The Most Famous

Philosophers from Denmark

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This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 4 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 41st most number of Philosophers behind Finland and Estonia.

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Danish Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Danish Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Søren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)

With an HPI of 84.47, Søren Kierkegaard is the most famous Danish Philosopher.   biography has been translated into 113 different languages on wikipedia.

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2. Boetius of Dacia (1240 - 1284)

With an HPI of 68.58, Boetius of Dacia is the 2nd most famous Danish Philosopher.   biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

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3. Ada Adler (1878 - 1946)

With an HPI of 58.12, Ada Adler is the 3rd most famous Danish Philosopher.   biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

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4. Harald Høffding (1843 - 1931)

With an HPI of 57.66, Harald Høffding is the 4th most famous Danish Philosopher.   biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 4 people classified as Danish philosophers born between 1240 and 1878. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Danish philosophers include Søren Kierkegaard, Boetius of Dacia, and Ada Adler.

Deceased Danish Philosophers

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Overlapping Lives

Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.

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