PHILOSOPHER

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

1909 - 1999

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Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (31 July 1909 – 26 May 1999) was an Austrian-American nobleman and polymath, whose areas of interest included philosophy, history, political science, economics, linguistics, art and theology. He opposed the ideas of the French Revolution, as well as those of communism and Nazism. Describing himself as a "conservative arch-liberal" or "extreme liberal", Kuehnelt-Leddihn often argued that majority rule in democracies is a threat to individual liberties. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn has received more than 306,972 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn is the 1,203rd most popular philosopher, the 975th most popular biography from Austria and the 17th most popular Austrian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 1,203 out of 1,267. Before him are Ernest Belfort Bax, Alexander Berzin, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Nick Bostrom, Susan Haack, and R. C. Sproul. After him are Alexander Tarasov, Patricia Hill Collins, Dugald Stewart, Walter Kaufmann, Simon Blackburn, and J. J. C. Smart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 355. Before him are Karel Burkert, Vlasta Děkanová, Sabir Yunusov, Stephen Spender, Archie Cochrane, and Colin Munro MacLeod. After him are Robert Burks, Mohamed Latif, Eleanor Garatti, Wilhelm Müller, Federico Wilde, and Robert Défossé. Among people deceased in 1999, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 249. Before him are Masaji Kiyokawa, Jack Lynch, Guillermo Arellano, Necil Kazım Akses, Anthony Newley, and Paul-Émile de Souza. After him are Ester Boserup, Kjell Rosén, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Maria Sander, Georges Gandil, and Allen Stack.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 975 out of 1,424. Before him are Hans Mock (1906), Michael Konsel (1962), Ferry Graf (1931), Hans Binder (1948), Ida Freund (1863), and Christoph Ransmayr (1954). After him are Harald Kloser (1956), Thomas Brezina (1963), Béla von Kehrling (1891), Hans Pesser (1911), Georg Friedrich Haas (1953), and Walter Slezak (1902).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Austria

Among philosophers born in Austria, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 17. Before him are André Gorz (1923), Jean Améry (1912), Kazimierz Twardowski (1866), Christian von Ehrenfels (1859), Jacob Taubes (1923), and Helene von Druskowitz (1856).

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