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PHILOSOPHER

Eric Hoffer

1898 - 1983

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Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an American moral and social philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change (1963) was his finest work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Hoffer has received more than 847,749 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Eric Hoffer is the 765th most popular philosopher (up from 810th in 2019), the 3,014th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,296th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Eric Hoffer ranks 765 out of 1,081. Before him are Dietrich von Hildebrand, Stephen Toulmin, Crantor, Vazgen I, Kuno Fischer, and François Bernier. After him are Melchor Cano, Jacob Moleschott, Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Nikephoros Blemmydes, and Glaucon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Eric Hoffer ranks 108. Before him are Helen B. Taussig, Ferenc Plattkó, Étienne Decroux, Jacques Doriot, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, and Gabriel González Videla. After him are Achille Van Acker, Tian Han, Vladimir Fock, Yitzhak Kaduri, Paul Robeson, and Vilhelm Moberg. Among people deceased in 1983, Eric Hoffer ranks 85. Before him are Bernard Vukas, Rebecca West, Josep Lluís Sert, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, Ibrahim Abboud, and Hennes Weisweiler. After him are Louison Bobet, Rolf Stommelen, Arturo Umberto Illia, Jørgen Juve, Charlie Rivel, and Grigori Aleksandrov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Hoffer ranks 3,014 out of 18,182. Before him are Candy Darling (1944), P. J. Kennedy (1858), Edith Roosevelt (1861), Yvette Mimieux (1942), James F. Byrnes (1882), and Eli Whitney (1765). After him are Charles Barkley (1963), Chad Smith (1961), Ronald Evans (1933), John Ritter (1948), John Basilone (1916), and Patrick Henry (1736).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Eric Hoffer ranks 29. Before him are Jerry Fodor (1935), William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Michael Walzer (1935), Ted Nelson (1937), and Helen Parkhurst (1886). After him are Donald Davidson (1917), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Nancy Fraser (1947), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), David Lewis (1941), and Edmund Gettier (1927).

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