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Marsilius of Padua

1275 - 1342

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Marsilius of Padua (Italian: Marsilio da Padova; born Marsilio Mainardi, Marsilio de i Mainardini or Marsilio Mainardini; c. 1270 – c. 1342) was an Italian scholar, trained in medicine, who practiced a variety of professions. He was also an important 14th-century political figure. His political treatise Defensor pacis (The Defender of Peace), an attempt to refute papal claims to a "plenitude of power" in affairs of both church and state, is seen by some scholars as the most revolutionary political treatise written in the later Middle Ages. It is one of the first examples of a trenchant critique of ultramontanism in Western Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marsilius of Padua is the 262nd most popular philosopher (down from 224th in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from Italy (down from 609th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Philosopher.

Marsilius of Padua was a medieval thinker who advocated for the separation of church and state.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Marsilius of Padua ranks 262 out of 1,267. Before him are Roger Garaudy, Pherecydes of Syros, Donald Davidson, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Euclid of Megara, and Judah Loew ben Bezalel. After him are Nicole Oresme, François Fénelon, Johann Reuchlin, Pat Robertson, Vladimir Solovyov, and Paramahansa Yogananda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1275, Marsilius of Padua ranks 3. Before him are Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Gediminas. After him are Basarab I of Wallachia, Mondino de Luzzi, Chungseon of Goryeo, John II, Duke of Brabant, Dnyaneshwar, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, and Abu Sa'id Uthman II. Among people deceased in 1342, Marsilius of Padua ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict XII, and Charles I of Hungary. After him are Anna of Trebizond, Robert III of Artois, Peter II of Sicily, Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut, Tini Beg, Guy I, Count of Blois, and Bartolomeo Gradenigo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marsilius of Padua ranks 760 out of 5,161. Before him are Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), Isabella Rossellini (1952), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), and Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938). After him are Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Francesco Guardi (1712), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Franco Baresi (1960), Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723), and Gianni Agnelli (1921).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Marsilius of Padua ranks 23. Before him are Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), Hippasus (-600), Theano (-600), Julius Evola (1898), Benedetto Croce (1866), and Giorgio Agamben (1942). After him are Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646), Pietro Pomponazzi (1462), Giovanni Gentile (1875), Antonio Negri (1933), Aristoxenus (-360), and Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484).

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