PHILOSOPHER

Sebastian Brant

1458 - 1521

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Sebastian Brant (also Brandt; 1457/1458 – 10 May 1521) was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Brant is the 269th most popular philosopher (up from 302nd in 2019), the 723rd most popular biography from France (up from 785th in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Philosopher.

Sebastian Brant is most famous for his book "Das Narrenschiff" or "Ship of Fools". He wrote this book in 1494 and it is a satire on the customs and practices of the time.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Sebastian Brant ranks 269 out of 1,267. Before him are Nicole Oresme, François Fénelon, Johann Reuchlin, Pat Robertson, Vladimir Solovyov, and Paramahansa Yogananda. After him are Raymond Aron, Ivan Illich, Jerome of Prague, Panaetius, Ibn al-Nafis, and Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1458, Sebastian Brant ranks 2. Before him is Saint Casimir. After him are Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, Piri Mehmed Pasha, Eleanor of Viseu, Jacopo Sannazaro, and John II, Duke of Cleves. Among people deceased in 1521, Sebastian Brant ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan, Pope Leo X, Manuel I of Portugal, Josquin des Prez, and Juan Ponce de León. After him are Zhengde Emperor, Christina of Saxony, Raffaele Riario, Leonardo Loredan, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, and Jorge Álvares.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sebastian Brant ranks 723 out of 6,770. Before him are René Lesson (1794), Ausonius (310), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Léonin (1135), Vincent Auriol (1884), and Émile Picard (1856). After him are Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162), Raymond Aron (1905), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Édouard Stephan (1837), and Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Sebastian Brant ranks 35. Before him are Joseph de Maistre (1753), Gaston Bachelard (1884), Gabriel Marcel (1889), Roger Garaudy (1913), Nicole Oresme (1323), and François Fénelon (1651). After him are Raymond Aron (1905), Bruno Latour (1947), Jacques Maritain (1882), Guy Debord (1931), Roscellinus (1050), and Georges Sorel (1847).

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