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William Thompson

1775 - 1833

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William Thompson (30 June 1775 – 28 March 1833) was an Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer, developing from utilitarianism into an early critic of capitalist exploitation whose ideas influenced the cooperative, trade union and Chartist movements as well as Karl Marx. Born into the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy of wealthy landowners and merchants of Cork society, his attempt to will his estate to the cooperative movement after his death sparked a long court case as his family fought successfully to have the will annulled. According to E. T. Craig, this decision to will his estate to the cooperative movement was taken after a visit to the pioneering Ralahine Commune. Marxist James Connolly described him as the "first Irish socialist" and a forerunner to Marx, who cited Thompson in his works as well as being an influence upon Marx's thought. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Thompson is the 1,070th most popular philosopher (up from 1,150th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 216th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William Thompson ranks 1,070 out of 1,267. Before him are István Mészáros, Edmund Gettier, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Fazlur Rahman Malik, Robert Spaemann, and Jacob Taubes. After him are Ioane Petritsi, Mary Daly, Damaris Cudworth Masham, Anandavardhana, Rambhadracharya, and Mario Perniola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1775, William Thompson ranks 41. Before him are Carlo Rossi, Adolf Stieler, Thomas Girtin, Juan Martín Díez, Anna Harrison, and Bhimsen Thapa. After him are Walter Savage Landor, George Prideaux Robert Harris, Honoré Charles Reille, Karl Freiherr von Müffling, José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, and Carlo Porta. Among people deceased in 1833, William Thompson ranks 34. Before him are Yagan, Fausto Elhuyar, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Johann Friedrich Meckel, and Banastre Tarleton. After him are Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, Joshua Brookes, and Hannah More.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William Thompson ranks 194 out of 549. Before him are Violet Gibson (1876), Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848), William Howard Russell (1820), J. B. Bury (1861), Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815), and Markus Feehily (1980). After him are Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Steve Barron (1956), Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), and Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Ireland

Among philosophers born in Ireland, William Thompson ranks 6. Before him are George Berkeley (1685), John Scotus Eriugena (810), G. E. M. Anscombe (1919), John Toland (1670), and James Ussher (1581). After him are Philip Pettit (1945).

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