PHILOSOPHER

Phan Thanh Giản

1796 - 1867

Phan Thanh Giản

Phan Thanh Giản (November 11, 1796– August 4, 1867) was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an diplomatic mission to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchine) in 1867. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phan Thanh Giản is the 1,148th most popular philosopher (down from 1,129th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Vietnamese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Phan Thanh Giản ranks 1,148 out of 1,267. Before him are Ernest Belfort Bax, Geydar Dzhemal, Abram Deborin, Lucien Sève, Leila Ahmed, and Amos Bronson Alcott. After him are Ion Dragoumis, Walter Burley, Max Bense, Eudorus of Alexandria, Nick Land, and P. C. Chang.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Ernest Belfort Bax
1854 - 1926
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1,142
Geydar Dzhemal
1947 - 2016
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,143
Abram Deborin
1881 - 1963
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,144
Lucien Sève
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1,145
Leila Ahmed
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1,146
Amos Bronson Alcott
1799 - 1888
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1,147
Phan Thanh Giản
1796 - 1867
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 1,148
Ion Dragoumis
1878 - 1920
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 1,149
Walter Burley
1275 - 1344
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 1,150
Max Bense
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,151
Eudorus of Alexandria
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,152
Nick Land
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,153
P. C. Chang
1892 - 1957
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,154

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Phan Thanh Giản ranks 57. Before him are Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Stefano Franscini, Philippe Buchez, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, John M. Clayton, and Frederick William Beechey. After him are Joseph Meyer, Francis Crozier, Robert Wight, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Karl Leberecht Immermann, and John Torrey. Among people deceased in 1867, Phan Thanh Giản ranks 54. Before him are Artur Grottger, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Karl Ferdinand Sohn, Charles John Andersson, Ignatius Brianchaninov, and Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac. After him are Athanasios Miaoulis, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Sterling Price, Ira Aldridge, and Robert Smirke.

Others Born in 1796

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Immanuel Hermann Fichte
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1879
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 51
Stefano Franscini
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1857
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 52
Philippe Buchez
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1865
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 53
Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1869
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 54
John M. Clayton
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1856
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 55
Frederick William Beechey
EXPLORER
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 56
Phan Thanh Giản
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 57
Joseph Meyer
WRITER
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 58
Francis Crozier
EXPLORER
1796 - 1848
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 59
Robert Wight
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1872
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 60
Andreas von Ettingshausen
PHYSICIST
1796 - 1878
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 61
Karl Leberecht Immermann
WRITER
1796 - 1840
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 62
John Torrey
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1873
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 63

Others Deceased in 1867

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Artur Grottger
PAINTER
1837 - 1867
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 48
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
ENGINEER
1801 - 1867
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 49
Karl Ferdinand Sohn
PAINTER
1805 - 1867
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 50
Charles John Andersson
EXPLORER
1827 - 1867
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 51
Ignatius Brianchaninov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1807 - 1867
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 52
Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1778 - 1867
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 53
Phan Thanh Giản
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 54
Athanasios Miaoulis
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1867
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 55
Kirkpatrick Macmillan
INVENTOR
1835 - 1867
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 56
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
SCULPTOR
1805 - 1867
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 57
Sterling Price
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1867
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 58
Ira Aldridge
ACTOR
1807 - 1867
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 59
Robert Smirke
ARCHITECT
1780 - 1867
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 60

In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Phan Thanh Giản ranks 93 out of 136. Before him are Jane Luu (1963), Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (1938), Hoàng Văn Thái (1915), Henri Laborit (1914), Dương Thu Hương (1947), and Trần Văn Trà (1919). After him are Phạm Hùng (1912), Gaston Aumoitte (1884), Yvon Petra (1916), Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1940), Trịnh Công Sơn (1939), and Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970).

Others born in Vietnam

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Jane Luu
ASTRONOMER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 87
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 88
Hoàng Văn Thái
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 89
Henri Laborit
CHEMIST
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 90
Dương Thu Hương
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 91
Trần Văn Trà
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1996
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 92
Phan Thanh Giản
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1867
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 93
Phạm Hùng
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 94
Gaston Aumoitte
ATHLETE
1884 - 1957
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 95
Yvon Petra
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 1984
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 96
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1964
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 97
Trịnh Công Sơn
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2001
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 98
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 99