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Franz Xaver von Baader

Franz Xaver von Baader
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Benedict Franz von Baader, born Benedikt Franz Xaver Baader, was a Catholic theologian, philosopher, and mining engineer from Germany. Resisting the empiricism of his day, he denounced most Western philosophy since Descartes as trending into atheism and has been considered a revival of the Scholastic school.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Benjamin Henry LatrobeMay 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820
  2. Friedrich von GentzMay 2, 1764 – June 9, 1832
  3. Sophie de CondorcetApril 8, 1764 – September 8, 1822
  4. Franz Xaver von Baader (this page)March 27, 1765 – May 23, 1841
  5. James MackintoshOctober 24, 1765 – May 30, 1832
  6. Germaine de StaëlApril 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817

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