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Hirata Atsutane

1776 - 1843

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Hirata Atsutane (平田 篤胤; 6 October 1776 – 2 November 1843) was a Japanese scholar, conventionally ranked as one of the Four Great Men of Kokugaku (nativist) studies, and one of the most significant 19th century theologians of the Shintō religion. His literary name was Ibukinoya (気吹舎), and his primary assumed name was Daigaku (大壑, Great Abyss)[1]. He also used the names Daikaku (大角), Gentaku (玄琢), and Genzui (玄瑞). His personal name was Hanbē (半兵衛). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hirata Atsutane is the 1,080th most popular philosopher (down from 1,066th in 2019). (down from 3,434th in 2019)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hirata Atsutane ranks 1,080 out of 1,267. Before him are Anandavardhana, Rambhadracharya, Mario Perniola, Martin Chemnitz, Carole Pateman, and Immanuel Hermann Fichte. After him are Josiah Royce, Helene von Druskowitz, Ivan Merz, Carlo Cattaneo, Luciano Floridi, and Max Dessoir.

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Among people born in 1776, Hirata Atsutane ranks 37. Before him are Lady Hester Stanhope, Bernardino Drovetti, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Ignaz von Seyfried, Henri Dutrochet, and Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg. After him are José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Sydney, Lady Morgan, Dániel Berzsenyi, Charles Hamilton Smith, George M. Bibb, and Amos Eaton. Among people deceased in 1843, Hirata Atsutane ranks 26. Before him are Jakob Friedrich Fries, Ippolito Rosellini, Francis Scott Key, John Trumbull, Julius Vincenz von Krombholz, and John Biscoe. After him are Sylvestre François Lacroix, Friedrich von Adelung, Johann Natterer, Kazim Rashti, Washington Allston, and José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno.

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