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James Harrington

1611 - 1677

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James Harrington (or Harington; 3 January 1611 – 11 September 1677) was an English political theorist of classical republicanism. He is best known for his controversial publication The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656). This work was an exposition of an ideal constitution, a utopia, designed to facilitate the development of the English republic established after the regicide, the execution of Charles I of England in 1649. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Harrington is the 11,343rd most popular politician (down from 10,836th in 2019), the 2,567th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,244th in 2019) and the 393rd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, James Harrington ranks 11,343 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas de Maizière, Ermengol I, Count of Urgell, Maciej Rataj, Aioulf, Dmitry of Suzdal, and Sulejman Tihić. After him are Princess Catherine of Württemberg, Ashur-resh-ishi I, Tigran Sargsyan, Oddbjørn Hagen, Olga Kameneva, and Hugh V, Count of Maine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1611, James Harrington ranks 17. Before him are Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Carlo Rainaldi, Jan Fyt, Mary Dyer, Antonio de Pereda, and Giancarlo de' Medici. After him are Willem van de Velde the Elder, Magdalene of Nagasaki, Henry Ireton, Andreas Hammerschmidt, and Willem Piso. Among people deceased in 1677, James Harrington ranks 13. Before him are Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Henry Oldenburg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. After him are Robert Cambert, and Matthew Locke.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Harrington ranks 2,568 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Tippett (1905), Alan Gardiner (1879), Anthony Jenkinson (1529), James Braid (1795), Alexander Parkes (1813), and William Foulke (1874). After him are Midge Ure (1953), Robert Morley (1908), John Kemp Starley (1854), John Burgoyne (1722), William Congreve (1670), and Rebecca Clarke (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Harrington ranks 393. Before him are Andrew Moray (1265), Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1455), Sadiq Khan (1970), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Joseph Lancaster (1778), and William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748). After him are Francis Pym (1922), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Henry Percy (1364), John Owen (1616), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), and Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182).

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