Philosoph
Adam Ferguson
1723 - 1816
Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson (* 20. Juni 1723 in Logierait, Perthshire; † 22. Februar 1816 in St Andrews) war ein schottischer Historiker und Sozialethiker der Aufklärung. Er gilt als Mitbegründer der Soziologie, da er die Klassenunterschiede in der Sozialstruktur der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft aus den Eigentumsverhältnissen ableitete. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Adam Ferguson is the 505th most popular philosoph (down from 423rd in 2024), the 1,171st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 806th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Philosoph.
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Among Philosophs
Among philosophs, Adam Ferguson ranks 505 out of 1,267. Before him are Hermann Lotze, Johannes Althusius, Jean-Luc Nancy, George Pachymeres, Homi K. Bhabha, and Victor Cousin. After him are Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Anania Shirakatsi, Nelson Goodman, Axel Honneth, A. J. Ayer, and Kenneth Waltz.
Most Popular Philosophs in Wikipedia
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Hermann Lotze
1817 - 1881
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 499
Johannes Althusius
1563 - 1638
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 500
Jean-Luc Nancy
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 501
George Pachymeres
1242 - 1310
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 502
Homi K. Bhabha
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 503
Victor Cousin
1792 - 1867
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 504
Adam Ferguson
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 505
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
1490 - 1573
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 506
Anania Shirakatsi
610 - 685
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 507
Nelson Goodman
1906 - 1998
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 508
Axel Honneth
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 509
A. J. Ayer
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 510
Kenneth Waltz
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 511
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1723, Adam Ferguson ranks 10. Before him are Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Joshua Reynolds, Carl Friedrich Abel, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Jean-François Marmontel, and Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Prithvi Narayan Shah, Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Tobias Mayer, Johann Bernhard Basedow, and Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm. Among people deceased in 1816, Adam Ferguson ranks 10. Before him are Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Frederick I of Württemberg, Francisco de Miranda, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, and Gavrila Derzhavin. After him are Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Roger Ducos, François-André Vincent, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, and Christiane Vulpius.
Others Born in 1723
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Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 4
Joshua Reynolds
PAINTER
1723 - 1792
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 5
Carl Friedrich Abel
COMPOSER
1723 - 1787
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 6
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1806
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 7
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 8
Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1783
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 9
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 11
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 12
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1788
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 13
Tobias Mayer
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 14
Johann Bernhard Basedow
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1790
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 15
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
WRITER
1723 - 1807
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1816
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Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1816
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 4
Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1816
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 5
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 6
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 8
Gavrila Derzhavin
WRITER
1743 - 1816
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 9
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1816
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 11
Roger Ducos
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1816
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 12
François-André Vincent
PAINTER
1746 - 1816
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 13
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1816
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 14
Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1816
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 15
Christiane Vulpius
COMPANION
1765 - 1816
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Adam Ferguson ranks 1,171 out of 8,785. Before him are Phil Taylor (1954), Marty Feldman (1934), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), and Matt Busby (1909). After him are Mary Somerville (1780), Dylan Thomas (1914), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), and Bob Klose (1945).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Phil Taylor
MUSICIAN
1954 - 2015
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,165
Marty Feldman
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,166
Ralph Vaughan Williams
COMPOSER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,167
Guy Ritchie
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,168
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1553
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,169
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,170
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,171
Mary Somerville
ASTRONOMER
1780 - 1872
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,172
Dylan Thomas
WRITER
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,173
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1612
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,174
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1848
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,175
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1176
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,176
Bob Klose
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,177
Among Philosophs In United Kingdom
Among philosophs born in United Kingdom, Adam Ferguson ranks 31. Before him are Francis Hutcheson (1694), John of Salisbury (1110), Roger Scruton (1944), Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), H. L. A. Hart (1907), and John Gray (1948). After him are A. J. Ayer (1910), Gilbert Ryle (1900), Paul Grice (1913), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Alan Watts (1915), and John Austin (1790).
Francis Hutcheson
1694 - 1746
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 25
John of Salisbury
1110 - 1180
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 26
Roger Scruton
1944 - 2020
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 27
Alasdair MacIntyre
1929 - 2025
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 28
H. L. A. Hart
1907 - 1992
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 29
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 30
Adam Ferguson
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 31
A. J. Ayer
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 32
Gilbert Ryle
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 33
Paul Grice
1913 - 1988
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 34
Harriet Taylor Mill
1807 - 1858
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 35
Alan Watts
1915 - 1973
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 36
John Austin
1790 - 1859
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 37
