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John of Salisbury

1110 - 1180

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John of Salisbury (late 1110s – 25 October 1180), who described himself as Johannes Parvus ("John the Little"), was an English author, philosopher, educationalist, diplomat and bishop of Chartres. The historian Hans Liebeschuetz described him as one of the most notable figures of the "medieval Renaissance" of the 12th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Salisbury is the 432nd most popular philosopher (down from 380th in 2019), the 1,020th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 731st in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Philosopher.

John of Salisbury was a medieval scholar and bishop who was most famous for his book Policraticus.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John of Salisbury ranks 432 out of 1,267. Before him are Pavel Florensky, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Antiochus of Ascalon, Edward de Bono, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, and Daniel Dennett. After him are Francisco Ferrer, Moses Hess, Thomas Cajetan, Gautama Maharishi, Peter Sloterdijk, and Eudemus of Rhodes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, John of Salisbury ranks 4. Before him are Pope Lucius III, Ibn Tufail, and Antipope Paschal III. After him are John Tzetzes, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Odo de St Amand, Diarmait Mac Murchada, García Ramírez of Navarre, Maurice de Sully, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, and Kaykaus I. Among people deceased in 1180, John of Salisbury ranks 3. Before him are Louis VII of France, and Manuel I Komnenos. After him are John Tzetzes, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Prince Mochihito, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John of Salisbury ranks 1,020 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Oliver Sacks (1933), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), James Gregory (1638), and Godfrey Hounsfield (1919). After him are Freeman Dyson (1923), Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), Danny Boyle (1956), Len Deighton (1929), Charles Lightoller (1874), and Ida Noddack (1896).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John of Salisbury ranks 26. Before him are A. S. Neill (1883), J. L. Austin (1911), Anne Conway (1631), E. H. Carr (1892), Thomas Hill Green (1836), and Francis Hutcheson (1694). After him are Roger Scruton (1944), Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), H. L. A. Hart (1907), John Gray (1948), Adam Ferguson (1723), and A. J. Ayer (1910).

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