PHILOSOPHER

William Ames

1576 - 1633

William Ames

William Ames (; Latin: Guilielmus Amesius; 1576 – 14 November 1633) was an English Puritan minister, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Ames is the 1,225th most popular philosopher (up from 1,239th in 2019), the 5,046th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,440th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William Ames ranks 1,225 out of 1,267. Before him are Gary L. Francione, Raya Dunayevskaya, Catherine Malabou, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, C. H. Dodd, and Paul Churchland. After him are Cornel West, Ralph Barton Perry, Eric A. Havelock, Stanley Jaki, Julia Annas, and Susan Haack.

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Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,219
Raya Dunayevskaya
1910 - 1987
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 1,220
Catherine Malabou
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
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Vicente Ferreira da Silva
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,222
C. H. Dodd
1884 - 1973
HPI: 52.59
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Paul Churchland
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,224
William Ames
1576 - 1633
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,225
Cornel West
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 1,226
Ralph Barton Perry
1876 - 1957
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 1,227
Eric A. Havelock
1903 - 1988
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,228
Stanley Jaki
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 1,229
Julia Annas
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,230
Susan Haack
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 1,231

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1576, William Ames ranks 15. Before him are David Vinckboons, Jan Sarkander, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Johann Schreck, Gregorio Fernández, and Thomas Weelkes. Among people deceased in 1633, William Ames ranks 21. Before him are John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, George Abbot, Francis Godwin, and Étienne Brûlé.

Others Born in 1576

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David Vinckboons
PAINTER
1576 - 1632
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 9
Jan Sarkander
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1576 - 1620
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1576 - 1621
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 11
Johann Schreck
MATHEMATICIAN
1576 - 1630
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 12
Gregorio Fernández
SCULPTOR
1576 - 1636
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 13
Thomas Weelkes
COMPOSER
1576 - 1623
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 14
William Ames
PHILOSOPHER
1576 - 1633
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 15

Others Deceased in 1633

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John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1633
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 15
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 16
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 17
George Abbot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1562 - 1633
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 18
Francis Godwin
HISTORIAN
1562 - 1633
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 19
Étienne Brûlé
EXPLORER
1592 - 1633
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 20
William Ames
PHILOSOPHER
1576 - 1633
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 21