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Bernardino Telesio

1509 - 1588

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Bernardino Telesio (Italian: [bernarˈdiːno teˈlɛːzjo]; 7 November 1509 – 2 October 1588) was an Italian philosopher and natural scientist. While his natural theories were later disproven, his emphasis on observation made him the "first of the moderns" who eventually developed the scientific method. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernardino Telesio is the 560th most popular philosopher (up from 567th in 2019), the 1,638th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,614th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bernardino Telesio ranks 560 out of 1,267. Before him are Cesare Ripa, James Ussher, Paul Grice, Karl Korsch, Arete of Cyrene, and Barrington Moore Jr.. After him are Zaki al-Arsuzi, Harriet Taylor Mill, Al-Shahrastani, Bion of Borysthenes, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Bardaisan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Bernardino Telesio ranks 9. Before him are Şah Sultan, Daniele da Volterra, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Jan Matsys, John of Leiden, and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. After him are Luis de Morales, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, Leone Leoni, Ippolito II d'Este, Étienne Dolet, and Melchor Cano. Among people deceased in 1588, Bernardino Telesio ranks 9. Before him are Frederick II of Denmark, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, 3rd Dalai Lama, Qi Jiguang, and Henri, Prince of Condé. After him are Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, Plautilla Nelli, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, Louis of Granada, and Valentin Weigel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Bernardino Telesio ranks 1,638 out of 5,161. Before him are Iullus Antonius (-43), John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834), Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612), Mattia Preti (1613), Angelo Comastri (1943), and Antipope Victor IV (1010). After him are Ugolino della Gherardesca (1220), Antonio Sant'Elia (1888), Paolo Villaggio (1932), Lorenzo Buffon (1929), Theodora (900), and Domenico Alberti (1710).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Bernardino Telesio ranks 43. Before him are Norberto Bobbio (1909), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Giles of Rome (1243), Gianni Vattimo (1936), Myia (-600), and Cesare Ripa (1555). After him are Antonio Labriola (1843), Gaetano Mosca (1858), Silvia Federici (1942), Pietro d'Abano (1250), Guarino da Verona (1374), and Nicola Abbagnano (1901).

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