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John Peckham

1227 - 1292

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John Peckham (c. 1230 – 8 December 1292) was a Franciscan friar and Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279–1292. Peckham studied at the University of Paris under Bonaventure, where he later taught theology and became known as a conservative opponent of Thomas Aquinas, especially regarding the nature of the soul. Peckham also studied optics and astronomy - his studies in those subjects were particularly influenced by Roger Bacon and Alhazen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Peckham is the 1,200th most popular philosopher (down from 1,162nd in 2019), the 4,663rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,781st in 2019) and the 87th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among philosophers, John Peckham ranks 1,200 out of 1,267. Before him are Walter Kaufmann, Victor Basch, William Alston, Marshall Berman, Robert Brandom, and Bernard Lonergan. After him are James Burnham, Hermann Lietz, David Benatar, Sara Danius, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and Michael Novak.

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Among people born in 1227, John Peckham ranks 7. Before him are Pope Nicholas IV, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany, Rostislav Mikhailovich, Gurju Khatun, Chabi, and Alfonso of Brienne.  Among people deceased in 1292, John Peckham ranks 8. Before him are Pope Nicholas IV, Kinga of Poland, Abraham Abulafia, Thibaud Gaudin, Guiraut Riquier, and William VII, Marquis of Montferrat.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Peckham ranks 4,664 out of 8,785. Before him are Leander Starr Jameson (1853), Albert Ball (1896), Nicholas Hooper (1952), David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919), Sydney Parkinson (1745), and David Walliams (1971). After him are I. J. Good (1916), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Gareth Barry (1981), Hugh Hopper (1945), Maud Gonne (1866), and Thomas Walker Arnold (1864).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John Peckham ranks 87. Before him are Walter Burley (1275), Nick Land (1962), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), Richard Price (1723), and Hector Boece (1465). After him are Alister McGrath (1953), George Henry Lewes (1817), Mary Midgley (1919), Simon Blackburn (1944), C. H. Dodd (1884), and William Ames (1576).

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