PHILOSOPHER

Uriel da Costa

1585 - 1640

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Uriel da Costa (Portuguese: [uɾiˈɛl dɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ]; also Acosta or d'Acosta; c. 1585 – April 1640) was a Portuguese Sephardi philosopher who was born a New Christian but returned to Judaism, whereupon he questioned the Catholic and rabbinic orthodoxies of his time. This led him into conflict with both Christian and rabbinic institutions: his books were placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum and several Jewish authorities excommunicated him. His iconoclastic life culminated in suicide in c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uriel da Costa is the 327th most popular philosopher (up from 344th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Philosopher.

Uriel da Costa is most famous for his work on the philosophy of Judaism.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Uriel da Costa ranks 327 out of 1,267. Before him are Ari Thorgilsson, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Aenesidemus, Gennadius Scholarius, Cleobulus, and G. E. Moore. After him are Hugh of Saint Victor, Giovanni Gentile, Isaac Abarbanel, Asanga, Juan Luis Vives, and Martianus Capella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, Uriel da Costa ranks 5. Before him are Cardinal Richelieu, Heinrich Schütz, Cornelius Jansen, and Hendrick Avercamp. After him are John George I, Elector of Saxony, Anna of Tyrol, Jacob Le Maire, Lucilio Vanini, Zacharias Janssen, Jacques Lemercier, and John Rolfe. Among people deceased in 1640, Uriel da Costa ranks 5. Before him are Peter Paul Rubens, Murad IV, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Robert Burton. After him are Francesca Caccini, Giuseppe Cesari, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Wilhelm Kettler, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Alessandro Salvio, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Uriel da Costa ranks 70 out of 633. Before him are Henry, King of Portugal (1512), Peter II of Portugal (1648), Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), and Jorge Sampaio (1939). After him are Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Carmen Miranda (1909), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Jorge Jesus (1954), and Diogo Dias (1450).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Portugal

Among philosophers born in Portugal, Uriel da Costa ranks 2. Before him are Orosius (375). After him are Isaac Abarbanel (1437), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), and Eduardo Lourenço (1923).

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