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Johann Bernhard Basedow

1723 - 1790

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Johann Bernhard Basedow (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːzədo]; 11 September 1724 – 25 July 1790) was a German educational reformer, teacher and writer. He founded the Philanthropinum, a short-lived but influential progressive school in Dessau, and was the author of "Elementarwerk", a popular illustrated textbook for children. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Bernhard Basedow is the 689th most popular philosopher (down from 577th in 2019), the 2,152nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,639th in 2019) and the 89th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Johann Bernhard Basedow ranks 689 out of 1,267. Before him are John Cantius, Richard of Saint Victor, Pantaenus, Theophan Prokopovich, Antonio Rosmini, and Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī. After him are Mechthild of Magdeburg, P. F. Strawson, Hakuin Ekaku, Hermann von Keyserling, Fulbert of Chartres, and Vallabha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1723, Johann Bernhard Basedow ranks 15. Before him are Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Adam Ferguson, Prithvi Narayan Shah, Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, and Tobias Mayer. After him are Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Pehr Osbeck, Mir Taqi Mir, and William Blackstone. Among people deceased in 1790, Johann Bernhard Basedow ranks 11. Before him are Ernst Gideon von Laudon, András Hadik, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Mohammed ben Abdallah, and Jacob Christian Schäffer. After him are William Cullen, Johann II Bernoulli, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, and Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Bernhard Basedow ranks 2,153 out of 7,253. Before him are Bruno Loerzer (1891), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), Arp Schnitger (1648), Basil Valentine (1394), Nicholas Mercator (1620), and Princess Helena of Nassau (1831). After him are Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633), Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (1305), Heinrich Göbel (1818), Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau (1666), Juliana of Stolberg (1506), and Mina Witkojc (1893).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Johann Bernhard Basedow ranks 89. Before him are Eugen Fink (1905), Andreas Karlstadt (1486), Eric Voegelin (1901), Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769), Johannes Sturm (1507), and Ernst Nolte (1923). After him are Rudolph Goclenius (1547), Karl Vogt (1817), Ludwig Klages (1872), F. C. S. Schiller (1864), Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792), and Joseph Dietzgen (1828).

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