PHILOSOPHER

Francisco Ferrer

1859 - 1909

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Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia (Catalan pronunciation: [fɾənˈsɛsk fəˈrej ˈɣwaɾði.ə]; January 14, 1859 – October 13, 1909), widely known as Francisco Ferrer (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko feˈreɾ]), was a Spanish radical freethinker, anarchist, and educationist behind a network of secular, private, libertarian schools in and around Barcelona. His execution, following a revolt in Barcelona, propelled Ferrer into martyrdom and grew an international movement of radicals and libertarians, who established schools in his model and promoted his schooling approach. Ferrer was raised on a farm near Barcelona, where he developed republican and anti-clerical convictions. As a train conductor, he transmitted messages for the republican leader Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, exiled in France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Ferrer is the 433rd most popular philosopher (up from 438th in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from Spain (up from 370th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Francisco Ferrer was a Spanish anarchist who was involved in the anarchist movement in Spain. He founded the Escuela Moderna, which was an educational institution that promoted libertarian ideas. He was executed by the Spanish government in 1909.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Francisco Ferrer ranks 433 out of 1,267. Before him are Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Antiochus of Ascalon, Edward de Bono, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Daniel Dennett, and John of Salisbury. After him are Moses Hess, Thomas Cajetan, Gautama Maharishi, Peter Sloterdijk, Eudemus of Rhodes, and Shah Waliullah Dehlawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Francisco Ferrer ranks 26. Before him are Pierre Janet, Hugo Junkers, Alexander Samsonov, Anna Ancher, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, and Venustiano Carranza. After him are Bertha Pappenheim, Peter Altenberg, Diana Abgar, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., Pavel Milyukov, and Thibaw Min. Among people deceased in 1909, Francisco Ferrer ranks 16. Before him are Peder Severin Krøyer, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Besarion Jughashvili, and Zinovy Rozhestvensky. After him are Emil Erlenmeyer, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Felice Beato, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Arnold Janssen, and Red Cloud.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Ferrer ranks 355 out of 3,355. Before him are Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), Alfonso V of León (994), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Al-Qurtubi (1214), and Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402). After him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Antonio Soler (1729), Miguel López de Legazpi (1502), Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), and Jorge Semprún (1923).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Francisco Ferrer ranks 18. Before him are Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Nachmanides (1194), Pompeia Plotina (65), George Santayana (1863), and Francisco de Vitoria (1483). After him are Hasdai Crescas (1340), Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Domingo de Soto (1494), and Melchor Cano (1509).

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