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J. Hillis Miller

1928 - 2021

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Joseph Hillis Miller Jr. (March 5, 1928 – February 7, 2021) was an American literary critic and scholar who advanced theories of literary deconstruction. He was part of the Yale School along with scholars including Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida, and Geoffrey Hartman, who advocated deconstruction as an analytical means by which the relationship between literary text and the associated meaning could be analyzed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. Hillis Miller has received more than 156,876 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. J. Hillis Miller is the 6,983rd most popular writer, the 15,405th most popular biography from United States and the 1,091st most popular American Writer.

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  • 15

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Among writers, J. Hillis Miller ranks 6,983 out of 7,302. Before him are Okwui Enwezor, Sarojini Sahoo, Fabio Volo, Mabel Strickland, Conrad Richter, and Delia Grigore. After him are Zona Gale, Arabella Kiesbauer, Polina Zherebtsova, Edwin Morgan, Scott Smith, and Kossi Efoui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, J. Hillis Miller ranks 598. Before him are Albert Brewer, John Disley, John Ingle, Fatima Meer, Yvette Vickers, and Muhammadu Maccido. After him are Reubin Askew, Slade Gorton, and Arthur Dion Hanna. Among people deceased in 2021, J. Hillis Miller ranks 704. Before him are Mehrdad Minavand, Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Sean Lock, Biz Markie, Roberto Hernández, and Indu Jain. After him are Jagjit Kaur, Luton Shelton, Mort Sahl, Zhang Enhua, Rick Mitchell, and Markis Kido.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. Hillis Miller ranks 15,405 out of 20,380. Before him are Travis Van Winkle (1982), Patti Harrison (1990), Pat Toomey (1961), Mckenna Grace (2006), Aidan Gallagher (2003), and Jimmie Wilson (1950). After him are Lloyd Banks (1982), Austin O'Brien (1981), Haley Barbour (1947), Jermaine Dupri (1972), Hugh Beaumont (1909), and Kelis (1979).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, J. Hillis Miller ranks 1,091. Before him are Gayle Forman (1970), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Lauren Kate (1981), Robert Anderson (1917), Rudolfo Anaya (1937), and Conrad Richter (1890). After him are Zona Gale (1874), Scott Smith (1965), Ruth Ozeki (1956), Robert Olen Butler (1945), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), and David Frawley (1950).

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