PHILOSOPHER
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey (; German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈdɪltaɪ]; 19 November 1833 – 1 October 1911) was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist, and hermeneutic philosopher, who held Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University of Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Dilthey has received more than 456,757 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Wilhelm Dilthey is the 139th most popular philosopher (down from 135th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Germany (down from 179th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular German Philosopher.
Wilhelm Dilthey is most famous for his work on understanding the human mind and how it is different from animals.
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460k
Page Views (PV)
71.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
13.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Wilhelm Dilthey ranks 139 out of 1,267. Before him are Isocrates, Zygmunt Bauman, Baron d'Holbach, Oswald Spengler, Duns Scotus, and Martin Buber. After him are Giambattista Vico, Hans Kelsen, Porphyry, Emanuel Swedenborg, Edith Stein, and Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 133
Zygmunt Bauman
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 134
Baron d'Holbach
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 135
Oswald Spengler
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 136
Duns Scotus
1265 - 1308
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 137
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 138
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 139
Giambattista Vico
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 140
Hans Kelsen
1881 - 1973
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 141
Porphyry
233 - 305
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 142
Emanuel Swedenborg
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 143
Edith Stein
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 144
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 145
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1833, Wilhelm Dilthey ranks 4. Before him are Alfred Nobel, Johannes Brahms, and Benjamin Harrison. After him are Alexander Borodin, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Élie Ducommun, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Alfred von Schlieffen, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Edwin Booth, and Félicien Rops. Among people deceased in 1911, Wilhelm Dilthey ranks 3. Before him are Gustav Mahler, and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff. After him are Francis Galton, Alfred Binet, Joseph Pulitzer, Pyotr Stolypin, Paul Lafargue, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Georg Jellinek, Emilio Salgari, and Maria Pia of Savoy.
Others Born in 1833
Go to all RankingsAlfred Nobel
CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
Johannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 2
Benjamin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1901
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Dilthey
PHILOSOPHER
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 4
Alexander Borodin
COMPOSER
1833 - 1887
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 5
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1896
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 6
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 7
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1918
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 8
Alfred von Schlieffen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 9
Ferdinand von Richthofen
GEOGRAPHER
1833 - 1905
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 10
Edwin Booth
ACTOR
1833 - 1893
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 11
Félicien Rops
PAINTER
1833 - 1898
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1911
Go to all RankingsGustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 1
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Dilthey
PHILOSOPHER
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 3
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 4
Alfred Binet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 5
Joseph Pulitzer
JOURNALIST
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 6
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 7
Paul Lafargue
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 8
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
PAINTER
1875 - 1911
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 9
Georg Jellinek
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 10
Emilio Salgari
WRITER
1862 - 1911
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 11
Maria Pia of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1911
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Dilthey ranks 199 out of 7,253. Before him are Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Jacob Grimm (1785), Eduard Buchner (1860), Gottlob Frege (1848), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), and Max Ernst (1891). After him are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Nico (1938), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Jupp Heynckes (1945), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1282 - 1347
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 193
Jacob Grimm
WRITER
1785 - 1863
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 194
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 195
Gottlob Frege
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 196
Hermann von Helmholtz
PHYSICIST
1821 - 1894
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 197
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 198
Wilhelm Dilthey
PHILOSOPHER
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 199
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 200
Nico
SINGER
1938 - 1988
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 201
Conrad III of Germany
POLITICIAN
1093 - 1152
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 202
Jupp Heynckes
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 203
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1086 - 1125
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 204
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 205
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Wilhelm Dilthey ranks 22. Before him are Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776), Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), Baron d'Holbach (1723), and Oswald Spengler (1880). After him are Edith Stein (1891), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), Max Stirner (1806), Max Scheler (1874), Herbert Marcuse (1898), and Carl Schmitt (1888).
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 16
Johann Friedrich Herbart
1776 - 1841
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 17
Hans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 18
Friedrich Fröbel
1782 - 1852
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 19
Baron d'Holbach
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 20
Oswald Spengler
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 21
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 22
Edith Stein
1891 - 1942
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 23
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 24
Max Stirner
1806 - 1856
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 25
Max Scheler
1874 - 1928
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 26
Herbert Marcuse
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 27
Carl Schmitt
1888 - 1985
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 28