PHILOSOPHER

Shneur Zalman of Liadi

1745 - 1812

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Shneur Zalman of Liadi, (Hebrew: שניאור זלמן מליאדי; September 4, 1745 – December 15, 1812 O.S. / 18 Elul 5505 – 24 Tevet 5573) commonly known as the Alter Rebbe or Baal Hatanya, was a rabbi and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Hasidic Judaism. He wrote many works and is best known for Shulchan Aruch HaRav, Tanya, and his Siddur Torah Or, compiled according to the Nusach Ari. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shneur Zalman of Liadi is the 581st most popular philosopher (down from 498th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 40th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belarusian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Shneur Zalman of Liadi ranks 581 out of 1,267. Before him are Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, María Zambrano, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Alan Watts, Pierre Charron, and Zeno of Sidon. After him are Usman dan Fodio, Georges Canguilhem, Al-Baydawi, Gaetano Mosca, Chaïm Perelman, and John Austin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Shneur Zalman of Liadi ranks 20. Before him are Andrianampoinimerina, Gregory V of Constantinople, Mihrişah Sultan, George Atwood, Jens Juel, and Şahin Giray. After him are Valentin Haüy, Denis Fonvizin, Casimir Pulaski, Richard Bassett, Isaac Titsingh, and Caspar Wessel. Among people deceased in 1812, Shneur Zalman of Liadi ranks 9. Before him are Emanuel Schikaneder, Étienne-Louis Malus, George Clinton, Sacagawea, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, and Jan Ladislav Dussek. After him are Hieronymus von Colloredo, Spencer Perceval, Isaac Titsingh, Gunning Bedford Jr., Christian Gottlob Heyne, and Duke George of Oldenburg.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Shneur Zalman of Liadi ranks 45 out of 368. Before him are Ivan Yakubovsky (1912), Mendele Mocher Sforim (1835), Aleksei Antonov (1896), Yakov Zeldovich (1914), Salomon Maimon (1754), and Francysk Skaryna (1486). After him are Eliza Orzeszkowa (1841), S. Ansky (1863), Lucjan Żeligowski (1865), Vseslav of Polotsk (1029), Paul Baran (1926), and Yevno Azef (1869).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belarus

Among philosophers born in Belarus, Shneur Zalman of Liadi ranks 2. Before him are Salomon Maimon (1754). After him are Kazimierz Łyszczyński (1634), Anna Tumarkin (1875), and Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903).

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