PHILOSOPHER

Johan Vilhelm Snellman

1806 - 1881

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Johan Vilhelm Snellman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuːhɑn ˈvilːhelm ˈsnelːmɑn] ; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot and J. L. Runeberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Vilhelm Snellman is the 681st most popular philosopher (down from 592nd in 2019), the 286th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 247th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Johan Vilhelm Snellman ranks 681 out of 1,267. Before him are Bernard of Chartres, Maximus of Tyre, Paul Virilio, Pyotr Lavrov, Cristoforo Landino, and N. T. Wright. After him are Michael Dummett, John Cantius, Richard of Saint Victor, Pantaenus, Theophan Prokopovich, and Antonio Rosmini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Johan Vilhelm Snellman ranks 23. Before him are Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, and Karl Friedrich Mohr. After him are John A. Roebling, William, Duke of Brunswick, Antoine Wiertz, Teodolfo Mertel, Juliette Drouet, and Lionel Kieseritzky. Among people deceased in 1881, Johan Vilhelm Snellman ranks 32. Before him are Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, John Gould, William Burges, Ludwig von Benedek, Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Sophia Perovskaya. After him are Archduchess Clementina of Austria, Ami Boué, Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Aga Khan I, Jacques Collin de Plancy, and Daniele Comboni.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Johan Vilhelm Snellman ranks 286 out of 1,879. Before him are Jan-Ove Waldner (1965), Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (1592), Jacob Georg Agardh (1813), Krister Henriksson (1946), Gunnel Lindblom (1931), and Mikkey Dee (1963). After him are Olof Björnsson (950), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Harry Bild (1936), Björn Waldegård (1943), Johannes Magnus (1488), and Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Sweden

Among philosophers born in Sweden, Johan Vilhelm Snellman ranks 2. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg (1688). After him are Lars Gustafsson (1936), Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585), Nick Bostrom (1973), and Sara Danius (1962).

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