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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. Through his career, Miller was associated with the Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, and University of California, Irvine, and wrote over 50 books studying a wide range of American and British literature using principles of deconstruction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. J. Hillis Miller is the 6,977th most popular writer (up from 6,984th in 2024), the 15,185th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,400th in 2019) and the 1,074th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, J. Hillis Miller ranks 6,977 out of 7,302. Before him are Adam Curry, Charles Frazier, Faye Kellerman, Gonçalo M. Tavares, Mona Eltahawy, and Emily St. John Mandel. After him are William Joyce, Jacek Dukaj, Deborah Feldman, Robert Pinsky, Peter V. Brett, and Javier Sicilia.

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Among people born in 1928, J. Hillis Miller ranks 595. Before him are Bruce Forsyth, Robert Bergland, Arthur Dion Hanna, Salvador Laurel, Donald Henderson, and Dolphy. After him are Jimmy Hill, Diane Foster, John Ingle, Chris Brasher, Slade Gorton, and John Disley. Among people deceased in 2021, J. Hillis Miller ranks 708. Before him are Paul Westphal, Sergey Danilin, Bertie Auld, Joe Lara, Luca Attanasio, and Sayaka Kanda. After him are Gloria Henry, Selma Gürbüz, Minna Aaltonen, Sean Lock, Dustin Diamond, and Georgi Dimitrov.

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Among people born in United States, J. Hillis Miller ranks 15,191 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Weitz (1965), Paul Sarbanes (1933), Swizz Beatz (1978), Mark Howe (1955), Mike O'Malley (1966), and Arleen Sorkin (1956). After him are Irene Ryan (1902), Jordan Ladd (1975), Irene Hervey (1909), Scott Speed (1983), William Joyce (1959), and Ben Schwartz (1981).

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Among writers born in United States, J. Hillis Miller ranks 1,074. Before him are Dave Meltzer (1959), Al Jean (1961), Seth Meyers (1973), Adam Curry (1964), Charles Frazier (1950), and Faye Kellerman (1952). After him are William Joyce (1959), Deborah Feldman (1986), Robert Pinsky (1940), Peter V. Brett (1973), Elizabeth Kostova (1964), and Marc Laidlaw (1960).

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