Philosopher

A. S. Neill

Scottish educator and theorist

1883 - 1973

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His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. A. S. Neill is the 395th most popular philosopher (down from 336th in 2024), the 896th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 583rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Philosopher.

A. S. Neill is most famous for his work with children and his founding of Summerhill School. Neill believed that children should be given the freedom to explore their own interests and learn from their own mistakes.

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A. S. Neill ranks #896 among 9,870 people in Pantheon born in United Kingdom, inside the top 10% of that group.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, A. S. Neill ranks 395 out of 1,285. Before him are Richard Avenarius, Guan Zhong, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Haji Bektash Veli, Saadia Gaon, and Archelaus. After him are J. L. Austin, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Anne Conway, Carl Gustav Hempel, Siger of Brabant, and Plutarch of Athens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, A. S. Neill ranks 42. Before him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Peter Kürten, Nina Ricci, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, Joseph Pilates, and Georgios Papanikolaou. After him are Erich Heckel, Döme Sztójay, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, Giovanni Messe, Max Linder, and Alexandros Papagos. Among people deceased in 1973, A. S. Neill ranks 49. Before him are Frank Costello, Luis Carrero Blanco, Dickinson W. Richards, Jean-Pierre Melville, Emmy Göring, and Elsa Schiaparelli. After him are François Cevert, Taha Hussein, Howard H. Aiken, Otto Klemperer, P. Ramlee, and Lex Barker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, A. S. Neill ranks 896 out of 9,870. Before him are John Henry Newman (1801), Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), Charles Lee (1731), Bernard Hill (1944), and William Stanley Jevons (1835). After him are Steve Harris (1956), Peter Finch (1916), J. L. Austin (1911), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Thomas Savery (1650), and Kenneth Clark (1903).

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Among Philosophers In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, A. S. Neill ranks 20. Before him are Thomas Reid (1710), Pelagius (360), Thomas Carlyle (1795), William Godwin (1756), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), and G. E. Moore (1873). After him are J. L. Austin (1911), Anne Conway (1631), E. H. Carr (1892), Thomas Hill Green (1836), Francis Hutcheson (1694), and John of Salisbury (1110).

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