PHILOSOPHER
Carl Schmitt
1888 - 1985
Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt (11 July 1888 – 7 April 1985) was a German jurist, political theorist, and prominent member of the Nazi Party. Born in Plettenberg in 1888, Schmitt studied law in Berlin, Munich, and Strasbourg. In 1916, he married his first wife, Pavla Dorotić, but divorced her after realizing that she had pretended to be a countess. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Schmitt has received more than 2,069,849 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Carl Schmitt is the 155th most popular philosopher (up from 163rd in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 259th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Philosopher.
Carl Schmitt was a German jurist and political theorist who is most famous for his theories on the concept of the "political".
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2.1M
Page Views (PV)
74.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
8.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.81
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Carl Schmitt ranks 155 out of 1,267. Before him are György Lukács, Louis Althusser, Adi Shankara, Max Scheler, Clement of Alexandria, and Herbert Marcuse. After him are Friedrich Schleiermacher, John Rawls, Ferdinand Tönnies, John Wycliffe, Hippias, and Chrysippus.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGyörgy Lukács
1885 - 1971
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 149
Louis Althusser
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 150
Adi Shankara
788 - 820
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 151
Max Scheler
1874 - 1928
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 152
Clement of Alexandria
150 - 215
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 153
Herbert Marcuse
1898 - 1979
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 154
Carl Schmitt
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 155
Friedrich Schleiermacher
1768 - 1834
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 156
John Rawls
1921 - 2002
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 157
Ferdinand Tönnies
1855 - 1936
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 158
John Wycliffe
1324 - 1384
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 159
Hippias
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 160
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Carl Schmitt ranks 10. Before him are Dale Carnegie, José Raúl Capablanca, Otto Stern, Nikolai Bukharin, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Shmuel Yosef Agnon. After him are Giorgio de Chirico, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Nestor Makhno, Jean Monnet, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, and Raymond Chandler. Among people deceased in 1985, Carl Schmitt ranks 7. Before him are Marc Chagall, Enver Hoxha, Yul Brynner, Konstantin Chernenko, Heinrich Böll, and Italo Calvino. After him are Simone Signoret, Fernand Braudel, Orson Welles, László Bíró, Jean Dubuffet, and Rock Hudson.
Others Born in 1888
Go to all RankingsDale Carnegie
WRITER
1888 - 1955
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 4
José Raúl Capablanca
CHESS PLAYER
1888 - 1942
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 5
Otto Stern
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1969
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 6
Nikolai Bukharin
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1938
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 7
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1975
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 8
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
WRITER
1888 - 1970
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 9
Carl Schmitt
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 10
Giorgio de Chirico
PAINTER
1888 - 1978
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 11
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1934
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 12
Nestor Makhno
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1934
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 13
Jean Monnet
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1979
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 14
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
WRITER
1888 - 1964
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 15
Raymond Chandler
WRITER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsMarc Chagall
PAINTER
1887 - 1985
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 1
Enver Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1985
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 2
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 3
Konstantin Chernenko
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 4
Heinrich Böll
WRITER
1917 - 1985
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 5
Italo Calvino
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 6
Carl Schmitt
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 7
Simone Signoret
ACTOR
1921 - 1985
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 8
Fernand Braudel
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 9
Orson Welles
ACTOR
1915 - 1985
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 10
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 11
Jean Dubuffet
PAINTER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 12
Rock Hudson
ACTOR
1925 - 1985
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl Schmitt ranks 242 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Georgius Agricola (1494), Erich Hartmann (1922), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Paul Heyse (1830), and Herbert Marcuse (1898). After him are Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Leopold von Ranke (1795), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), Simone Signoret (1921), and Albert Kesselring (1885).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAdolf Frederick, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1771
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 236
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 237
Erich Hartmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1993
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 238
Rudolf I of Germany
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1291
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 239
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 240
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 241
Carl Schmitt
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 242
Walther von Brauchitsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1948
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 243
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1056
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 244
Leopold von Ranke
HISTORIAN
1795 - 1886
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 245
Ferdinand Tönnies
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 246
Simone Signoret
ACTOR
1921 - 1985
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 247
Albert Kesselring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 248
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Carl Schmitt ranks 28. Before him are Wilhelm Dilthey (1833), Edith Stein (1891), Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714), Max Stirner (1806), Max Scheler (1874), and Herbert Marcuse (1898). After him are Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), Max Horkheimer (1895), Athanasius Kircher (1602), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Adam Weishaupt (1748), and Rudolf Carnap (1891).
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 22
Edith Stein
1891 - 1942
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 23
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 24
Max Stirner
1806 - 1856
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 25
Max Scheler
1874 - 1928
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 26
Herbert Marcuse
1898 - 1979
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 27
Carl Schmitt
1888 - 1985
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 28
Ferdinand Tönnies
1855 - 1936
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 29
Max Horkheimer
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 30
Athanasius Kircher
1602 - 1680
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 31
Moses Mendelssohn
1729 - 1786
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 32
Adam Weishaupt
1748 - 1830
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 33
Rudolf Carnap
1891 - 1970
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 34