PHILOSOPHER

Ralph Cudworth

1617 - 1688

Ralph Cudworth

Ralph Cudworth (; 1617 – 26 June 1688) was an English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, classicist, theologian and philosopher, and a leading figure among the Cambridge Platonists who became 11th Regius Professor of Hebrew (1645–1688), 26th Master of Clare Hall (1645–1654), and 14th Master of Christ's College (1654–1688). A leading opponent of Hobbes's political and philosophical views, his magnum opus was his The True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Cudworth is the 1,155th most popular philosopher (down from 1,152nd in 2019), the 3,985th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,650th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ralph Cudworth ranks 1,155 out of 1,267. Before him are Ion Dragoumis, Walter Burley, Max Bense, Eudorus of Alexandria, Nick Land, and P. C. Chang. After him are Cercidas, George Gerbner, André Comte-Sponville, Liang Shuming, Semyon Frank, and Eduardo Lourenço.

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Ion Dragoumis
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HPI: 55.82
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HPI: 55.81
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HPI: 55.69
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HPI: 55.64
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Nick Land
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HPI: 55.62
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P. C. Chang
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HPI: 55.60
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Ralph Cudworth
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HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,155
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HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,156
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HPI: 55.54
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HPI: 55.47
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HPI: 55.40
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HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,160
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HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,161

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1617, Ralph Cudworth ranks 15. Before him are Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, Adil Giray, Yun Hyu, Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony, and John Michael Wright. After him is Roshanara Begum. Among people deceased in 1688, Ralph Cudworth ranks 19. Before him are Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, François Bernier, Antoine Furetière, Marcantonio Giustinian, Bohuslav Balbín, and Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow.

Others Born in 1617

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Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1677
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 9
Leopoldo de' Medici
NOBLEMAN
1617 - 1675
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 10
Adil Giray
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1672
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 11
Yun Hyu
PHILOSOPHER
1617 - 1680
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 12
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1617 - 1668
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 13
John Michael Wright
PAINTER
1617 - 1694
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 14
Ralph Cudworth
PHILOSOPHER
1617 - 1688
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15
Roshanara Begum
WRITER
1617 - 1671
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 1688

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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1621 - 1688
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 13
François Bernier
PHILOSOPHER
1620 - 1688
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 14
Antoine Furetière
WRITER
1619 - 1688
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 15
Marcantonio Giustinian
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1688
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 16
Bohuslav Balbín
WRITER
1621 - 1688
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 17
Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
NOBLEMAN
1638 - 1688
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 18
Ralph Cudworth
PHILOSOPHER
1617 - 1688
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 19