist (1943), Petrus Ramus (1515), Pierre Duhem (1861), William of Champeaux (1070), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), and Émile Chartier (1868). After him are Guillaume Budé (1467), Berengar of Tours (998), Georges Canguilhem (1904), Jacques Ellul (1912), Étienne Balibar (1942), and Henry Corbin (1903).
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 64
1515 - 1572
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 65
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 66
1070 - 1121
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 67
1754 - 1836
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 68
1868 - 1951
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 69
1792 - 1867
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 70
1467 - 1540
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 71
998 - 1088
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 72
1904 - 1995
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 73
1912 - 1994
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 74
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 75
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 76