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Alain de Lille

1117 - 1202

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Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille; Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; c. 1128 – 1202/1203) was a French theologian and poet. He was born in Lille some time before 1128. His exact date of death remains unclear as well, with most research pointing toward it being between 14 April 1202 and 5 April 1203. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain de Lille is the 453rd most popular philosopher (down from 394th in 2019), the 1,315th most popular biography from France (down from 1,116th in 2019) and the 59th most popular French Philosopher.

Alain de Lille is most famous for his work "The Plaint of Nature."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alain de Lille ranks 453 out of 1,267. Before him are Lucilio Vanini, Ge Hong, Jyotirao Phule, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Hans Reichenbach, and Linji Yixuan. After him are Henry Suso, Phaedo of Elis, Murray Bookchin, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Vincent of Beauvais, and Franz Rosenzweig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1117, Alain de Lille ranks 1. After him is Saint Homobonus. Among people deceased in 1202, Alain de Lille ranks 4. Before him are Joachim of Fiore, Canute VI of Denmark, and Sverre of Norway. After him are Mieszko III the Old, Myeongjong of Goryeo, Birger Brosa, William of the White Hands, Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Gaucelm Faidit, Blondel de Nesle, and Inge Magnusson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain de Lille ranks 1,315 out of 6,770. Before him are Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), Eva Gonzalès (1849), and Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758). After him are Jean-Marie Villot (1905), Ariovistus (-101), Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847), Alice Prin (1901), Capucine (1928), and Marcel Pagnol (1895).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Alain de Lille ranks 59. Before him are Richard Avenarius (1843), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Jean Gerson (1363), Alain de Benoist (1943), Étienne Gilson (1884), and Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (1460). After him are Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Maine de Biran (1766), Guillaume Budé (1467), Michel de Certeau (1925), Ernest Gellner (1925), and Pierre Duhem (1861).

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