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Charles Kay Ogden

1889 - 1957

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Charles Kay Ogden (; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philosophy, having a broad effect particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on behalf of a reformed version of the English language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Kay Ogden has received more than 132,068 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Kay Ogden is the 838th most popular philosopher (down from 817th in 2019), the 1,945th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,964th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Charles Kay Ogden ranks 838 out of 1,267. Before him are Wonhyo, Anathon Aall, Yuriy Drohobych, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Porcia, and F. H. Bradley. After him are Joseph Dietzgen, Gilbert Simondon, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Ferenc Dávid, and Arai Hakuseki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Charles Kay Ogden ranks 115. Before him are Bella Rosenfeld, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Richard Boleslawski, Warner Baxter, Joseph Laniel, and Musidora. After him are Lev Karakhan, Ludwig Kübler, Azem Galica, Henri Pélissier, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, and Otto Deßloch. Among people deceased in 1957, Charles Kay Ogden ranks 103. Before him are Ramon Magsaysay, Valery Larbaud, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Charles Pathé, Musidora, and Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. After him are Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Halil Kut, Karl Genzken, Abolqasem Lahouti, Bertha Krupp, and José Linhares.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Kay Ogden ranks 1,945 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Vernon (1684), Tony Banks (1950), John Wyndham (1903), Robert Darwin (1766), Peter Crouch (1981), and F. H. Bradley (1846). After him are John Cockerill (1790), John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859), Frederick Marryat (1792), Alan Stacey (1933), Mary Ward (1585), and Harold Bride (1890).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Charles Kay Ogden ranks 52. Before him are P. F. Strawson (1919), Henry More (1614), Raymond Williams (1921), Stephen Toulmin (1922), Frederick Copleston (1907), and F. H. Bradley (1846). After him are Michael Dummett (1925), Perry Anderson (1938), William Paley (1743), Bernard Williams (1929), John Scott Haldane (1860), and Richard Swinburne (1934).

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