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Denis Pétau

1583 - 1652

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Denis Pétau (21 August 1583 – 11 December 1652), also known as Dionysius Petavius, was a French Jesuit theologian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Pétau is the 860th most popular philosopher (up from 920th in 2019), the 2,998th most popular biography from France (up from 3,238th in 2019) and the 105th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Denis Pétau ranks 860 out of 1,267. Before him are Francesco Filelfo, Jean Guitton, Yuriy Drohobych, Ervin László, John Major, and Metrodorus of Chios. After him are Claude Lefort, Charles Kay Ogden, Anandamayi Ma, Timon of Athens, Julius Pollux, and Myson of Chenae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1583, Denis Pétau ranks 14. Before him are Jacob De la Gardie, Orlando Gibbons, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Hayashi Razan, and Jan Porcellis. After him are Eleanor of Prussia, Iskandar Muda, Susanna Hall, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, and Philip Massinger. Among people deceased in 1652, Denis Pétau ranks 11. Before him are Jacob De la Gardie, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Inigo Jones, Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, and Jan Dirksz Both. After him are Claes Jansz. Visscher, Chen Hongshou, Johann von Werth, Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, and Pieter de Grebber.

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In France

Among people born in France, Denis Pétau ranks 2,998 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie of Lorraine (1674), Henriette d'Angeville (1794), Sextus Pompeius Festus (150), Emmeram of Regensburg (600), Édouard Detaille (1848), and Dany Boon (1966). After him are René Laloux (1929), François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715), N'Golo Kanté (1991), Gabriel Hanotaux (1853), Jacques-Alain Miller (1944), and Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria (1403).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Denis Pétau ranks 105. Before him are Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), Michael Baius (1513), Favorinus (85), Léon Brunschvicg (1869), Peter John Olivi (1248), and Jean Guitton (1901). After him are Claude Lefort (1924), William of Conches (1080), Alain Finkielkraut (1949), Louis Lavelle (1883), Beatus Rhenanus (1485), and Pierre Daniel Huet (1630).

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