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Bas van Fraassen

1941 - Today

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Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (; born 5 April 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 237,143 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Bas van Fraassen is the 1,057th most popular philosopher (up from 1,088th in 2019), the 637th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 717th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bas van Fraassen ranks 1,057 out of 1,267. Before him are Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Joachim Camerarius, Hubert Dreyfus, Max Dessoir, and Cleopatra the Alchemist. After him are Jerzy Żuławski, Sedulius Scottus, Patricia Churchland, Ioane Petritsi, Derek Prince, and Abdel Rahman Badawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Bas van Fraassen ranks 340. Before him are Kornel Morawiecki, Ana Maria Machado, Christopher Hogwood, Alla Kushnir, Richard Martin West, and Charlotte Stewart. After him are Hank Marvin, David Johnston, Bo Svenson, Ed Roberts, Pepetela, and Pete Rose.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 637 out of 1,646. Before him are Daley Blind (1990), Peter R. de Vries (1956), Paulus Bor (1601), Wubbo Ockels (1946), Dirk Coster (1889), and Badr Hari (1984). After him are Frenkie de Jong (1997), Dirk Brouwer (1902), Tylman van Gameren (1632), Jo Cals (1914), Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst (1603), and Kick Smit (1911).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Netherlands

Among philosophers born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 7. Before him are Erasmus (1466), Baruch Spinoza (1632), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), Jacob Moleschott (1822), and Dirck Coornhert (1522). After him are Marsilius of Inghen (1335), and Thomas van Erpe (1584).

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