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Valentin Weigel

1533 - 1588

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Valentin Weigel (or Weichel; 7 August 1533, in Hayn – 10 June 1588, in Zschopau) was a German theologian, philosopher and mystical writer, from Saxony, and an important precursor of later theosophy. In English he is often called Valentine Weigel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Weigel is the 912th most popular philosopher (down from 846th in 2019), the 3,277th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,816th in 2019) and the 116th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Valentin Weigel ranks 912 out of 1,267. Before him are Ferenc Dávid, Pierre Daniel Huet, Firmin Abauzit, Tan Sitong, Jakob Friedrich Fries, and Gottlob Ernst Schulze. After him are Leontion, Pierre Nicole, Matthias Bel, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Sengzhao, and Heinrich Khunrath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Valentin Weigel ranks 24. Before him are Joachim Beuckelaer, Cornelis Cort, Eknath, Anna van Egmont, Ōmura Sumitada, and Asakura Yoshikage. After him is David Rizzio. Among people deceased in 1588, Valentin Weigel ranks 15. Before him are Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, Plautilla Nelli, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, and Louis of Granada. After him are Giorgio Biandrata, Abtai Sain Khan, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Nicolás Monardes, and Diego Durán.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Valentin Weigel ranks 3,279 out of 7,253. Before him are Renate Müller (1906), Robert Blum (1807), Günter Wallraff (1942), August Heinrich Petermann (1822), Jacques Loeb (1859), and Adelaide of Meissen (1160). After him are Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797), Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (1836), Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808), Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646), Sigmar Gabriel (1959), and Lily Braun (1865).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Valentin Weigel ranks 116. Before him are Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873), Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588), Albrecht Ritschl (1822), Rudolf Stammler (1856), Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773), and Gottlob Ernst Schulze (1761). After him are Heinrich Khunrath (1560), Erich Neumann (1905), Johannes Agricola (1494), Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Ernst von Glasersfeld (1917), and Theodoric of Freiberg (1250).

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