Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. Unusually for the time he wrote in Italian rather than Latin. His Divine Comedy is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. Born Florence. Died Ravenna.
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Dante Alighieri
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Francis Hutcheson
Philosopher. Born Ulster of Scottish heritage. Studied in Glasgow. Best known for 'An Inquiry Into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue: In Two Treatises 1.Concerning Beauty, Order, Harmo...
1 memorial
Swami Vivekananda
Philosopher and sage. Born as Narendra Nath Datta in Calcutta. He became a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahasa and travelled extensively, mainly to Britain and the U.S.A., promoting his religious be...
Person, Philosophy, Religion, India, USA
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Plutarch
A Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious G...
1 memorial
South Place Ethical Society / Conway Hall Ethical Society
Possibly the oldest surviving free thought organisation in the world, and the only remaining Ethical society in the UK. Originated as a religious group, allied to the Baptists. By 1793 they had the...
1 memorial
Sir Isaiah Berlin
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM CBE FBA was a Russian-British social and political theorist, philosopher, and historian of ideas. Born in Riga into a wealthy family, which moved with him to London, in 1921. ...
2 memorials
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