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Bernard of Chartres

1070 - 1130

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Bernard of Chartres (Latin: Bernardus Carnotensis; died after 1124) was a twelfth-century French Neo-Platonist philosopher, scholar, and administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard of Chartres is the 675th most popular philosopher (down from 417th in 2019). (down from 493rd in 2019)

Bernard of Chartres is most famous for being a 12th century philosopher and theologian. He is also credited with the invention of the quadrivium, which is a system of knowledge that includes arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.

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Among philosophers, Bernard of Chartres ranks 675 out of 1,267. Before him are Shen Buhai, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Hippo, Ian Stevenson, Dharmakirti, and Paul Nizan. After him are Maximus of Tyre, Paul Virilio, Pyotr Lavrov, Cristoforo Landino, N. T. Wright, and Johan Vilhelm Snellman.

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Among people born in 1070, Bernard of Chartres ranks 7. Before him are Coloman, King of Hungary, Bertrade de Montfort, Prince Álmos, William of Champeaux, Raymond of Burgundy, and Theophilus Presbyter. After him are Abraham bar Hiyya, Zbigniew of Poland, Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, Gilbert de la Porrée, and Thoros I, Prince of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1130, Bernard of Chartres ranks 10. Before him are Isidore the Laborer, Ibn Tumart, Bohemond II of Antioch, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Aénor de Châtellerault, and Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah. After him are Margaret Fredkulla, Herman II, Margrave of Baden, Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn, Li Tang, Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia, and Domenico Michiel.

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