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Dirck Coornhert

1522 - 1590

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Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522 – 29 October 1590), also known as Theodore Cornhert, was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian, and artist. Coornhert is often considered the Father of Dutch Renaissance scholarship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirck Coornhert is the 951st most popular philosopher (down from 923rd in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 507th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dirck Coornhert ranks 951 out of 1,267. Before him are Élisabeth Badinter, Ogyū Sorai, Ibrahim al-Nazzam, Lanza del Vasto, Leo Baeck, and Sarada Devi. After him are Stanley Cavell, Bernard Stiegler, Keshub Chandra Sen, Lars Gustafsson, Sandra Harding, and Ramananda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Dirck Coornhert ranks 18. Before him are Shibata Katsuie, Gelawdewos, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, and Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him are Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Jacques Cujas, Martin Chemnitz, and Philothei of Athens. Among people deceased in 1590, Dirck Coornhert ranks 25. Before him are Charles de Bourbon, André Thevet, Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, Germain Pilon, Robert Garnier, and Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas. After him are Johann Fischart, Jacques Cujas, James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg, and Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dirck Coornhert ranks 531 out of 1,646. Before him are Louis Andriessen (1939), Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923), Teun A. van Dijk (1943), Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801), Kees Kist (1952), and Balthasar Bekker (1634). After him are Matthias Stom (1600), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), Joachim Wtewael (1566), Caesar van Everdingen (1616), Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882), and Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (1472).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Netherlands

Among philosophers born in Netherlands, Dirck Coornhert ranks 6. Before him are Baruch Spinoza (1632), Erasmus (1466), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), and Jacob Moleschott (1822). After him are Marsilius of Inghen (1335), Thomas van Erpe (1584), and Bas van Fraassen (1941).

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