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Joseph Albo

1380 - 1444

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Joseph Albo (Hebrew: יוסף אלבו; c. 1380 – c. 1444) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in Spain during the fifteenth century, known chiefly as the author of Sefer ha-Ikkarim ("Book of Principles"), the classic work on the fundamentals of Judaism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Albo is the 811th most popular philosopher (down from 707th in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 710th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Joseph Albo ranks 811 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Hayashi Razan, Wonhyo, Eknath, and Friedrich Pollock. After him are Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Vincenzo Gioberti, Volin, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Florian Znaniecki, and Bernard Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1380, Joseph Albo ranks 16. Before him are Itzcoatl, Anna of Cilli, Yawar Waqaq, Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Nanni di Banco, and Mustafa Çelebi. After him are Ma Huan, Master Francke, James II, Count of Urgell, John Fastolf, Sayf ad-Din Inal, and Gonzalo Pérez. Among people deceased in 1444, Joseph Albo ranks 9. Before him are Leonardo Bruni, Bernardino of Siena, Olivera Despina, Julian Cesarini, Mark of Ephesus, and John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset. After him is Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joseph Albo ranks 832 out of 3,355. Before him are Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932), Enrique Líster (1907), Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile (1137), Theodulf of Orléans (750), Nacho (1990), and Bera, Count of Barcelona (770). After him are Fructuosus of Braga (601), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Carlos Westendorp (1937), Marcos Alonso (1933), and Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Joseph Albo ranks 25. Before him are Hasdai Crescas (1340), Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), Domingo de Soto (1494), and Melchor Cano (1509). After him are Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Francisco Sanches (1550), Gómez Pereira (1500), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905), and Bahya ibn Paquda (1050).

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