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Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro

1676 - 1764

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Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito xeˈɾonimo fejˈxo(o) j monteˈneɣɾo]; 8 October 1676 – 26 September 1764) was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro is the 812th most popular philosopher (up from 929th in 2019), the 835th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,043rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 812 out of 1,267. Before him are Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Hayashi Razan, Wonhyo, Eknath, Friedrich Pollock, and Joseph Albo. After him are Vincenzo Gioberti, Volin, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Florian Znaniecki, Bernard Williams, and Gilbert de la Porrée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1676, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 17. Before him are Leonard of Port Maurice, Michael II Apafi, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, Mkhitar Sebastatsi, Stanisław Poniatowski, and Anthony Collins. After him are Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Maria Clara Eimmart, and Boris Kurakin. Among people deceased in 1764, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 13. Before him are Jean-Marie Leclair, Johann Mattheson, Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Erik Pontoppidan, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and Francesco Algarotti. After him are Picander, Semyon Chelyuskin, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Nathaniel Bliss, and Hans Adolph Brorson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 835 out of 3,355. Before him are Theodulf of Orléans (750), Nacho (1990), Bera, Count of Barcelona (770), Joseph Albo (1380), Fructuosus of Braga (601), and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526). After him are Carlos Westendorp (1937), Marcos Alonso (1933), Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532), Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895), and Constanza Manuel (1315).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ranks 26. Before him are Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Domingo de Soto (1494), Melchor Cano (1509), and Joseph Albo (1380). After him are Francisco Sanches (1550), Gómez Pereira (1500), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905), Bahya ibn Paquda (1050), and Fernando Savater (1947).

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