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Richard of Saint Victor

1110 - 1173

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Richard of Saint Victor (died 10 March 1173) was a Medieval Scottish philosopher and theologian and one of the most influential religious thinkers of his time. A canon regular, he was a prominent mystical theologian, and was prior of the famous Augustinian Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris from 1162 until his death in 1173. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Richard of Saint Victor is the 684th most popular philosopher (up from 724th in 2024), the 1,714th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,578th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Richard of Saint Victor ranks 684 out of 1,267. Before him are Pyotr Lavrov, Cristoforo Landino, N. T. Wright, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Michael Dummett, and John Cantius. After him are Pantaenus, Theophan Prokopovich, Antonio Rosmini, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Johann Bernhard Basedow, and Mechthild of Magdeburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1110, Richard of Saint Victor ranks 13. Before him are Odo de St Amand, Diarmait Mac Murchada, García Ramírez of Navarre, Maurice de Sully, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, and Kaykaus I. After him are Hodierna of Jerusalem, Robert de Boron, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Rostislav I of Kiev, Abraham ibn Daud, and Bertha of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1173, Richard of Saint Victor ranks 6. Before him are Petronilla of Aragon, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Benjamin of Tudela, Bolesław IV the Curly, and Uijong of Goryeo. After him are Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Matthew, Count of Boulogne, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Hugh VIII of Lusignan, and Kol of Sweden.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard of Saint Victor ranks 1,714 out of 8,785. Before him are A. S. Byatt (1936), Henry Bird (1830), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Michael Dummett (1925), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), and Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854). After him are Eddie the Eagle (1963), Mary Norton (1903), Ian Wilmut (1944), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), John Newton (1725), and Christine McVie (1943).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Richard of Saint Victor ranks 46. Before him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Alexander of Hales (1175), Antony Flew (1923), Olaf Stapledon (1886), N. T. Wright (1948), and Michael Dummett (1925). After him are P. F. Strawson (1919), Henry More (1614), Stephen Toulmin (1922), Mark Fisher (1968), Robert Filmer (1588), and F. H. Bradley (1846).

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