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James Ussher

1581 - 1656

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James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October... the year before Christ 4004"; that is, around 6 pm on 22 October 4004 BC, per the proleptic Julian calendar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Ussher is the 555th most popular philosopher (down from 297th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 27th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Irish Philosopher.

James Ussher was a protestant bishop in Ireland who is most famous for his chronology of the world. He calculated that the world was created on October 23, 4004 BC.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, James Ussher ranks 555 out of 1,267. Before him are Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Clitomachus, William of Champeaux, Crantor, Zhou Dunyi, and Cesare Ripa. After him are Paul Grice, Karl Korsch, Arete of Cyrene, Barrington Moore Jr., Bernardino Telesio, and Zaki al-Arsuzi.

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Among people born in 1581, James Ussher ranks 5. Before him are Vincent de Paul, False Dmitry I, Domenichino, and Bernardo Strozzi. After him are Peter Claver, Giulia Tofana, Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Hendrik Brouwer, Edmund Gunter, and Frans Francken the Younger. Among people deceased in 1656, James Ussher ranks 6. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, Jan van Goyen, John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano. After him are Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ottavio Piccolomini, Thomas Fincke, Laurent de La Hyre, Andrea Falconieri, and Dirck Hals.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, James Ussher ranks 74 out of 549. Before him are Saint Gall (550), Vergilius of Salzburg (700), Ethel Voynich (1864), William C. Campbell (1930), Colin Farrell (1976), and Mary Robinson (1944). After him are Malcolm II of Scotland (954), Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110), Brenda Fricker (1945), Bob Geldof (1951), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), and Richard Cantillon (1680).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Ireland

Among philosophers born in Ireland, James Ussher ranks 5. Before him are George Berkeley (1685), John Scotus Eriugena (810), G. E. M. Anscombe (1919), and John Toland (1670). After him are William Thompson (1775), and Philip Pettit (1945).

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