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Charles Renouvier

1815 - 1903

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Charles Bernard Renouvier (French: [ʁənuvje]; 1 January 1815 – 1 September 1903) was a French philosopher. He considered himself a "Swedenborg of history" who sought to update the philosophy of Kantian liberalism and individualism for the socio-economic realities of the late nineteenth century, and influenced the sociological method of Émile Durkheim. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Renouvier is the 703rd most popular philosopher (up from 778th in 2019), the 2,302nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,649th in 2019) and the 90th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Charles Renouvier ranks 703 out of 1,267Before him are Diodorus Cronus, Rudolph Goclenius, Kuno Fischer, Gongsun Long, Karl Vogt, and Mary Parker Follett. After him are Franz Neumann, Herman of Carinthia, Péter Pázmány, Henry More, Mario Bunge, and Francesco Algarotti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Charles Renouvier ranks 30Before him are Alexander von Middendorff, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, George Meade, Anthony Trollope, Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, and Andrew Graham. After him are Wilhelm Peters, Ii Naosuke, Louise Rasmussen, Horace Wells, James Curtis Hepburn, and Jean-Delphin Alard. Among people deceased in 1903, Charles Renouvier ranks 30Before him are Camillo Sitte, Richard Jordan Gatling, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Karl Gegenbaur, and Émile Baudot. After him are Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, Hans Gude, Gaston Paris, Rudolf Lipschitz, Paul Du Chaillu, and Ronglu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Renouvier ranks 2,302 out of 6,770Before him are Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389), Jacques Charrier (1936), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), Hervé Renard (1968), Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712), and Boniface, Count of Savoy (1244). After him are Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781), Léon Duguit (1859), Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès (1812), Albert Lamorisse (1922), Adémar de Chabannes (989), and Louise Farrenc (1804).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Charles Renouvier ranks 90Before him are Pierre Hadot (1922), Émile Chartier (1868), Amalric of Bena (1150), Paul Nizan (1905), Paul Virilio (1932), and Fulbert of Chartres (960). After him are André Glucksmann (1937), Sarah Kofman (1934), Émile Boutroux (1845), Julien Benda (1867), Jean Wahl (1888), and Gilbert Simondon (1924).