Home › Entities › human › Jean Buridan

Jean Buridan

medieval philosopher (ca. 1300-1358)
Person human Q275500
Jean Buridan
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Jean Buridan was born on 1295[1] in Béthune[2]. He died on 1358[3] in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], theologian[6], professor[7], logician[8], and cleric[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,346 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[11]
  • Native language: Old French[12]
  • Occupation: writer[13]
  • Field of work: logic[14], natural philosophy[15], theology[16]
  • Employer: University of Paris[17]
  • Educated at: University of Paris[18]
  • Student: Albertus de Saxonia[19]
  • Notable work: Quaestiones in Aristotelis De anima[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[21]
  • Influenced by: William of Ockham[22], Aristotle[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Movement: nominalism[25], logic[26]
  • Commons category: Jean Buridan[27]
  • Given name: Giovanni[28], Johannes[29]
  • Student of: William of Ockham[30]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[35], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: medieval Latin[37], Old French[38]
  • Name in native language: Jean Buridan[39]

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean Buridan include Buridan's ass[40], a paradox[41].

Why It Matters

Jean Buridan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for him include Buridan's ass[40], a paradox[41].

FAQs

Where was Jean Buridan born?

Jean Buridan's place of birth was Béthune[2].

Where did Jean Buridan die?

Jean Buridan died in Paris[4].

What did Jean Buridan do for work?

Jean Buridan worked as a philosopher[5], theologian[6], professor[7], logician[8], and cleric[9].

Where did Jean Buridan go to school?

Jean Buridan was educated at University of Paris[18].

Related Entities

Aristotle Béthune Kingdom of France medieval philosophy Nicole Oresme theology University of Paris William of Ockham

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Jean Buridan. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/jean-buridan
MLA “Jean Buridan.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/jean-buridan.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jean-buridan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jean Buridan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jean-buridan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Jean Buridan — https://4ort.xyz/entity/jean-buridan (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jean-buridan · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Loenstock · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Quaestiones in Aristotelis De anima
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Notable work: Quaestiones in Aristotelis De anima"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → raven
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q8335, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/31afc9a6fd8|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 129356
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Parsifal cluster id: 129356, Added or updated using [[User:Bargioni/P12458_add_or_update_P1810|P12458_add_or_update_P1810]]"
  4. 15w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 861378828
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Francearchives agent id: 861378828, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782644922236"
  5. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 351772
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 351772, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  6. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 129356
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 267045, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259388|batch #259388]]"
  7. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 129356
    Svkkl authority id → 0319300-Buridan-Jean-asi-13001358
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0319300-Buridan-Jean-asi-13001358, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  8. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
  9. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.