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PHILOSOPHER

Bas van Fraassen

1941 - Today

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bas van Fraassen ranks 1,088 out of 1,081Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Bas van Fraassen ranks 407Before 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.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 719 out of 1,427Before 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).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Netherlands

Among philosophers born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 8Before him are Baruch Spinoza (1632), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), Jacob Moleschott (1822), Dirck Coornhert (1522), and Thomas van Erpe (1584).