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Siger of Brabant

1240 - 1284

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Siger of Brabant (Sigerus, Sighier, Sigieri or Sygerius de Brabantia; c. 1240 – before 10 November 1284) was a 13th-century philosopher from the southern Low Countries who was an important proponent of Averroism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Siger of Brabant is the 400th most popular philosopher (up from 414th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 129th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Philosopher.

The Brabantian dialect is spoken in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and South Holland. It is also spoken in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The dialect is mostly spoken in rural areas.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Siger of Brabant ranks 400 out of 1,267. Before him are Archelaus, A. S. Neill, J. L. Austin, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Anne Conway, and Carl Gustav Hempel. After him are Plutarch of Athens, Karl Rahner, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Luce Irigaray, E. H. Carr, and Yajnavalkya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1240, Siger of Brabant ranks 9. Before him are Yunus Emre, Arnolfo di Cambio, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Boetius of Dacia, and Abraham Abulafia. After him are Pietro Cavallini, Magnus III of Sweden, Elizabeth the Cuman, Konstantin Tih, Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, and Jean de Meun. Among people deceased in 1284, Siger of Brabant ranks 5. Before him are Alfonso X of Castile, Tekuder, Nicola Pisano, and Boetius of Dacia. After him are Hōjō Tokimune, Hugh III of Cyprus, Peter I, Count of Alençon, George, Emperor of Trebizond, Adelaide of Holland, Sturla Þórðarson, and Alphonso, Earl of Chester.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Siger of Brabant ranks 132 out of 1,190. Before him are David Teniers the Younger (1610), Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1724), Jacob Le Maire (1585), Godfried Danneels (1933), Gertrude of Nivelles (626), and Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060). After him are Joseph Plateau (1801), Luce Irigaray (1930), Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Kevin De Bruyne (1991), Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837), and Ambiorix (-100).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Siger of Brabant ranks 2. Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547). After him are Luce Irigaray (1930), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Henry of Ghent (1217), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813), Paul de Man (1919), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

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