PHILOSOPHER

Hector Boece

1465 - 1536

Hector Boece

Hector Boece (; also spelled Boyce or Boise; 1465–1536), known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and the first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hector Boece is the 1,188th most popular philosopher (down from 1,151st in 2019), the 4,442nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,648th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hector Boece ranks 1,188 out of 1,267. Before him are Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Imran N. Hosein, Iris Marion Young, Edward Abramowski, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, and Quentin Meillassoux. After him are Hicetas, Max Black, Dariush Shayegan, Philip Pettit, Alexander Berzin, and Walter Kaufmann.

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1930 - 2019
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,182
Imran N. Hosein
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.58
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Iris Marion Young
1949 - 2006
HPI: 54.58
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Edward Abramowski
1868 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
1787 - 1851
HPI: 54.37
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Quentin Meillassoux
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.29
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Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,188
Hicetas
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,189
Max Black
1909 - 1988
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,190
Dariush Shayegan
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,191
Philip Pettit
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 1,192
Alexander Berzin
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,193
Walter Kaufmann
1921 - 1980
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,194

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1465, Hector Boece ranks 21. Before him are Johann von Staupitz, Konrad Peutinger, Philotheus of Pskov, Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, Cassandra Fedele, and Beatriz Galindo. Among people deceased in 1536, Hector Boece ranks 24. Before him are Jacob Hutter, Juan Pizarro, Gonzalo Guerrero, Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Marino Sanuto the Younger, and Daniel Hopfer.

Others Born in 1465

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Johann von Staupitz
PHYSICIAN
1465 - 1524
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 15
Konrad Peutinger
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1547
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 16
Philotheus of Pskov
WRITER
1465 - 1542
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 17
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1465 - 1530
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 18
Cassandra Fedele
WRITER
1465 - 1558
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 19
Beatriz Galindo
WRITER
1465 - 1534
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 20
Hector Boece
PHILOSOPHER
1465 - 1536
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 21

Others Deceased in 1536

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Jacob Hutter
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1536
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 18
Juan Pizarro
EXPLORER
1511 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 19
Gonzalo Guerrero
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1470 - 1536
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 20
Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1474 - 1536
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 21
Marino Sanuto the Younger
HISTORIAN
1466 - 1536
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 22
Daniel Hopfer
ARTIST
1470 - 1536
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 23
Hector Boece
PHILOSOPHER
1465 - 1536
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 24

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hector Boece ranks 4,443 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Doll (1912), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Charlie Cox (1982), Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), John Blackley (1948), and William Tenn (1920). After him are Val McDermid (1955), William Dalrymple (1965), Gemma Arterton (1986), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), Thomas Fuller (1608), and John Ogdon (1937).

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Richard Doll
PHYSICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 4,437
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 4,438
Charlie Cox
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 4,439
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1475
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 4,440
John Blackley
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4,441
William Tenn
WRITER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4,442
Hector Boece
PHILOSOPHER
1465 - 1536
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4,443
Val McDermid
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4,444
William Dalrymple
HISTORIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4,445
Gemma Arterton
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4,446
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1712
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,447
Thomas Fuller
HISTORIAN
1608 - 1661
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,448
John Ogdon
MUSICIAN
1937 - 1989
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,449