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Ramon Llull

1232 - 1316

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Ramon Llull (; Catalan: [rəˈmoɲ ˈʎuʎ]; c. 1232 – 1316), sometimes anglicized as Raymond Lully, was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, Christian apologist and former knight from the Kingdom of Majorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the Art, conceived as a type of universal logic to prove the truth of Christian doctrine to interlocutors of all faiths and nationalities. The Art consists of a set of general principles and combinatorial operations. It is illustrated with diagrams. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramon Llull is the 123rd most popular philosopher (up from 124th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Spain (up from 61st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

Ramon Llull was a Catalan philosopher, logician, and mystic. He is most famous for his work on the Ars Magna, a system for solving all problems that can be expressed in logical form.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ramon Llull ranks 123 out of 1,267. Before him are Tertullian, William of Ockham, Ibn Taymiyyah, Bonaventure, Henri de Saint-Simon, and Emmanuel Levinas. After him are Willard Van Orman Quine, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Marsilio Ficino, Chanakya, Pyrrho, and Anaximenes of Miletus.

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Among people born in 1232, Ramon Llull ranks 1. After him are Manfred, King of Sicily, and Haakon the Young. Among people deceased in 1316, Ramon Llull ranks 2. Before him is Louis X of France. After him are John I of France, Alauddin Khalji, Öljaitü, Stefan Dragutin, Vytenis, Giles of Rome, Guo Shoujing, Marjorie Bruce, Louis of Burgundy, and Malik Kafur.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ramon Llull ranks 58 out of 3,355. Before him are José Carreras (1946), El Cid (1045), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), John of the Cross (1542), and Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920). After him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Pep Guardiola (1971), Roland (736), Abd al-Rahman III (889), and Felipe VI of Spain (1968).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Ramon Llull ranks 4. Before him are Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), and Ibn Arabi (1165). After him are Ibn Tufail (1110), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021), Francisco Suárez (1548), Abraham ibn Ezra (1089), and Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240).

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