Philosophers born in the 11th through 14th centuries (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically:
- Note: This list has a minimal criterion for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is disputed.
A
edit- Abner of Burgos (1270–1348)[f]
- Adam Parvipontanus (died 1181)
- Abraham ben Moses Maimonides (or Abraham ben Maimon; 1186–1237)[e]
- Adelard of Bath (12th century)[a]
- Atīśa (982–1054)
- Akka Mahadevi (c.1130–1160)
- Akshobhya Tirtha (c. 1282- c. 1365)
- Alain de Lille (c. 1128 – 1202)
- Al-Ghazali (1058–1111)[a][c][d][e]
- Albert of Saxony (c. 1316 – 1390)[a][e][f]
- Albertus Magnus (or Albert the Great or Albert of Cologne; c. 1193-1280)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Alexander of Hales (died 1245)[a][e]
- Amalananda (13th century)
- Al-Hilli (1250–1325)
- Abraham ibn Ezra (1092 or 1093–1167)[e][f]
- Anselm (1034–1109)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani (12th century)
- Averroes (or Ibn Rushd; 1126–1198)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Abraham bar Hiyya Ha-Nasi (1070–1136)[e]
- Abul Maali al-Juwayni (1028–1085)[e]
B
edit- Bartolus de Saxoferrato (1313–1357)[e]
- Bernard of Chartres (died 1130)[a]
- Bahya ibn Paquda (1040–1110)[e]
- Bhoja (1010–1055)
- Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153)[a][e]
- Bernard Silvestris (or Bernard of Tours; 1147–1178)[e]
- Basaveshwara (1134–1196)
- Basava (1130-1667)
- Basil Bessarion (1395–1472)[f]
- Blasius of Parma (or Biagio Pelacani da Parma; 1345–1416)[e]
- Boetius of Dacia (c. 1240 – c. 1280)[e]
- Bonaventure (1221–1274)[a][c][d][e][f]
C
edit- Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti (died c. 1280)
- Chang Tsai (or Zhang Zai; 1020–1077)[e]
- Chakradhar Swami (13th century)
- Cheng Hao (or Ch'eng Ming-Tao; 1032–1085)[a][e]
- Cheng Yi (or Ch'eng Yi Chu'an; 1033–1107)[a][e]
- Chou Tun-Yi (or Zhou Dunyi or Chou Lien-Hsi or Zhou Lianxi; 1017–1073)[a][e]
- Christine de Pizan (c. 1365 – c. 1430)[e]
- Clarembald of Arras (1110–1187)[e]
D
edit- David of Dinant (12th century)[e]
- Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296)
- Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)[c][d][e][f]
- Dominicus Gundissalinus (12th century)
- Dogen (also Dogen Zenji or Dōgen Kigen; 1200–1253)[c][d][e]
- Duns Scotus (c. 1266 – 1308)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Durandus of St. Pourçain (c. 1275 – 1334)[e]
E
editF
edit- Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
- Francis of Marchia (c. 1290 – c. 1344)[f]
- Francis of Meyronnes (1285–1328)[e]
G
edit- Gangeśa (fl. c. 1325)[e]
- Gennadius Scholarius (died c. 1473)
- George of Trebizond (1395–1484)[e]
- Gangesha Upadhyaya (14th century)
- Gerard of Cremona (1114–1187)[e]
- Gerard of Odo (or Gerald Odonis; 1290–1349)[e]
- Gersonides (or Levi ben Gershon; 1288–1344)[a][e][f]
- Gervase of Canterbury (1141 - 1210)
- Gilbert of Poitiers (1070–1154)[e]
- Giles of Rome (c. 1243 – 1316)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Godfrey of Fontaines (c. 1250 – 1309)[a][e][f]
- Gregory of Rimini (died 1358)[a][c][d][e][f]
H
edit- Henry of Ghent (c. 1217 – 1293)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Henry of Harclay (1270–1317)[e]
- Hasdai Crescas (c. 1340 – 1410)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghd\aadi (1080–1165)[e]
- Hemachandra (1088-1173)
- Herman of Carinthia (c. 1100 – c. 1160)
- Hervaeus Natalis (or Hervé Nedellec; 1250–1323)[e]
- Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179)[e]
- Hillel ben Samuel of Verona (1220–1295)[e]
- Hu Hung (or Wu-Feng; 1100–1155)[a]
- Hugh of St Victor (c. 1078 – 1141)[e]
I
edit- Ibn Arabi (1165–1240)[e]
- Ibn Bajjah (also Avempace; died 1138)[a][e]
- Ibn Daud (also Rabad I or Avendauth or John of Spain; 1110–1180)[a][e][f]
- Ibn Kammuna (1215–1284)[e]
- Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406)[a][c][d][e]
- Ibn Sabin (1217–1268)[e]
- Ibn Taymiya (1263–1328)[e]
- Ibn Tufail (1110–1185)[a][e]
- Ibn Tzaddik (c. 1149)[e]
