PHILOSOPHER

Ian Hacking

1936 - 2023

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Ian MacDougall Hacking (February 18, 1936 – May 10, 2023) was a Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Hacking has received more than 444,754 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ian Hacking is the 890th most popular philosopher (up from 900th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Canada (up from 191st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ian Hacking ranks 890 out of 1,267. Before him are Jacob Moleschott, Nikephoros Blemmydes, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, Albrecht Ritschl, and Ernst von Glasersfeld. After him are Axiothea of Phlius, Ber Borochov, Beatus Rhenanus, Feng Youlan, Cerinthus, and Bernard Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ian Hacking ranks 221. Before him are Frank Caprio, Federico Luppi, Zdeněk Svěrák, Lucia Berlin, Abbie Hoffman, and Antonio Gades. After him are Nahum Stelmach, Karl Lehmann, Guillermo Endara, Alex Olmedo, Moacir Claudino Pinto, and Mala Sinha. Among people deceased in 2023, Ian Hacking ranks 256. Before him are Endel Tulving, C. R. Rao, Ilya Kabakov, Elmar Wepper, Slim Borgudd, and Chuck Feeney. After him are Yuri Manin, Doyle Brunson, Patricia Bredin, Jerry Springer, Cēzars Ozers, and Klas Lestander.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ian Hacking ranks 174 out of 1,622. Before him are James Doohan (1920), Emily Carr (1871), Napoleon Sarony (1821), Alfred Aho (1941), Nelly Furtado (1978), and Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886). After him are Anne Carson (1950), Viola Desmond (1914), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Stana Katic (1978), Alanis Morissette (1974), and Shulamith Firestone (1945).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Ian Hacking ranks 4. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911), Charles Taylor (1931), and Ian Stevenson (1918). After him are Northrop Frye (1912), Patricia Churchland (1943), G. A. Cohen (1941), Bernard Lonergan (1904), Will Kymlicka (1962), Leonard Peikoff (1933), and Paul Churchland (1942).

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