PHILOSOPHER

William of Conches

1080 - 1154

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William of Conches (Latin: Gulielmus de Conchis; French: Guillaume de Conches; c. 1090 – c. 1154), historically sometimes anglicized as William Shelley, was a medieval Norman-French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of classical literature and fostering empirical science. He was a prominent Chartrain (member of the School of Chartres). John of Salisbury, a bishop of Chartres and former student of William's, refers to William as the most talented grammarian of the time, after his former teacher Bernard of Chartres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William of Conches is the 872nd most popular philosopher (up from 901st in 2019), the 3,087th most popular biography from France (up from 3,164th in 2019) and the 107th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William of Conches ranks 872 out of 1,267. Before him are Myson of Chenae, James Mark Baldwin, Frederick Copleston, August Böckh, Ted Nelson, and Raymond Williams. After him are Ian Hacking, Arethas of Caesarea, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, Johann Heinrich Alsted, and Hermippus of Smyrna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1080, William of Conches ranks 15. Before him are Raymond du Puy, Sanai, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Margaret Fredkulla, and William of Malmesbury. After him are Domenico Morosini, Henry of Huntingdon, and Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur. Among people deceased in 1154, William of Conches ranks 8. Before him are Roger II of Sicily, Stephen, King of England, Adelaide of Maurienne, Iziaslav II of Kiev, Isaac Komnenos, and Gilbert de la Porrée. After him are Al-Zafir, Viacheslav I of Kiev, Boris Kalamanos, and Wu Yu.

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In France

Among people born in France, William of Conches ranks 3,087 out of 6,770. Before him are Gershom ben Judah (960), Alexis Korner (1928), Lucien Gaudin (1886), Peter Fourier (1565), Bernard Werber (1961), and Aemilia Hilaria (300). After him are Robert Garnier (1534), Pierre Wantzel (1814), Jean-François de La Harpe (1739), Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (1320), Laurent Cassegrain (1629), and Othon Friesz (1879).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, William of Conches ranks 107. Before him are Favorinus (85), Léon Brunschvicg (1869), Peter John Olivi (1248), Jean Guitton (1901), Denis Pétau (1583), and Claude Lefort (1924). After him are Alain Finkielkraut (1949), Louis Lavelle (1883), Beatus Rhenanus (1485), Pierre Daniel Huet (1630), Firmin Abauzit (1679), and Pierre Nicole (1625).

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