- Immanuel the Roman (or Immanuel of Rome; c. 1270 – c. 1330)[e]
J
edit- James of Viterbo (1255–1308)[e]
- Jinul (or Chinul; 1158–1210)[e]
- Joseph Kaspi (12th century)[f]
- Joachim of Fiore (1135–1201)[a][e]
- Jayatirtha (c.1345 - c.1388)
- Jan Hus (1369–1415)[e]
- Jean Gerson
- John of Jandun (1280–1328)[e]
- John of La Rochelle (1190–1245)[e]
- Johannes Capreolus (1380–1444)[e]
- Jean Buridan (1300–1358)[a][c][d][e][f]
- John of Mirecourt (c. 1345)[e]
- John of Paris (1260–1306)[e]
- Jean Gerson (1363–1429)[a][e]
- John of Salisbury (c. 1115 – 1180)[a][e][f]
- Judah ben Moses of Rome (or Judah Romano; 1292–1330)[e]
- Judah Ben Samuel of Regensburg (c. 1200)
K
edit- Khana (12th century)
- Kavindra Tirtha (c. 1333 - c.1398)
- Kabir (c. 1398–1518)
L
edit- Lu Hsiang-shan (or Lu Xiangshan, also Lu Chiu-yuan or Tzu-ching or Ts'un-chai; 1139–1193)[a][e]
M
edit- Shri Madhvacharya (1238–1317)[a][c][d][e]
- Moses Maimonides (also Rambam; 1135–1204)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Marsilius of Inghen (1330–1396)[a][e][f]
- Madhava Tirtha (died 1350)
- Manuel Chrysoloras (c. 1355 – 1415)
- Moses ibn Ezra (1070–1138)[e]
- Mahapurna (12th century)
- Meister Eckhart (1260–1327 or 1328)[a][e][f]
- Mamaidev (12th century)
- Marsilius of Padua (or Marsiglio or Marsilio dei Mainardine; 1270–1342)[a][c][d][e]
- Matthew of Aquasparta (1238–1302)[e]
N
edit- Moses Nahmanides (1194–1270)[e]
- Narayana Panditacharya (c. 1290 – c. 1370)
- Moses Narboni (c. 1300 – c. 1362)[f]
- Narahari Tirtha (c. 1243 - c. 1333)
- Alexander Neckham (1157–1217)[e]
- Naropa (12th century)
- Nichiren (1222–1282)[e]
- Nicholas of Autrecourt (c. 1300 – 1369)[a][c][d][e][f]
O
edit- William of Ockham (c. 1285-1349)[a][b][c][d][e][f]
- Peter Olivi (1248–1298)[a][e][f]
- Nicole Oresme (1320–1382)[e][f]
- Omar Khayyám (1048–1131)
P
edit- Paul of Venice (1369–1429)[a][e][f]
- John Peckham (died 1292)[e]
- Peter Aureol (c. 1280 – 1322)[e][f]
- Pierre d'Ailly (1350–1420)[a][e]
- Profiat Duran (also Efodi or Isaac ben Moses Levi) (c. 1349 – c. 1414)[e]
- Pietro d'Abano (c. 1250 – 1316)
- Pietro Damiani (c. 1007 – 1072)[e][f]
- Peter Lombard (c. 1100 – 1160)[a][e]
- William Penbygull (died 1420)[b][f]
- Prabhācandra (11th century)
- Peter of Auvergne (13th century)[e]
- Peter of Spain (usually identified with Pope John XXI; 13th century)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Petrarch (1304–1374)[c][d][e]
- Joane Petrizi (12th century)[f]
- Pillai Lokacharya (1205–1311)
- Padmanabha Tirtha (died 1324)
- Philip the Chancellor (1160–1236)[e][f]
- George Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355 – 1452)
- Isaac Polgar (early 14th century)[f]
- Michael Psellus (11th century)
- Pseudo-Grosseteste (13th century)[e]
Q
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R
edit- Ramanuja (1017–1137)[a][c][d][e]
- Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149–1209)[e]
- Roger Bacon (1214–1294)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Robert Alyngton (died 1398)[f]
- Roger Marston (1235–1303)[e]
- Richard Kilvington (or Richard Chillington; 1302–1361)
- Robert Kilwardby (1215–1279)[a][e][a][e][f]
- Ramon Llull (1235–1315)[a][e]
- Rgyal tshab dar ma rin chen (or Gyeltsap Darma Rinchen; 1364–1432)[e]
- Richard of Middleton (c. 1249 – 1306)[e]
- Ratnakīrti (11th century )
- Robert Holcot (1290–1349)[e][f]
- Radulphus Brito (c. 1270 – c. 1320)[e]
- Robert Grosseteste (or Robert of Lincoln or Robert Greathead; 1175–1253)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Richard of St. Victor (died 1173)[e]
- Richard Rufus (or Richard of Cornwall or Richardus Sophista; 1231–1259)[a][e][f]
- Roscelin of Compiègne (c. 1050 – c. 1120)[a][e]
- Jan van Ruysbroek (1293–1381)
- Richard Brinkley (fl. 1350–1373)[e]
S
edit- Sa skya pandita (also Sagya Pandita or Sagypandita; 1182–1251)[e]
- Shao Yung (1011–1077)[a][e]
- Johannes Sharpe (ca. 1360-after 1415)[f]
- Shinran (1173–1261)[e]
