[Vocabulary] as much as

[constantinusphilo]

It was Francesco Colonna, as much as any living man, who made him doubt.
The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason

Could the meaning be here: 'It was Fr. Colonna, more than any living man, who made him doubt?

 

[Tarheel]

No, not more than.

as much as - to the same extent as