PHILOSOPHER

Brunetto Latini

1220 - 1294

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Brunetto Latini (who signed his name Burnectus Latinus in Latin and Burnecto Latino in Italian; c. 1220–1294) was an Italian philosopher, scholar, notary, politician and statesman. He was a teacher and friend of Dante Alighieri. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brunetto Latini is the 462nd most popular philosopher (down from 407th in 2019), the 1,323rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,158th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Philosopher.

Brunetto Latini is most famous for being the tutor of Dante Alighieri and for writing the poem "The Divine Comedy."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Brunetto Latini ranks 462 out of 1,267. Before him are Murray Bookchin, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Vincent of Beauvais, Franz Rosenzweig, Arnobius, and Themistius. After him are Hegesias of Cyrene, Shantideva, Roger Scruton, Alasdair MacIntyre, Theodorus the Atheist, and Ibn al-Rawandi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1220, Brunetto Latini ranks 6. Before him are Pope Martin IV, Alexander Nevsky, Roger Bacon, William of Rubruck, and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. After him are Jalal-ud-din Khalji, Traidenis, Emperor Go-Saga, Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, Stefan Uroš I, and Ugolino della Gherardesca. Among people deceased in 1294, Brunetto Latini ranks 3. Before him are Kublai Khan, and Louis II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are John I, Duke of Brabant, Rabban Bar Sauma, Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Al-Busiri, and Dmitry of Pereslavl.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Brunetto Latini ranks 1,323 out of 5,161. Before him are Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma (1679), Gianluca Vialli (1964), Valentino Rossi (1979), Gino Severini (1883), Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822), and Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417). After him are Franco Corelli (1921), Maria Luisa of Savoy (1688), Zita (1212), Methodios I of Constantinople (788), Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783), and Umberto Tozzi (1952).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Brunetto Latini ranks 33. Before him are Antonio Negri (1933), Aristoxenus (-360), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), Thomas Cajetan (1469), and Lucilio Vanini (1585). After him are Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Dicaearchus (-350), Norberto Bobbio (1909), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), and Giles of Rome (1243).

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