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Adolf von Harnack

1851 - 1930

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Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (born Harnack; 7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and prominent Church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited as Adolf Harnack). He was ennobled (with the addition of von to his name) in 1914. Harnack traced the influence of Hellenistic philosophy on early Christian writings and called on Christians to question the authenticity of doctrines that arose in the early Christian church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolf von Harnack is the 417th most popular philosopher (up from 425th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Philosopher.

Adolf von Harnack is most famous for his work in the field of patristics. He was a German theologian who was known for his work in New Testament studies and the history of early Christianity.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Adolf von Harnack ranks 417 out of 1,267. Before him are Jean Gerson, Hilary Putnam, Leszek Kołakowski, Bharadwaja, Francis Hutcheson, and Alain de Benoist. After him are Masanobu Fukuoka, John Toland, Yi Hwang, Étienne Gilson, Gargi Vachaknavi, and Dong Zhongshu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Adolf von Harnack ranks 16. Before him are Margherita of Savoy, Ismail Gaspirali, Peder Severin Krøyer, Georg Jellinek, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Vincent d'Indy. After him are Martinus Beijerinck, Friedrich von Wieser, Knut Wicksell, Jacobus Kapteyn, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, and Bernardino Machado. Among people deceased in 1930, Adolf von Harnack ranks 27. Before him are Horst Wessel, Arthur Balfour, Siegfried Wagner, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Ahmad Shah Qajar, and Sakichi Toyoda. After him are Adolf Engler, Jules Pascin, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Leopold Auer, Luigi Facta, and Waldemar Haffkine.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Adolf von Harnack ranks 19 out of 351. Before him are Louis Kahn (1901), Alar Karis (1958), Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), Siim Kallas (1948), Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow (1929), and Jakob von Uexküll (1864). After him are Felix Kersten (1898), Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803), Ernst Öpik (1893), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), Andrus Ansip (1956), and Johan Laidoner (1884).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Estonia

Among philosophers born in Estonia, Adolf von Harnack ranks 1. After him are Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Uku Masing (1909), and Hendrik Adamson (1891).

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