PHILOSOPHER

Walter Burley

1275 - 1344

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Walter Burley (or Burleigh; c. 1275 – 1344/45) was an English scholastic philosopher and logician with at least 50 works attributed to him. He studied under Thomas Wilton and received his Master of Arts degree in 1301, and was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford until about 1310. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Burley has received more than 48,644 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Burley is the 1,120th most popular philosopher (down from 1,103rd in 2019), the 3,417th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,973rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Walter Burleys by language

Over the past year Walter Burley has had the most page views in the with 5,435 views, followed by Spanish (1,080), and Russian (922). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovak (58.26%), Serbian (49.19%), and Hungarian (37.91%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Walter Burley ranks 1,120 out of 1,267. Before him are Amos Bronson Alcott, Kaibara Ekken, Ivan Merz, Victor Basch, Luciano Floridi, and Władysław Tatarkiewicz. After him are Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Michał Heller, Max Bense, Cornel West, Ion Dragoumis, and George Gerbner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1275, Walter Burley ranks 13. Before him are Mondino de Luzzi, Chungseon of Goryeo, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, and Abu Sa'id Uthman II.  Among people deceased in 1344, Walter Burley ranks 6. Before him are Simone Martini, Gersonides, Chunghye of Goryeo, Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg, and Constantine II, King of Armenia. After him are Leopold II, Duke of Austria, and Amda Seyon I.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Burley ranks 3,417 out of 8,785. Before him are Leo Sayer (1948), Philip Barker-Webb (1793), Michael Frayn (1933), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Edith Sitwell (1887), and Andy Bown (1946). After him are Al Atkins (1947), Stanley Morison (1889), William Tenn (1920), Bert Jansch (1943), Brian Lumley (1937), and Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Walter Burley ranks 71. Before him are John Hick (1922), R. M. Hare (1919), Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659), Michael Oakeshott (1901), Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788), and Carole Pateman (1940). After him are W. D. Ross (1877), Hector Boece (1465), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Mark Fisher (1968), John Peckham (1227), and Anthony Collins (1676).

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