Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588[1], in Westport[2]. He died on December 4, 1679[3], in Derbyshire[4]. He worked as a political scientist[5], mathematician[6], philosopher[7], economist[8], and politician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,762 views/month, #5,549 of 1,000,298).[10]
Thomas Hobbes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
He has been cited as an influence by John Locke[53], a philosopher[54], 1632–1704[55], of Kingdom of England[56], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[57], specialised in philosophy[58]; Benedictus de Spinoza[59], a philosopher[60], 1632–1677[61], of Dutch Republic[62], specialised in philosophy[63]; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[64], a mathematician[65], 1646–1716[66], of Electorate of Saxony[67], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[68], specialised in mathematical analysis[69]; Carl Schmitt[70], a jurist[71], 1888–1985[72], of Germany[73], specialised in political theology[74]; Moses Mendelssohn[75], a philosopher[76], 1729–1786[77], of Germany[78]; and Kurt Baier[79], a philosopher[80], 1917–2010[81], of Austria[82], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[83], specialised in ethics[84].
Works attributed to him include Leviathan[85], a written work[86]; bellum omnium contra omnes[87], a Latin phrase[88], founded in 1642[89]; and De Cive[90].
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