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Arnaldus de Villa Nova

1240 - 1311

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Arnaldus de Villa Nova (also called Arnau de Vilanova, Arnaldus Villanovanus, Arnaud de Ville-Neuve or Arnaldo de Villanueva, c. 1240–1311) was a physician and a religious reformer. He is credited with translating a number of medical texts from Arabic, including works by Ibn Sina Avicenna, Abu-l-Salt, and Galen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnaldus de Villa Nova is the 303rd most popular philosopher (down from 295th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Spain (down from 196th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Arnaldus de villa nova is most famous for his work on the use of the astrolabe.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arnaldus de Villa Nova ranks 303 out of 1,267. Before him are Heraclides Ponticus, William Godwin, Wang Yangming, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Otto Weininger, and Guy Debord. After him are Celsus, Lev Shestov, Anacharsis, Chilon of Sparta, Synesius, and Roscellinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1240, Arnaldus de Villa Nova ranks 5. Before him are Pope Benedict XI, Cimabue, Yunus Emre, and Arnolfo di Cambio. After him are Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Boetius of Dacia, Abraham Abulafia, Siger of Brabant, Pietro Cavallini, Magnus III of Sweden, and Elizabeth the Cuman. Among people deceased in 1311, Arnaldus de Villa Nova ranks 2. Before him is Külüg Khan. After him are James II of Majorca, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, Margaret of Brabant, Walter V, Count of Brienne, Siegfried von Feuchtwangen, Pietro Gradenigo, Mangrai, and David VIII of Georgia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Arnaldus de Villa Nova ranks 205 out of 3,355. Before him are Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Martin of Aragon (1356), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Leo Africanus (1494), and Buenaventura Durruti (1896). After him are Raymond of Penyafort (1175), John I of Castile (1358), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Almanzor (930), and Tirso de Molina (1579).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Arnaldus de Villa Nova ranks 12. Before him are José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Francisco Suárez (1548), and Abraham ibn Ezra (1089). After him are Juan Luis Vives (1492), Nachmanides (1194), Pompeia Plotina (65), George Santayana (1863), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), and Francisco Ferrer (1859).

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