St. Francis of Assisi who founded the order of Friars Minor who later became known as the Franciscans..
St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi founded the Friars Minor.
Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism and the most influential leader of the philosophy. The Dalai Lama, Dharma Master Cheng Yen, and Thich Nhat Hanh have also acted as influential leaders of Buddhism.
Carl Jung was an influential thinker and he was the founder of Analytical Pschology. He was born in 1875 and died in 1961 at Kusnacht after a short illness.
The founder of lyengar Yoga is B.K.S. Iyengar. He is considered one of the most foremost yoga teachers in the world. He has written many books and was named the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine in 2004.
Giusseppe Mazzini in 1860 started The Mafia as an off shoot program to his already influential Freemasonry activities. CONTRIBUTED BY EFREM NORWOOD
Charles Taze Russell founded no religion, but he was the founder of the modern-day Bible Students movement. He was not the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses as is often claimed. He did not believe in such an organization. He spent nearly his entire life preaching against such an organization. He spent nearly his entire life preaching against the kind of message that is presented by the Jehovah's Witnesses organization. https://rlctr.blogspot.com/p/jws.html
Catholic AnswerThere are five mendicant Orders: Originally, the Franciscans (founded by St. Francis), the Dominicans (founded by St. Dominic); then the name and privileges were extended to the Carmelites (founded by St. Berthold), the Hermits of St. Augustine (founded by St. Augustine) and the Servites (founded by seven councilors of the Florence called the Seven Holy Founders).
The Christian Science Monitor was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1908. Eddy was an influential religious leader and the founder of the Christian Science religious movement.
Islam is a heavenly religion like Judaism and Christianity. According to Islamic belief about 1,24000 Prophets right from Hazrat Adam (AS) to the last Prophet of Islam Hazat Muhammad (SAW), have been preaching Islam. Anyhow, in a way you can say that Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) is the founder of present day Islam.
The founder of utilitarianism is considered to be Jeremy Bentham, an influential British philosopher and social reformer who developed the principles of the philosophy in the late 18th century. Bentham's work laid the foundation for the moral theory that the best action is the one that maximizes overall happiness or pleasure.
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