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Pietro d'Abano

1250 - 1315

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Pietro d'Abano, also known as Petrus de Apono, Petrus Aponensis or Peter of Abano (c. 1257 – 1316), was an Italian philosopher, astrologer, and professor of medicine in Padua. He was born in the Italian town from which he takes his name, now Abano Terme. He gained fame by writing Conciliator Differentiarum, quae inter Philosophos et Medicos Versantur. He was eventually accused of heresy and atheism, and came before the Inquisition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro d'Abano is the 617th most popular philosopher (down from 538th in 2019), the 1,775th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,547th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pietro d'Abano ranks 617 out of 1,267Before him are Silvia Federici, Cebes, Aeschines of Sphettus, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Berengar of Tours, and Friedrich Albert Lange. After him are Abraham Isaac Kook, Dignāga, Arthur Danto, Metrodorus of Lampsacus, R. G. Collingwood, and Roman Ingarden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1250, Pietro d'Abano ranks 14Before him are Al-Muazzam Turanshah, Onfim, Marguerite Porete, Oghul Qaimish, Robert II, Count of Artois, and Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq. After him are John Tristan, Count of Valois, Sancho of Majorca, Moses de León, Mubarak Shah, Alghu, and Vykintas. Among people deceased in 1315, Pietro d'Abano ranks 3Before him are Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of France, and Giovanni Pisano. After him are Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy, and Frik.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pietro d'Abano ranks 1,775 out of 5,161Before him are Bruno Maderna (1920), Perctarit (645), John of Montecorvino (1246), Stefano Landi (1587), Agnolo Gaddi (1350), and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876). After him are Joseph Freinademetz (1852), Jacopo Sannazaro (1458), Francesco Solimena (1657), Serge Reggiani (1922), Lucius Aemilius Paullus (-300), and Mauro Piacenza (1944).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Pietro d'Abano ranks 47Before him are Myia (-600), Cesare Ripa (1555), Bernardino Telesio (1509), Antonio Labriola (1843), Gaetano Mosca (1858), and Silvia Federici (1942). After him are Guarino da Verona (1374), Nicola Abbagnano (1901), Hippo (-500), Cristoforo Landino (1424), Pantaenus (200), and Antonio Rosmini (1797).