- Solomon Ibn Gabirol (1021–1058)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Shem Tob Ibn Falaquera (1223–1290)[e][f]
- Someshvara III (1127 – 1138 CE)
- Siddheshwar (12th century)
- Samuel Ibn Tibbon (c. 1165 – 1232)[f]
- Simeon ben Zemah Duran (also Rashbaz) (1361–1444)[e]
- Sigerus of Brabant (1240–1284)[a][e]
- Simon of Faversham (c. 1260–1306)[f]
- Shihab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash ibn Amirak al-Sohravardi (or al-Suhrawardi; 1154–1191)[c][d][e]
- Henry Suso (1300–1366)[e]
T
edit- Johannes Tauler (c. 1300 – 1361)[e]
- Theodore Metochita (died 1332)
- Theodoric of Freiberg ( c.1250 – c.1311)
- Thierry of Chartres (fl. c. 1130 – 1150)[e]
- Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471)[e]
- Thomas of Erfurt (14th century)[f]
- Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1290 – 1349)[e]
- Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Thomas of York (13th century)[e]
- Trivikrama Panditacharya (c.1258 - c.1320)
- Je Tsongkhapa (or Dzongkaba or Rinpoche; 1357–1419)[e]
- Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201–1274)[e]
U
edit- Ubertino of Casale (1259 – c. 1328)[b]
- Udayana (11th century)[e]
- Ulrich of Strasbourg (1220–1277)[b][e]
- Urso of Calabria (died c. 1225)[b]
V
edit- Mādhava Vidyāranya, (c. 1268–1386)
- Vedanta Desika (1268–1369)
- Vincent of Beauvais (c. 1190 – c. 1264)[b]
- Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419)[b]
- Vital Du Four (1260–1327)[b][e]
- Vishnu Tirtha (13th century)
W
edit- Walter of Ailly (13th century)[b]
- Walter of Bruges (c. 1225 – 1307)[b]
- Walter Hilton (c. 1343 – 1396)[b]
- Walter of Mortagne (c. 1100 – 1174)[b]
- William of Alnwick (1270–1333)[b][a]
- William of Arnaud[b]
- William of Heytesbury (or Hentisberus or Hentisberi or Tisberi; 1313–1373)[a][b][e][f]
- William Crathorn (14th century)[b][e][f]
- William of Auvergne, Bishop of Paris (1180–1249)[a][b][e][f]
- William of Auxerre (died 1231)[a][b][e]
- William of Bonkes[b]
- Walter Chatton (1290–1343)[b][e][f]
- William Buser (1339 – c. 1413)[b]
- William of Champeaux (c. 1070 – 1121)[b][e][f]
- William of Clifford (died 1306)[b]
- William of Conches (c. 1080 – 1154)[b][e]
- William of Durham (died 1249)[b]
- William of Falgar (died 1297/8)[b]
- William Hothum (c. 1245 – 1298)[b]
- William de la Mare (fl. 1270s)[b]
- William of Lucca (died 1178)[b]
- William of Macclesfield (died 1303)[b]
- William of Middleton (died c. 1260)[b]
- William Milverley (fl. c. 1400)[b]
- William of Moerbeke (c. 1215 – 1286)[a][b]
- William of Newburgh (1136 - 1198)
- William of Nottingham I (died 1254)
- William of Nottingham II (c. 1282 – 1336)[b]
- William of Pagula (c. 1290 – c. 1332)[b]
- William Perault (c. 1200 – 1261)[b]
- William Peter Godin (c. 1260 – 1336)[b]
- William of Rubio (born c. 1290)[b]
- William of Saint-Amour (c. 1200 – 1272)[b]
- William of St-Thierry (c. 1080 – c. 1148)[b]
- William of Sherwood (also Shyreswood &c.; 1190–1249)[a][b][e]
- William of Soissons (12th century)[b]
- William of Ware (fl. 1290–1305)[b]
- Witelo (c. 1230 – c. 1290)[b]
- Adam de Wodeham (1298–1358)[a][b][e]
- John Wyclif (c. 1330 – 1384)[a][c][d][e][f]
- Walter Burley (c. 1275 – c. 1345)[a][b][e][f]
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Y
edit- Yadava Prakaasa (12th century)
- Yehuda Halevi (c. 1085 – 1141)[a][c][d][e][f]
Z
editNotes
edit- The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 1999. ISBN 0-521-63722-8
- 'Biographies of Medieval Authors', Appendix C of The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy, ed. Robert Passnau, Vol. 2., Cambridge, 2010, pp.833-996. ISBN 978-0-521-76218-2
See also
edit- List of philosophers
- List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
- List of philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries
- List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries
- List of philosophers born in the 17th century
- List of philosophers born in the 18th century
- List of philosophers born in the 19th century
- List of philosophers born in the 20th century