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Thomas Cajetan

1469 - 1534

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Thomas Cajetan ( KAJ-ə-tən; 20 February 1469 – 9 August 1534), also known as Gaetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio or Thomas de Vio, was an Italian philosopher, theologian, the Master of the Order of Preachers 1508 to 1518, and cardinal from 1517 until his death. He was a leading theologian of his day who is now best known as the spokesman for Catholic opposition to the teachings of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation while he was the Pope's legate in Augsburg, and among Catholics for his extensive commentary on the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. He is not to be confused with his contemporary Saint Cajetan, the founder of the Theatines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Cajetan is the 435th most popular philosopher (up from 440th in 2019), the 1,252nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,277th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Philosopher.

Thomas Cajetan is most famous for his work in the field of Aristotelian philosophy.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Thomas Cajetan ranks 435 out of 1,267. Before him are Edward de Bono, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Daniel Dennett, John of Salisbury, Francisco Ferrer, and Moses Hess. After him are Gautama Maharishi, Peter Sloterdijk, Eudemus of Rhodes, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Rodolphus Agricola, and Chantal Mouffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1469, Thomas Cajetan ranks 5. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli, Guru Nanak, Manuel I of Portugal, and Gian Galeazzo Sforza. After him are Ishak Pasha, John Fisher, Rodrigo de Triana, Francesco Granacci, Elia Levita, and Laura Cereta. Among people deceased in 1534, Thomas Cajetan ranks 6. Before him are Pope Clement VII, Hafsa Sultan, Antonio da Correggio, Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. After him are Marcantonio Raimondi, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Stephen VIII Báthory, Otto Brunfels, Barbara Jagiellon, and Antonio da Sangallo the Elder.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Thomas Cajetan ranks 1,252 out of 5,161. Before him are Vittorio Pozzo (1886), Giovanni Giolitti (1842), Mauro Giuliani (1781), Anastasius Bibliothecarius (815), Rodolfo Gucci (1912), and Pietro Gasparri (1852). After him are Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Justa Grata Honoria (417), Quintus Tullius Cicero (-102), Lorenzo Monaco (1370), Antonio Segni (1891), and Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Thomas Cajetan ranks 31. Before him are Pietro Pomponazzi (1462), Giovanni Gentile (1875), Antonio Negri (1933), Aristoxenus (-360), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), and Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313). After him are Lucilio Vanini (1585), Brunetto Latini (1220), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Dicaearchus (-350), and Norberto Bobbio (1909).

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