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Walter Burley

1275 - 1344

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Walter Burley (or Burleigh; c. 1275 – 1344/45) was an English scholastic philosopher and logician with at least 50 works attributed to him. He studied under Thomas Wilton and received his Master of Arts degree in 1301, and was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford until about 1310. He then spent sixteen years in Paris, becoming a fellow of the Sorbonne by 1324, before spending 17 years as a clerical courtier in England and Avignon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Burley is the 1,150th most popular philosopher (down from 1,120th in 2019), the 3,906th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,418th in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Walter Burley ranks 1,150 out of 1,267. Before him are Abram Deborin, Lucien Sève, Leila Ahmed, Amos Bronson Alcott, Phan Thanh Giản, and Ion Dragoumis. After him are Max Bense, Eudorus of Alexandria, Nick Land, P. C. Chang, Ralph Cudworth, and Cercidas.

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Among people born in 1275, Walter Burley ranks 13. Before him are John II, Duke of Brabant, Dnyaneshwar, Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, and Abu Sa'id Uthman II.  Among people deceased in 1344, Walter Burley ranks 7. Before him are Simone Martini, Gersonides, Chunghye of Goryeo, Amda Seyon I, Constantine II, King of Armenia, and Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg. After him is Leopold II, Duke of Austria.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Burley ranks 3,907 out of 8,785. Before him are Brandon Carter (1942), Cynewulf (900), Sol Campbell (1974), John Lennox (1943), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), and Declan Rice (1999). After him are Chad of Mercia (634), May Sutton (1886), Richard Dormer (1969), Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1340), Reece James (1999), and Henry Shrapnel (1761).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Walter Burley ranks 81. Before him are Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788), John Hick (1922), W. D. Ross (1877), Michael Ruse (1940), Dugald Stewart (1753), and Ernest Belfort Bax (1854). After him are Nick Land (1962), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), Richard Price (1723), Hector Boece (1465), and John Peckham (1227).

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