PHILOSOPHER

Jacques-André Naigeon

1738 - 1810

Jacques-André Naigeon

Jacques-André Naigeon (15 July 1738, Paris – 28 February 1810, Paris) was a French artist, atheist-materialist philosopher, editor and man of letters best known for his contributions to the Encyclopédie and for reworking Baron d'Holbach's and Diderot's manuscripts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques-André Naigeon is the 961st most popular philosopher (down from 907th in 2019), the 3,451st most popular biography from France (down from 3,181st in 2019) and the 119th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jacques-André Naigeon ranks 961 out of 1,267. Before him are Lars Gustafsson, Sandra Harding, Ramananda, Derek Parfit, Nemesius, and Monimus. After him are David Lewis, Wendy Brown, Northrop Frye, Rüdiger Safranski, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and Phaenias of Eresus.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Lars Gustafsson
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 955
Sandra Harding
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 956
Ramananda
1400 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 957
Derek Parfit
1942 - 2017
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 958
Nemesius
400 - 500
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 959
Monimus
400 BC - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 960
Jacques-André Naigeon
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 961
David Lewis
1941 - 2001
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 962
Wendy Brown
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 963
Northrop Frye
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 964
Rüdiger Safranski
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 965
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 966
Phaenias of Eresus
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 967

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1738, Jacques-André Naigeon ranks 22. Before him are Thomas Nelson Jr., Jacques François Dugommier, Benjamin West, Richard Montgomery, John Singleton Copley, and Jacques Delille. After him are Leopold Hofmann, Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau, Matvey Kazakov, and Betje Wolff. Among people deceased in 1810, Jacques-André Naigeon ranks 21. Before him are Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Alejandro Malaspina, Mir Taqi Mir, Jacques-François Menou, and Daniel Gottlob Türk. After him are Antoine-Denis Chaudet, József Alvinczi, Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, and George Prideaux Robert Harris.

Others Born in 1738

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Thomas Nelson Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 16
Jacques François Dugommier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1794
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 17
Benjamin West
PAINTER
1738 - 1820
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 18
Richard Montgomery
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1775
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 19
John Singleton Copley
PAINTER
1738 - 1815
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 20
Jacques Delille
WRITER
1738 - 1813
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 21
Jacques-André Naigeon
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 22
Leopold Hofmann
COMPOSER
1738 - 1793
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 23
Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1816
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 24
Matvey Kazakov
ARCHITECT
1738 - 1812
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
Betje Wolff
WRITER
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 26

Others Deceased in 1810

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Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1810
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 15
Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova
1743 - 1810
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 16
Alejandro Malaspina
EXPLORER
1754 - 1810
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 17
Mir Taqi Mir
WRITER
1723 - 1810
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 18
Jacques-François Menou
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1810
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 19
Daniel Gottlob Türk
COMPOSER
1750 - 1810
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 20
Jacques-André Naigeon
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 21
Antoine-Denis Chaudet
SCULPTOR
1763 - 1810
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 22
József Alvinczi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1810
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 23
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1810
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 24
Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1731 - 1810
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 25
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1810
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 26
George Prideaux Robert Harris
BIOLOGIST
1775 - 1810
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 27

In France

Among people born in France, Jacques-André Naigeon ranks 3,451 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Tiberi (1935), François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1558), René Maire (1878), Charles Laval (1862), Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1942), and Bernard Giraudeau (1947). After him are Louis Seigner (1903), Thierry Lhermitte (1952), Pierre Benoit (1886), Michel Vautrot (1945), Joseph Duplessis (1725), and Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys (1805).

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Jean Tiberi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,445
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,446
René Maire
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,447
Charles Laval
PAINTER
1862 - 1894
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,448
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,449
Bernard Giraudeau
ACTOR
1947 - 2010
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,450
Jacques-André Naigeon
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,451
Louis Seigner
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,452
Thierry Lhermitte
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,453
Pierre Benoit
WRITER
1886 - 1962
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,454
Michel Vautrot
REFEREE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,455
Joseph Duplessis
PAINTER
1725 - 1802
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,456
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 3,457