PHILOSOPHER

Lucilio Vanini

1585 - 1619

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Lucilio Vanini (1585 – 9 February 1619), who, in his works, styled himself Giulio Cesare Vanini, was an Italian philosopher, physician and free-thinker, who was one of the first significant representatives of intellectual libertinism. He was among the first modern thinkers who viewed the universe as an entity governed by natural laws (nomological determinism). He was also an early literate proponent of biological evolution, maintaining that humans and other apes have common ancestors. He was murdered in Toulouse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucilio Vanini is the 447th most popular philosopher (up from 453rd in 2019), the 1,287th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,298th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Italian Philosopher.

Lucilio Vanini was a 17th century Italian atheist who was most famous for his book, "The Atheist's Tragedy."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Lucilio Vanini ranks 447 out of 1,267. Before him are Chantal Mouffe, Gershom Scholem, Christian Thomasius, Zhiyi, Ernesto Laclau, and Martha Nussbaum. After him are Ge Hong, Jyotirao Phule, Dhul-Nun al-Misri, Hans Reichenbach, Linji Yixuan, and Alain de Lille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, Lucilio Vanini ranks 9. Before him are Cornelius Jansen, Hendrick Avercamp, Uriel da Costa, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Anna of Tyrol, and Jacob Le Maire. After him are Zacharias Janssen, Jacques Lemercier, John Rolfe, Mary Ward, Massimo Stanzione, and Hamnet Shakespeare. Among people deceased in 1619, Lucilio Vanini ranks 8. Before him are Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, Nicholas Hilliard, and Ludovico Carracci. After him are Lawrence of Brindisi, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Hieronymus Fabricius, and Jagat Gosain.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lucilio Vanini ranks 1,287 out of 5,161. Before him are Fra Mauro (1385), Massimiliano Allegri (1967), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630), Sebastiano Venier (1496), and Niccolò Jommelli (1714). After him are Fede Galizia (1578), Ildibad (450), Chiara Lubich (1920), Zucchero Fornaciari (1955), Giovanni Leone (1908), and Alberic II of Spoleto (911).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Lucilio Vanini ranks 32. Before him are Giovanni Gentile (1875), Antonio Negri (1933), Aristoxenus (-360), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313), and Thomas Cajetan (1469). After him are Brunetto Latini (1220), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Dicaearchus (-350), Norberto Bobbio (1909), and Vittorino da Feltre (1378).

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