FamousPeopleFacts - F. H. Bradley

F. H. Bradley

Date of Birth: January 30, 1846 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Date of Death: September 18, 1924 Biography Francis Herbert Bradley, commonly known as F. H. Bradley, was an influential British philosopher born on January 30, 1846, in Clapham, Surrey, England. He was one of the leading…
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Eugen Herrigel

Date of Birth: March 20, 1884 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Date of Death: April 18, 1955 Biography Eugen Herrigel was a German philosopher known for his significant contribution to the understanding of Zen Buddhism in the Western world. Born on March 20, 1884, in Lichtenau, Bavaria,…
FamousPeopleFacts - Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

Date of Birth: February 28, 1823 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Date of Death: October 2, 1892 Biography Joseph Ernest Renan, born on February 28, 1823, in Tréguier, France, was a renowned philosopher, historian, and scholar of religion. Renan’s works predominantly explored the origins of Christianity and…

Epicurus

Date of Birth: February 341 BCE Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: 270 BCE Biography Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of philosophy that taught the pursuit of happiness through the seeking of simple pleasures, the avoidance of pain, and…
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Epictetus

Date of Birth: c. 50 AD Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: c. 135 AD Biography Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher born around 50 AD in Hierapolis, Phrygia (modern-day Pamukkale, Turkey). He was born a slave, and his early life was marked by hardship…
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Empedocles

Date of Birth: 494 BCE Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: 434 BCE Biography Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and a native citizen of Akragas (modern-day Agrigento) in Sicily. He was born around 494 BCE and is believed to have died around 434 BCE.…
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Emil Cioran

Date of Birth: April 8, 1911 Zodiac Sign: Aries Date of Death: June 20, 1995 Biography Emil Cioran was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, renowned for his profound and often pessimistic reflections on human existence. Born in Rășinari, Romania, Cioran studied philosophy at the University…
FamousPeopleFacts - Edmund Husserl

Edmund Husserl

Date of Birth: April 8, 1859 Zodiac Sign: Aries Date of Death: April 27, 1938 Biography Edmund Husserl was a German philosopher known as the father of phenomenology, a methodological approach to philosophy that focuses on the structures of experience and consciousness. Born on April…

Diogenes

Date of Birth: 412 or 404 BCE Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: 323 BCE Biography Diogenes of Sinope, often referred to simply as Diogenes, was a Greek philosopher who is one of the most famous figures of the school of Cynicism. Born in Sinope…
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Desiderius Erasmus

Date of Birth: October 28, 1466 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Date of Death: July 12, 1536 Biography Desiderius Erasmus, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch philosopher and Christian humanist who is widely considered one of the greatest scholars of the Northern Renaissance. Born…