PHILOSOPHER
Melchor Cano
1509 - 1560

Melchor Cano
Melchor Cano (1509? – 30 September 1560) was a Spanish Scholastic theologian. Cano's most important theological work was his posthumously published De locis theologicis (Salamanca, 1563), a major contribution to the New Scholasticism of the Salamanca school. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melchor Cano is the 799th most popular philosopher (down from 791st in 2019), the 815th most popular biography from Spain (up from 834th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Melchor Cano ranks 799 out of 1,267. Before him are Mykhailo Drahomanov, Philippa Foot, Henry of Ghent, Nikolai Amosov, Jean-Luc Marion, and Yun Hyu. After him are Lie Yukou, Narayana Guru, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Axiothea of Phlius, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, and Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMykhailo Drahomanov
1841 - 1895
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 793
Philippa Foot
1920 - 2010
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 794
Henry of Ghent
1217 - 1293
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 795
Nikolai Amosov
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 796
Jean-Luc Marion
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 797
Yun Hyu
1617 - 1680
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 798
Melchor Cano
1509 - 1560
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 799
Lie Yukou
449 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 800
Narayana Guru
1855 - 1928
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 801
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 802
Axiothea of Phlius
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 803
Ludovico Antonio Muratori
1672 - 1750
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 804
Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg
1802 - 1872
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 805
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1509, Melchor Cano ranks 15. Before him are Bernardino Telesio, Luis de Morales, Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, Leone Leoni, Ippolito II d'Este, and Étienne Dolet. After him are Giovanni Morone, Isabel Moctezuma, Pasquale Cicogna, Domingo Martínez de Irala, and Federico Commandino. Among people deceased in 1560, Melchor Cano ranks 12. Before him are Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Anastasia Romanovna, Joachim du Bellay, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Stańczyk, and Domingo de Soto. After him are Jean du Bellay, Jan Mandijn, Philip I, Duke of Pomerania, Jan Łaski, Nicolas Gombert, and Amy Robsart.
Others Born in 1509
Go to all RankingsBernardino Telesio
PHILOSOPHER
1509 - 1588
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 9
Luis de Morales
PAINTER
1509 - 1586
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 10
Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1540
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 11
Leone Leoni
SCULPTOR
1509 - 1590
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 12
Ippolito II d'Este
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1572
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 13
Étienne Dolet
WRITER
1509 - 1546
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 14
Melchor Cano
PHILOSOPHER
1509 - 1560
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 15
Giovanni Morone
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1509 - 1580
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 16
Isabel Moctezuma
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1550
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 17
Pasquale Cicogna
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1595
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 18
Domingo Martínez de Irala
EXPLORER
1509 - 1556
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 19
Federico Commandino
MATHEMATICIAN
1509 - 1575
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1560
Go to all RankingsBartolommeo Bandinelli
PAINTER
1488 - 1560
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 6
Anastasia Romanovna
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1560
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 7
Joachim du Bellay
WRITER
1522 - 1560
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 8
Imagawa Yoshimoto
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1560
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 9
Stańczyk
CELEBRITY
1480 - 1560
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 10
Domingo de Soto
PHILOSOPHER
1494 - 1560
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 11
Melchor Cano
PHILOSOPHER
1509 - 1560
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 12
Jean du Bellay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1492 - 1560
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 13
Jan Mandijn
PAINTER
1500 - 1560
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 14
Philip I, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1515 - 1560
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
Jan Łaski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1560
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 16
Nicolas Gombert
COMPOSER
1495 - 1560
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 17
Amy Robsart
NOBLEMAN
1532 - 1560
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 18
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Melchor Cano ranks 815 out of 3,355. Before him are Joaquín Peiró (1936), Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null), Juvencus (400), Infanta María Teresa of Spain (1882), Juan del Encina (1468), and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920). After him are Enric Prat de la Riba (1870), Edmundo Suárez (1916), Ferran Olivella (1936), Antonio María Rouco Varela (1936), Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586), and Juan de Valdés (1505).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsJoaquín Peiró
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 809
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi
WRITER
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 810
Juvencus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 811
Infanta María Teresa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1912
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 812
Juan del Encina
WRITER
1468 - 1529
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 813
José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 814
Melchor Cano
PHILOSOPHER
1509 - 1560
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 815
Enric Prat de la Riba
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1917
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 816
Edmundo Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 817
Ferran Olivella
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 818
Antonio María Rouco Varela
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 819
Pau Claris i Casademunt
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1641
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 820
Juan de Valdés
WRITER
1505 - 1541
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 821
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain
Among philosophers born in Spain, Melchor Cano ranks 24. Before him are Francisco Ferrer (1859), Hasdai Crescas (1340), Luis de Molina (1535), María Zambrano (1904), Lubna of Córdoba (922), and Domingo de Soto (1494). After him are Joseph Albo (1380), Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Francisco Sanches (1550), Gómez Pereira (1500), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905).
Francisco Ferrer
1859 - 1909
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 18
Hasdai Crescas
1340 - 1410
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 19
Luis de Molina
1535 - 1600
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 20
María Zambrano
1904 - 1991
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 21
Lubna of Córdoba
922 - 984
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 22
Domingo de Soto
1494 - 1560
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 23
Melchor Cano
1509 - 1560
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 24
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 25
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
1676 - 1764
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 26
Francisco Sanches
1550 - 1623
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 27
Gómez Pereira
1500 - 1567
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 28
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
1606 - 1682
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 29
Ramiro Ledesma Ramos
1905 - 1936
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 30