PHILOSOPHER

Georg Henrik von Wright

1916 - 2003

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Georg Henrik von Wright (Swedish: [ˈjěːɔrj ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk fɔn ˈvrɪkːt]; 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Henrik von Wright has received more than 145,153 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Henrik von Wright is the 528th most popular philosopher (up from 530th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Finland (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Philosopher.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Georg Henrik von Wright ranks 528 out of 1,267. Before him are Émile Chartier, Shen Buhai, Henry Corbin, Hans Blumenberg, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, and Metrodorus of Lampsacus. After him are Abraham Isaac Kook, Zhou Dunyi, Hippo, Hans Vaihinger, Saul Kripke, and Polemon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Georg Henrik von Wright ranks 63. Before him are Hamani Diori, Glenn Ford, Saburō Sakai, Kristján Eldjárn, Richard Fleischer, and Carl Johan Bernadotte. After him are Michael Gough, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Sterling Hayden, Ernst Wilimowski, Léo Ferré, and Luis Corvalán. Among people deceased in 2003, Georg Henrik von Wright ranks 59. Before him are Anna Lindh, Rasul Gamzatov, Annemarie Schimmel, Valentin Pavlov, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and Michael P. Anderson. After him are Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Uday Hussein, Bob Hope, László Papp, June Carter Cash, and Elem Klimov.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Georg Henrik von Wright ranks 53 out of 751. Before him are Zachris Topelius (1818), Jari Litmanen (1971), Eero Saarinen (1910), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), Antti Aarne (1867), and Armi Kuusela (1934). After him are Ville Ritola (1896), Fredrik Idestam (1838), Alexander Stubb (1968), Lasse Virén (1949), Wäinö Aaltonen (1894), and Eino Leino (1878).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Finland

Among philosophers born in Finland, Georg Henrik von Wright ranks 1. After him are Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Edvard Westermarck (1862), and Eino Kaila (1890).

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