1080 - 1154
William of Conches (c. 1090/1091 – c. 1155/1170s) was a French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William of Conches has received more than 57,621 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William of Conches is the 750th most popular philosopher (down from 702nd in 2019), the 2,514th most popular biography from France (down from 2,242nd in 2019) and the 97th most popular French Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, William of Conches ranks 750 out of 1,081. Before him are Sarada Devi, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Onesicritus, Crates of Athens, Jean-Luc Marion, and Philipp Mainländer. After him are Maximus of Ephesus, Symon Budny, Johannes Agricola, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Friedrich Pollock, and Theodor Lessing.
1853 - 1920
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 744
1903 - 1985
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 745
360 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 746
400 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 747
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 748
1841 - 1876
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 749
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 750
310 - 372
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 751
1530 - 1593
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 752
1494 - 1566
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 753
1634 - 1689
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 754
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 755
1872 - 1933
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 756
Among people born in 1080, William of Conches ranks 14. Before him are Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Margaret Fredkulla, Sanai, Raymond du Puy, and Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī. After him are William of Malmesbury, Domenico Morosini, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Henry of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1154, William of Conches ranks 9. Before him are Pope Anastasius IV, Adelaide of Maurienne, Iziaslav II of Kiev, Isaac Komnenos, Gilbert de la Porrée, and Viacheslav I of Kiev. After him is Al-Zafir.
1080 - 1113
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
1080 - 1170
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 9
1080 - 1130
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 10
1080 - 1131
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
1080 - 1160
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 12
1080 - 1165
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 13
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 14
1080 - 1140
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 15
1080 - 1156
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 16
1080 - 1143
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 17
1080 - 1160
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 18
1073 - 1154
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 3
1092 - 1154
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 4
1097 - 1154
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 5
1113 - 1154
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 6
1070 - 1154
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 7
1083 - 1154
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 8
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 9
1133 - 1154
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 10
Among people born in France, William of Conches ranks 2,514 out of 6,011. Before him are Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany (1391), Leodegar (616), Jean-Baptiste Dubos (1670), Jacques Hamel (1930), Jean-Luc Marion (1946), and Charles Percier (1764). After him are René Pottier (1879), Claude Autant-Lara (1901), Tarrare (1772), Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle (1710), Louis Feuillade (1873), and Madeleine Béjart (1615).
1391 - 1433
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 2,508
616 - 679
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 2,509
1670 - 1742
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 2,510
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 2,511
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 2,512
1764 - 1838
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,513
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,514
1879 - 1907
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,515
1901 - 2000
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,516
1772 - 1798
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,517
1710 - 1751
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,518
1873 - 1925
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,519
1615 - 1672
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 2,520
Among philosophers born in France, William of Conches ranks 97. Before him are Fulbert of Chartres (960), Peter John Olivi (1248), Julien Benda (1867), Michel Marcel Navratil (1908), Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903), and Jean-Luc Marion (1946). After him are Jean Guitton (1901), Louis Lavelle (1883), Claude Lefort (1924), André Glucksmann (1937), Alain Finkielkraut (1949), and Denis Pétau (1583).
960 - 1028
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 91
1248 - 1298
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 92
1867 - 1956
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 93
1908 - 2001
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 94
1903 - 1985
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 95
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 96
1080 - 1154
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 97
1901 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 98
1883 - 1951
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 99
1924 - 2010
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 100
1937 - 2015
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 101
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 102
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 103