PHILOSOPHER
Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917

Émile Boirac
Émile Boirac (26 August 1851 – 20 September 1917) was a French philosopher, parapsychologist, promoter of Esperanto and writer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Émile Boirac is the 853rd most popular philosopher (down from 535th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 47th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Algerian Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Émile Boirac ranks 853 out of 1,267. Before him are Hans Robert Jauss, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Peter John Olivi, Hans Albert, Cheng Hao, and François Bernier. After him are Francesco Filelfo, Jean Guitton, Yuriy Drohobych, Ervin László, John Major, and Metrodorus of Chios.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Robert Jauss
1921 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 847
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
700 - 700
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 848
Peter John Olivi
1248 - 1298
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 849
Hans Albert
1921 - 2023
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 850
Cheng Hao
1032 - 1085
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 851
François Bernier
1620 - 1688
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 852
Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 853
Francesco Filelfo
1398 - 1481
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 854
Jean Guitton
1901 - 1999
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 855
Yuriy Drohobych
1450 - 1494
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 856
Ervin László
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 857
John Major
1467 - 1550
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 858
Metrodorus of Chios
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 859
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1851, Émile Boirac ranks 49. Before him are Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Alois Jirásek, Luis Ricardo Falero, Taytu Betul, Roque Sáenz Peña, and Edward Walter Maunder. After him are Melvil Dewey, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, David Starr Jordan, Charles Chamberland, Anton Haus, and Alexandros Papadiamantis. Among people deceased in 1917, Émile Boirac ranks 57. Before him are Otto Finsch, Enric Prat de la Riba, Spyridon Samaras, Eric Campbell, Duke Philipp of Württemberg, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. After him are Marian Smoluchowski, Joseph B. Foraker, Teresa Carreño, Friedrich Robert Helmert, George Dewey, and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.
Others Born in 1851
Go to all RankingsBernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1928
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 43
Alois Jirásek
WRITER
1851 - 1930
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 44
Luis Ricardo Falero
PAINTER
1851 - 1896
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 45
Taytu Betul
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1918
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 46
Roque Sáenz Peña
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 47
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 48
Émile Boirac
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1917
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 49
Melvil Dewey
INVENTOR
1851 - 1931
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 50
Friedrich Sixt von Armin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1936
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 51
David Starr Jordan
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1931
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 52
Charles Chamberland
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1908
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 53
Anton Haus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1917
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 54
Alexandros Papadiamantis
WRITER
1851 - 1911
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsOtto Finsch
EXPLORER
1839 - 1917
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 51
Enric Prat de la Riba
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1917
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 52
Spyridon Samaras
COMPOSER
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 53
Eric Campbell
ACTOR
1880 - 1917
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 54
Duke Philipp of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 55
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 56
Émile Boirac
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1917
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 57
Marian Smoluchowski
PHYSICIST
1872 - 1917
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 58
Joseph B. Foraker
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1917
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 59
Teresa Carreño
SINGER
1853 - 1917
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 60
Friedrich Robert Helmert
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1917
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 61
George Dewey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1917
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 62
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1917
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 63
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Émile Boirac ranks 79 out of 213. Before him are Ahmed Ouyahia (1952), Évariste Lévi-Provençal (1894), Mohammed Dib (1920), Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787), Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre (1810), and Abdelmalek Sellal (1948). After him are Françoise Arnoul (1931), Messali Hadj (1898), Albert Soboul (1914), Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), and Françoise Fabian (1933).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsAhmed Ouyahia
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 73
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1956
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 74
Mohammed Dib
WRITER
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 75
Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1859
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 76
Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1885
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 77
Abdelmalek Sellal
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 78
Émile Boirac
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1917
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 79
Françoise Arnoul
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 80
Messali Hadj
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1974
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 81
Albert Soboul
HISTORIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 82
Abdelhamid Ben Badis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1940
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 83
Mouloud Feraoun
WRITER
1913 - 1962
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 84
Françoise Fabian
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 85
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Algeria
Among philosophers born in Algeria, Émile Boirac ranks 8. Before him are Jacques Derrida (1930), Louis Althusser (1918), Martianus Capella (360), Jacques Rancière (1940), Marcus Cornelius Fronto (100), and Priscian (500). After him are Catherine Malabou (1959).
Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 2
Louis Althusser
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 3
Martianus Capella
360 - 428
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 4
Jacques Rancière
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 5
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 6
Priscian
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 7
Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Catherine Malabou
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 9