PHILOSOPHER

Paul de Lagarde

1827 - 1891

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Paul Anton de Lagarde (born Paul Bötticher, 2 November 1827 – 22 December 1891) was a German biblical scholar and orientalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest orientalists of the 19th century. Lagarde authored dozens of books, many on politics. His anti-Semitism, anti-Slavism, and aversion to traditional Christianity were influential precursors of Nazism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul de Lagarde is the 821st most popular philosopher (down from 768th in 2019), the 2,736th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,436th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul de Lagarde ranks 821 out of 1,267. Before him are Vladimir Jankélévitch, Florian Znaniecki, Bernard Williams, Gilbert de la Porrée, Vazgen I, and Karel Kosík. After him are Francisco Sanches, Hecataeus of Abdera, George of Trebizond, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, John Italus, and Rishabhanatha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Paul de Lagarde ranks 36. Before him are Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Nikolai Severtzov, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, and Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia. After him are William Windom, Henri Ernest Baillon, Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Kusumoto Ine, Karl Maximovich, and Anthimus VII of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1891, Paul de Lagarde ranks 56. Before him are Friedrich von Schmidt, Amalia Lindegren, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Giovanni Morelli, Charles Joshua Chaplin, and Ion C. Brătianu. After him are Konstantin Leontiev, William Windom, Karl Maximovich, Miklós Ybl, Pōmare V, and Jean Stas.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul de Lagarde ranks 2,737 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Möller (1967), Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (1300), Johannes Werner (1468), Rudolf Peierls (1907), Adolf Hühnlein (1881), and Joseph Gaertner (1732). After him are Philipp Spitta (1841), Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1632), Karl Krumbacher (1856), Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1753), Max Slevogt (1868), and Erich Hückel (1896).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Paul de Lagarde ranks 103. Before him are Theodor Lessing (1872), Helmuth Plessner (1892), Johannes Nikolaus Tetens (1736), Theodor Lipps (1851), Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (1802), and Friedrich Pollock (1894). After him are Leo Löwenthal (1900), Franz Xaver von Baader (1765), Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743), Hans Robert Jauss (1921), Hans Albert (1921), and August Böckh (1785).

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