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Hasdai Crescas

1340 - 1410

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Hasdai ben Abraham Crescas (Catalan: [həzˈðaj ˈβeɲ ʒuˈða ˈkɾeskəs]; Hebrew: חסדאי קרשקש; c. 1340 in Barcelona – 1410/11 in Zaragoza) was a Spanish-Jewish philosopher and a renowned halakhist (teacher of Jewish law). Along with Maimonides ("Rambam"), Gersonides ("Ralbag"), and Joseph Albo, he is known as one of the major practitioners of the rationalist approach to Jewish philosophy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hasdai Crescas is the 495th most popular philosopher (down from 471st in 2019), the 418th most popular biography from Spain (down from 406th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hasdai Crescas ranks 495 out of 1,267. Before him are Ernst Troeltsch, Yi I, Zhang Daoling, Priscian, Petrus Ramus, and Emmanuel Mounier. After him are Kapila, Ivan Ilyin, Norberto Bobbio, Hermann Lotze, Johannes Althusius, and Jean-Luc Nancy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Hasdai Crescas ranks 9. Before him are Elizabeth of Bosnia, Albert, King of Sweden, John, Duke of Berry, Claus Sluter, Peter II, Count of Alençon, and Theophanes the Greek. After him are Geert Groote, Stephen of Perm, Eleanor of Arborea, Nicholas Tavelic, Theodora Kantakouzene, and Jacopo da Bologna. Among people deceased in 1410, Hasdai Crescas ranks 6. Before him are Rupert, King of Germany, Antipope Alexander V, Martin of Aragon, Ulrich von Jungingen, and Theophanes the Greek. After him are Joanna Sophia of Bavaria, Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Melchior Broederlam, Yawar Waqaq, Spinello Aretino, and John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Hasdai Crescas ranks 418 out of 3,355. Before him are Fruela I of Asturias (722), Theudis (470), Mercedes of Orléans (1860), Carlos Osoro Sierra (1945), García II of Galicia (1042), and Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (1946). After him are Priscillian (340), Lorenzo Sanz (1943), Pedro de Mendoza (1487), García Sánchez I of Pamplona (919), Sancho VII of Navarre (1154), and Pánfilo de Narváez (1478).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Hasdai Crescas ranks 19. Before him are Juan Luis Vives (1492), Nachmanides (1194), Pompeia Plotina (65), George Santayana (1863), Francisco de Vitoria (1483), and Francisco Ferrer (1859). After him are Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Domingo de Soto (1494), Melchor Cano (1509), and Joseph Albo (1380).

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