PHILOSOPHER
Franz Brentano
1838 - 1917

Franz Brentano
Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Josef Brentano (; German: [bʁɛnˈtaːno]; 16 January 1838 – 17 March 1917) was a German philosopher and psychologist. His 1874 Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint, considered his magnum opus, is credited with having reintroduced the medieval scholastic concept of intentionality into contemporary philosophy. Originally a Catholic priest, Brentano withdrew from the priesthood in 1873 due to the dogmatic definition of papal infallibility in Pastor aeternus. Working subsequently as a non-denominational professor, his teaching triggered research in a wide array of fields such as linguistics, logic, mathematics and experimental psychology through the young generation of philosophers who were gathered as the School of Brentano. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Brentano is the 240th most popular philosopher (up from 299th in 2019), the 482nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 629th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Philosopher.
Franz Brentano was a philosopher who is most famous for his work on the theory of intentionality.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Franz Brentano ranks 240 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Paul Feyerabend, Nikolai Berdyaev, Giorgio Agamben, Michael Psellos, and Prodicus. After him are Al-Jahiz, Gabriel Marcel, Milarepa, Josef Breuer, George Herbert Mead, and Pelagius.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Heinrich Jacobi
1743 - 1819
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 234
Paul Feyerabend
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 235
Nikolai Berdyaev
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 236
Giorgio Agamben
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 237
Michael Psellos
1018 - 1078
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 238
Prodicus
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 239
Franz Brentano
1838 - 1917
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 240
Al-Jahiz
775 - 868
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 241
Gabriel Marcel
1889 - 1973
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 242
Milarepa
1052 - 1135
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 243
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 244
George Herbert Mead
1863 - 1931
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 245
Pelagius
360 - 420
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 246
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1838, Franz Brentano ranks 10. Before him are Ernst Mach, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Max Bruch, Tobias Asser, Jan Matejko, and Edward W. Morley. After him are Luís I of Portugal, Émile Loubet, Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Ernest Solvay, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, and Léon Gambetta. Among people deceased in 1917, Franz Brentano ranks 15. Before him are Adolf von Baeyer, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Emil von Behring, Emil Theodor Kocher, Edward Burnett Tylor, and Buffalo Bill. After him are Dragutin Dimitrijević, John William Waterhouse, Ludwig Minkus, Mackenzie Bowell, Scott Joplin, and Hussein Kamel of Egypt.
Others Born in 1838
Go to all RankingsErnst Mach
PHYSICIST
1838 - 1916
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 4
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 5
Max Bruch
COMPOSER
1838 - 1920
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 6
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 7
Jan Matejko
PAINTER
1838 - 1893
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 8
Edward W. Morley
CHEMIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 9
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 10
Luís I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1889
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 11
Émile Loubet
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1929
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 12
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
CHEMIST
1838 - 1912
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 13
Ernest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 14
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1894
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 15
Léon Gambetta
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1882
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsAdolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 9
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 10
Emil von Behring
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1917
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 11
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 12
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 13
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 14
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 15
Dragutin Dimitrijević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1917
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 16
John William Waterhouse
PAINTER
1849 - 1917
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 17
Ludwig Minkus
COMPOSER
1826 - 1917
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 18
Mackenzie Bowell
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1917
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 19
Scott Joplin
COMPOSER
1868 - 1917
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 20
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1917
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 21
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Brentano ranks 482 out of 7,253. Before him are Joachim Peiper (1915), Louis the Child (893), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Johann Bayer (1572), Carl von Ossietzky (1889), and Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573). After him are Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Gregor Strasser (1892), George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1582), Roland Freisler (1893), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876), and Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJoachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 476
Louis the Child
POLITICIAN
893 - 911
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 477
August Wilhelm Schlegel
WRITER
1767 - 1845
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 478
Johann Bayer
ASTRONOMER
1572 - 1625
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 479
Carl von Ossietzky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1938
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 480
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1573 - 1651
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 481
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 482
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
CHEMIST
1780 - 1849
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 483
Gregor Strasser
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1934
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 484
George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1641
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 485
Roland Freisler
JUDGE
1893 - 1945
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 486
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1965
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 487
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 488
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Franz Brentano ranks 36. Before him are Carl Schmitt (1888), Max Horkheimer (1895), Rudolf Carnap (1891), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Ernst Bloch (1885), and Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743). After him are Adam Weishaupt (1748), Johann Reuchlin (1455), Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), Hans Jonas (1903), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), and Bruno Bauer (1809).
Carl Schmitt
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 30
Max Horkheimer
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 31
Rudolf Carnap
1891 - 1970
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 32
Moses Mendelssohn
1729 - 1786
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 33
Ernst Bloch
1885 - 1977
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 34
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
1743 - 1819
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 35
Franz Brentano
1838 - 1917
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 36
Adam Weishaupt
1748 - 1830
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 37
Johann Reuchlin
1455 - 1522
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 38
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
1842 - 1906
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 39
Hans Jonas
1903 - 1993
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 40
Rudolf Bultmann
1884 - 1976
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 41
Bruno Bauer
1809 - 1882
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 42