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Emer de Vattel

1714 - 1767

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Emmerich de Vattel (French pronunciation: [vatɛl] 25 April 1714 – 28 December 1767) was a philosopher, diplomat, and jurist. Vattel's work profoundly influenced the development of international law. He is most famous for his 1758 work The Law of Nations. This work was his claim to fame and won him enough prestige to be appointed as a councilor to the court of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emer de Vattel is the 602nd most popular philosopher (up from 861st in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 281st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Emer de Vattel ranks 602 out of 1,267. Before him are Byung-Chul Han, David Hartley, Zoilus, Constantin von Tischendorf, Jonathan Edwards, and Jacques Ellul. After him are Henry Corbin, Johannes Bugenhagen, Crates of Mallus, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Alfred Schmidt, and Peter the Iberian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, Emer de Vattel ranks 12. Before him are Pontiac, Claude Joseph Vernet, Alaungpaya, Niccolò Jommelli, Kristijonas Donelaitis, and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. After him are Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, César-François Cassini de Thury, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, George Whitefield, and Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg. Among people deceased in 1767, Emer de Vattel ranks 7. Before him are Georg Philipp Telemann, Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Giambattista Pittoni, and Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After him are Johann Schobert, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, Étienne de Silhouette, Ekkathat, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, and Firmin Abauzit.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Emer de Vattel ranks 169 out of 1,015. Before him are Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Viola Amherd (1962), Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698), Karin Keller-Sutter (1963), Pascal Couchepin (1942), and Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1870). After him are Peter Sauber (1943), Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919), Carlo Fontana (1638), Grock (1880), Notker the Stammerer (840), and Charles Dutoit (1936).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Switzerland

Among philosophers born in Switzerland, Emer de Vattel ranks 4. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712), Benjamin Constant (1767), and Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821). After him are Frithjof Schuon (1907), Jean Vanier (1928), Denis de Rougemont (1906), Tariq Ramadan (1962), and Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768).

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