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Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
Benedict Anderson
Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson (August 26, 1936 – December 13, 2015) was a Chinese-born Anglo-Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States. Anderson is best known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origins of nationalism. A polyglot with an interest in southeast Asia, he was the Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor Emeritus of International Studies, Government & Asian Studies at Cornell University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedict Anderson has received more than 554,905 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Benedict Anderson is the 8th most popular political scientist (down from 7th in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from China (down from 185th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Political Scientist.
Benedict Anderson is most famous for his book "Imagined Communities," which discusses the significance of nationalism in the modern world.
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45
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8.72
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Benedict Anderson ranks 8 out of 29. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington, Étienne de La Boétie, Harold Lasswell, Hans Morgenthau, Francis Fukuyama, and Ralf Dahrendorf. After him are Georg Jellinek, Robert A. Dahl, Christian Lous Lange, Johan Galtung, Maurice Duverger, and Gene Sharp.
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Samuel P. Huntington
1927 - 2008
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 2
Étienne de La Boétie
1530 - 1563
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 3
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 4
Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 5
Francis Fukuyama
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.76
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Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 7
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 8
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 9
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 10
Christian Lous Lange
1869 - 1938
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 11
Johan Galtung
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 12
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 13
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Benedict Anderson ranks 40. Before him are Zubin Mehta, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Margaret Hamilton, Virna Lisi, and Tariq Aziz. After him are Steve Reich, Don Cherry, Choummaly Sayasone, Kris Kristofferson, Yasuo Fukuda, and B. J. Habibie. Among people deceased in 2015, Benedict Anderson ranks 38. Before him are Douglass North, Zito, Wes Craven, Alcides Ghiggia, Tariq Aziz, and Günter Schabowski. After him are Yves Chauvin, Frei Otto, Pierre Brice, Charles H. Townes, Faten Hamama, and Irwin Rose.
Others Born in 1936
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Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 34
Buddy Holly
1936 - 1959
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 35
Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 36
Margaret Hamilton
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 37
Virna Lisi
1936 - 2014
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 38
Tariq Aziz
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 39
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 40
Steve Reich
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 41
Don Cherry
1936 - 1995
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 42
Choummaly Sayasone
1936 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 43
Kris Kristofferson
1936 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 44
Yasuo Fukuda
1936 - Present
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 45
B. J. Habibie
1936 - 2019
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 2015
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Douglass North
1920 - 2015
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 32
Zito
1932 - 2015
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 33
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 34
Alcides Ghiggia
1926 - 2015
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 35
Tariq Aziz
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 36
Günter Schabowski
1929 - 2015
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 37
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 38
Yves Chauvin
1930 - 2015
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 39
Frei Otto
1925 - 2015
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 40
Pierre Brice
1929 - 2015
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 41
Charles H. Townes
1915 - 2015
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 42
Faten Hamama
1931 - 2015
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 43
Irwin Rose
1926 - 2015
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 44
In China
Among people born in China, Benedict Anderson ranks 193 out of 1,186. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Zhang Liang (-290), Longqing Emperor (1537), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), and Emperor Xuan of Han (-91). After him are Li Hongzhang (1823), Faxian (340), Guo Jia (170), Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Emperor Ling of Han (156), and Kaidu (1230).
Others born in China
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Hyeonjong of Joseon
1641 - 1674
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 187
Zhang Liang
290 BC - 186 BC
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 188
Longqing Emperor
1537 - 1572
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 189
Emperor Dezong of Tang
742 - 805
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 190
Emperor Zhao of Han
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 191
Emperor Xuan of Han
91 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 192
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 193
Li Hongzhang
1823 - 1901
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 194
Faxian
340 - 418
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 195
Guo Jia
170 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 196
Walter Houser Brattain
1902 - 1987
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 197
Emperor Ling of Han
156 - 189
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 198
Kaidu
1230 - 1301
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 199
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In China
Among political scientists born in China, Benedict Anderson ranks 1.
