PHILOSOPHER

Francisco Sanches

1550 - 1623

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Francisco Sanches (; Spanish: [ˈsantʃes]; c. 1550 – November 16, 1623) was a skeptic, philosopher and physician of Sephardi Jewish origin, born possibly in Tui, Spain or probably in Braga, Portugal (where he was baptized and grew up). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Sanches is the 822nd most popular philosopher (down from 800th in 2019), the 863rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 857th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Francisco Sanches ranks 822 out of 1,267. Before him are Florian Znaniecki, Bernard Williams, Gilbert de la Porrée, Vazgen I, Karel Kosík, and Paul de Lagarde. After him are Hecataeus of Abdera, George of Trebizond, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, John Italus, Rishabhanatha, and Konstantin Leontiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, Francisco Sanches ranks 25. Before him are Michael Maestlin, False Dmitry III, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Tang Xianzu, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves. After him are Abu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi, Orazio Vecchi, Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha, Man Singh I, Juan de Oñate, and Vicente Espinel. Among people deceased in 1623, Francisco Sanches ranks 14. Before him are John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Domenico Fetti, Paolo Sarpi, and Kara Davud Pasha. After him are Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Philippe de Mornay, Antonio Priuli, William Camden, and Thomas Weelkes.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Sanches ranks 863 out of 3,355. Before him are Manuel García (1775), Josep Maria Mauri (1941), Muhammad XIII of Granada (1500), Guillén de Castro y Bellvis (1569), Francisco Guerrero (1528), and Mécia Lopes de Haro (1215). After him are Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1965), Raimon Panikkar (1918), Pablo Gargallo (1881), Gilbert Horal (1200), James II, Count of Urgell (1380), and Cristóbal de Olid (1487).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Francisco Sanches ranks 27. Before him are María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Domingo de Soto (1494), Melchor Cano (1509), Joseph Albo (1380), and Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676). After him are Gómez Pereira (1500), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905), Bahya ibn Paquda (1050), Fernando Savater (1947), and Jaime Balmes (1810).

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