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PHILOSOPHER

Alexander Men

1935 - 1990

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Alexander Vladimirovich Men (Russian: Александр Владимирович Мень; 22 January 1935 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian Orthodox priest, dissident, theologian, biblical scholar and writer on theology, Christian history and other religions. Men wrote dozens of books (including his magnum opus, History of Religion: In Search of the Way, the Truth and the Life, the seventh volume of which, entitled Son of Man, served as the introduction to Christianity for thousands of citizens in the Soviet Union); baptized hundreds if not thousands; founded an Orthodox open university; opened one of the first Sunday schools in Russia as well as a charity group at the Russian Children's Hospital. His influence is still widely felt and his legacy continues to grow among Christians both in Russia and abroad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Men has received more than 149,579 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Men is the 961st most popular philosopher, the 1,299th most popular biography from Russia and the 22nd most popular Russian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alexander Men ranks 961 out of 1,081. Before him are Dominicus Gundissalinus, Phaenias of Eresus, Susan George, Heymann Steinthal, Dimitri Kitsikis, and Stanisław Staszic. After him are Ecphantus the Pythagorean, Ram Dass, Jaimini, Josef Pieper, Jerzy Żuławski, and Abraham Joshua Heschel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Alexander Men ranks 227. Before him are Lando Buzzanca, Laurent Terzieff, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sarah Kirsch, Sadiq al-Mahdi, and Dimitri Kitsikis. After him are Yury Solomin, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Eiko Kadono, Enzo Jannacci, Simon Leys, and Peter Bichsel. Among people deceased in 1990, Alexander Men ranks 147. Before him are Štefan Čambal, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Herbert Wehner, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Marie-Dominique Chenu, and Cemal Süreya. After him are Anne Revere, René David, Joel McCrea, Vladimir Stoychev, Erkki Aaltonen, and Luis Trenker.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Men ranks 1,299 out of 3,262. Before him are Pavel Chichagov (1767), Yuliya Solntseva (1901), Karen Khachaturian (1920), Irina Solovyova (1937), Karl Maximovich (1827), and Vladimir Vasiliev (1940). After him are Sergei Makarov (1958), Igor Chislenko (1939), Yury Solomin (1935), Julia Volkova (1985), Alexander Protopopov (1866), and Filipp Oktyabrsky (1899).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Russia

Among philosophers born in Russia, Alexander Men ranks 22. Before him are Alexander Zinoviev (1922), Nikolai Amosov (1913), Aleksey Khomyakov (1804), Konstantin Leontiev (1831), Boris Parygin (1930), and Vasily Rozanov (1856). After him are Ivan Aksakov (1823), Aleksei Losev (1893), Ivan Kireyevsky (1806), Geydar Dzhemal (1947), and Albert Razin (1940).

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