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Antoine Arnauld

1612 - 1694

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Antoine Arnauld (French: [ɑ̃twan aʁno]; 6 February 1612 – 8 August 1694) was a French Catholic theologian, priest, philosopher and mathematician. He was one of the leading intellectuals of the Jansenist group of Port-Royal and had a very thorough knowledge of patristics. Contemporaries called him le Grand to distinguish him from his father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antoine Arnauld is the 382nd most popular philosopher (down from 308th in 2019), the 1,081st most popular biography from France (down from 812th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular French Philosopher.

Antoine Arnauld was a French philosopher and theologian. He is most famous for his work in logic, especially the Port Royal Logic, which he co-wrote with Pierre Nicole.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Antoine Arnauld ranks 382 out of 1,267. Before him are Richard Rorty, Heinrich Rickert, Thrasymachus, Franciscus Patricius, Edgar Morin, and Hwang Jini. After him are Nicephorus Gregoras, Damascius, Boetius of Dacia, Ágnes Heller, Philo of Larissa, and Ban Zhao.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1612, Antoine Arnauld ranks 8. Before him are Dorgon, Wu Sangui, Louis Le Vau, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Thomas Fairfax, and Pierre Mignard. After him are Samuel Butler, Peter Stuyvesant, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, and Margherita de' Medici. Among people deceased in 1694, Antoine Arnauld ranks 6. Before him are Mary II of England, Matsuo Bashō, Marcello Malpighi, Samuel von Pufendorf, and Natalya Naryshkina. After him are Francesco Morosini, Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Suleiman of Persia, John George IV, Elector of Saxony, Hishikawa Moronobu, and Pierre Puget.

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In France

Among people born in France, Antoine Arnauld ranks 1,081 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Painlevé (1863), Adélaïde of France (1732), Paul Sérusier (1864), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), Edgar Morin (1921), and Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480). After him are Claude Joseph Vernet (1714), Félix d'Herelle (1873), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Marcel Carné (1906), and Henri Giraud (1879).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Antoine Arnauld ranks 52. Before him are René Girard (1923), Maurice Halbwachs (1877), Étienne Cabet (1788), Pierre d'Ailly (1350), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), and Edgar Morin (1921). After 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).

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