PHILOSOPHER

Ian Stevenson

1918 - 2007

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Ian Pretyman Stevenson (October 31, 1918 – February 8, 2007) was a Canadian-born American psychiatrist, the founder and director of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was a professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine for fifty years. He was chair of their department of psychiatry from 1957 to 1967, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry from 1967 to 2001, and Research Professor of Psychiatry from 2002 until his death in 2007.As founder and director of the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Division of Perceptual Studies (originally named "Division of Personality Studies"), which investigates the paranormal, Stevenson became known for his research into cases he considered suggestive of reincarnation – the idea that emotions, memories, and even physical bodily features can be passed on from one incarnation to another. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Stevenson has received more than 621,565 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Stevenson is the 749th most popular philosopher (down from 616th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 99th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ian Stevensons by language

Over the past year Ian Stevenson has had the most page views in the with 81,334 views, followed by Spanish (15,132), and Japanese (8,005). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (45.77%), Esperanto (29.11%), and Finnish (28.17%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ian Stevenson ranks 749 out of 1,267. Before him are Mykhailo Drahomanov, P. F. Strawson, Li Zhi, Hemachandra, John Argyropoulos, and Glaucon. After him are Paolo Sarpi, Helen Parkhurst, Michael J. Sandel, Hayashi Razan, Nasr Abu Zayd, and Hermann von Keyserling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Ian Stevenson ranks 104. Before him are Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Lo Wei, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Massimo Girotti, Kazu Naoki, and Bebo Valdés. After him are Joseph Wiseman, Aldo van Eyck, Borys Paton, Arthur Chung, George Lincoln Rockwell, and Helmut Lent. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Stevenson ranks 117. Before him are Henri Debehogne, Barry Nelson, Jean-Marie Lustiger, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Raul Hilberg, and Emiliano Mercado del Toro. After him are Tikhon Khrennikov, François-Xavier Ortoli, Aden Adde, Delbert Mann, Sa'dun Hammadi, and Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ian Stevenson ranks 132 out of 1,622. Before him are Lorne Greene (1915), John Stanley Plaskett (1865), William Osler (1849), Evangeline Lilly (1979), Gordie Howe (1928), and Arthur Hiller (1923). After him are Joseph Wiseman (1918), Katheryn Winnick (1977), Louis Riel (1844), Rocky Johnson (1944), Gil Evans (1912), and Eugene Levy (1946).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Ian Stevenson ranks 3. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911), and Charles Taylor (1931). After him are Ian Hacking (1936), 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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