1941 - Today
Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (; born 1941) is a Dutch-American philosopher noted for his contributions to philosophy of science, epistemology and formal logic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bas van Fraassen has received more than 217,474 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bas van Fraassen is the 1,088th most popular philosopher (down from 1,029th in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 655th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dutch Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Bas van Fraassen ranks 1,088 out of 1,081. Before him are Helene von Druskowitz, Geydar Dzhemal, F. C. S. Schiller, John Major, Eric A. Havelock, and Abram Deborin. After him are Gary L. Francione, Pat Robertson, Richard Price, Alister McGrath, Paul Kurtz, and John Gray.
1856 - 1918
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 1,082
1947 - 2016
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1,083
1864 - 1937
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 1,084
1467 - 1550
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 1,085
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 1,086
1881 - 1963
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 1,087
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 1,088
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 1,089
1930 - 2023
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,090
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,091
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,092
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,093
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,094
Among people born in 1941, Bas van Fraassen ranks 407. Before him are Aminata Sow Fall, James Joseph Dresnok, John Nicholson, Paddy Ashdown, Kaija Mustonen, and François Weyergans. After him are Jackie DeShannon, Anandiben Patel, Nikolai Gubenko, Beatrice Tinsley, Peter Ducke, and Wolfgang Hofmann.
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 401
1941 - 2016
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 402
1941 - 2017
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 403
1941 - 2018
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 404
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 405
1941 - 2019
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 406
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 407
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 408
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 409
1941 - 2020
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 410
1941 - 1981
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 411
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 412
1941 - 2020
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 413
Among people born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 719 out of 1,427. Before him are Ireen Wüst (1986), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Anna Enquist (1945), Lodewijk van den Berg (1932), Albert Mol (1917), and Henriette Roland Holst (1869). After him are Nordin Amrabat (1987), Johan Boskamp (1948), Simone Simons (1985), Annie Palmen (1926), Chris Berger (1911), and Sylvia Hoeks (1983).
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 713
1951 - 2004
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 714
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 715
1932 - 2022
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 716
1917 - 2004
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 717
1869 - 1952
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 718
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 719
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 720
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 721
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 722
1926 - 2000
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 723
1911 - 1965
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 724
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 725
Among philosophers born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 8. Before him are Baruch Spinoza (1632), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), Jacob Moleschott (1822), Dirck Coornhert (1522), and Thomas van Erpe (1584).
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 2
1560 - 1609
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3
1443 - 1485
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4
1822 - 1893
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 5
1522 - 1590
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 6
1584 - 1624
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 8