PHILOSOPHER

Péter Pázmány

1570 - 1637

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Péter Pázmány de Panasz, S.J. (Hungarian: panaszi Pázmány Péter, pronounced [ˈpɒnɒsi ˈpaːzmaːɲ ˈpeːtɛr]; Latin: Petrus Pazmanus; German: Peter Pazman; Slovak: Peter Pázmaň; 4 October 1570 – 19 March 1637), was a Hungarian Jesuit who was a noted philosopher, theologian, cardinal, pulpit orator and statesman. He was an important figure in the Counter-Reformation in Royal Hungary. Pázmány's most important legacy was his creation of the Hungarian literary language. As an orator he was dubbed "the Hungarian Cicero in the purple". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Péter Pázmány is the 706th most popular philosopher (up from 793rd in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 170th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Péter Pázmány ranks 706 out of 1,267. Before him are Gongsun Long, Karl Vogt, Mary Parker Follett, Charles Renouvier, Franz Neumann, and Herman of Carinthia. After him are Henry More, Mario Bunge, Francesco Algarotti, Stephen Toulmin, Aedesia, and André Glucksmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Péter Pázmány ranks 10. Before him are Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Willem Janszoon, Jan Janszoon, John Smyth, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, and Giorgi Saakadze. After him are Kara Davud Pasha, Alessandro Salvio, Abraham Janssens, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, Salamone Rossi, and Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1637, Péter Pázmány ranks 11. Before him are Christina of Lorraine, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Robert Fludd, Isaac Beeckman, and William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, Pierre Vernier, and Theodoor Rombouts.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Péter Pázmány ranks 142 out of 844. Before him are Péter Eötvös (1944), Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854), Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674), Dora d'Istria (1828), Rezső Kasztner (1906), and Mihai Antonescu (1904). After him are István Bethlen (1874), Georges Politzer (1903), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Adrian Năstase (1950), Vasile Milea (1927), and Dudu Georgescu (1950).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Romania

Among philosophers born in Romania, Péter Pázmány ranks 2. Before him are Emil Cioran (1911). After him are Georges Politzer (1903), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Vazgen I (1908), Lucian Blaga (1895), and Ferenc Dávid (1510).

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