PHILOSOPHER

Arne Næss

1912 - 2009

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Arne Dekke Eide Næss (, AR-nə NESS; Urban East Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂ːɳə ˈdɛ̂kːə ˈæ̂ɪdə ˈnɛsː]; 27 January 1912 – 12 January 2009) was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term "deep ecology", an important intellectual and inspirational figure within the environmental movement of the late twentieth century, and a prolific writer on many other philosophical issues. Næss cited Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring as being a key influence in his vision of deep ecology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arne Næss has received more than 600,069 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Arne Næss is the 598th most popular philosopher (down from 545th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Norway (down from 77th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Philosopher.

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  • 600k

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  • 57.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Arne Næss ranks 598 out of 1,267. Before him are Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Myson of Chenae, Yang Zhu, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Bardaisan, and Aeschines of Sphettus. After him are Salomon Maimon, Hans Albert, Maurice Blondel, Hu Shih, Abhinavagupta, and Paul Nizan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Arne Næss ranks 92. Before him are Axel Springer, Marina Raskova, Nereo Rocco, Lady Bird Johnson, Duško Popov, and Feroze Gandhi. After him are Princess Deokhye, Jiří Trnka, Gordon Gollob, Woody Guthrie, Sohn Kee-chung, and Philibert Tsiranana. Among people deceased in 2009, Arne Næss ranks 69. Before him are Clive Granger, Alicia de Larrocha, Shih Kien, Edward T. Hall, Gaafar Nimeiry, and Ricardo Montalbán. After him are Sydney Chaplin, Philip José Farmer, Oleg Yankovsky, Kim Peek, Brittany Murphy, and Luís Cabral.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Arne Næss ranks 90 out of 1,039. Before him are Thorleif Haug (1894), Jonas Lie (1833), Axel Paulsen (1855), Johan Svendsen (1840), Odvar Nordli (1927), and Otto Sverdrup (1854). After him are Erna Solberg (1961), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), Kristian Birkeland (1867), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), and Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Norway

Among philosophers born in Norway, Arne Næss ranks 1. After him are Stein Rokkan (1921), and Anathon Aall (1867).

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