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Petrus Ramus

1515 - 1572

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Petrus Ramus (French: Pierre de La Ramée; Anglicized as Peter Ramus ; 1515 – 26 August 1572) was a French humanist, logician, and educational reformer. A Protestant convert, he was a victim of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petrus Ramus is the 493rd most popular philosopher (down from 441st in 2019), the 1,425th most popular biography from France (down from 1,308th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Philosopher.

Petrus Ramus was a French philosopher and scholar who was most famous for his work on humanism.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Petrus Ramus ranks 493 out of 1,267. Before him are John Gray, Zengzi, Ernst Troeltsch, Yi I, Zhang Daoling, and Priscian. After him are Emmanuel Mounier, Hasdai Crescas, Kapila, Ivan Ilyin, Norberto Bobbio, and Hermann Lotze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Petrus Ramus ranks 12. Before him are Injong of Joseon, Mary of Guise, Margaret Douglas, Cipriano de Rore, Pierre Lescot, and Sebastian Castellio. After him are Piali Pasha, Felix of Cantalice, Johann Weyer, Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, and Duarte, Duke of Guimarães. Among people deceased in 1572, Petrus Ramus ranks 15. Before him are John Knox, Longqing Emperor, François Clouet, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Isaac Luria, and Miguel López de Legazpi. After him are Archduchess Barbara of Austria, Jean Goujon, Claude Goudimel, Ippolito II d'Este, Moses Isserles, and Petar Hektorović.

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In France

Among people born in France, Petrus Ramus ranks 1,425 out of 6,770. Before him are Cardinal de Rohan (1734), Léon Bloy (1846), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1093), Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine (1670), and Clément Janequin (1485). After him are Ansegisel (602), Louis de Bonald (1754), Michèle Mouton (1951), Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Geneviève Grad (1944), and Louis I, Count of Flanders (1304).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Petrus Ramus ranks 66. Before him are Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Maine de Biran (1766), Guillaume Budé (1467), Michel de Certeau (1925), Ernest Gellner (1925), and Pierre Duhem (1861). After him are Emmanuel Mounier (1905), Jean-Luc Nancy (1940), Victor Cousin (1792), Michel Serres (1930), Gersonides (1288), and William of Champeaux (1070).

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