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PHILOSOPHER

Julien Benda

1867 - 1956

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Julien Benda (French: [ʒyljɛ̃ bɛ̃da]; 26 December 1867 – 7 June 1956) was a French philosopher and novelist, known as an essayist and cultural critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julien Benda has received more than 137,626 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Julien Benda is the 728th most popular philosopher (down from 659th in 2019), the 2,425th most popular biography from France (down from 2,098th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular French Philosopher.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Julien Benda ranks 728 out of 1,081. Before him are Mario Bunge, Hossein Nasr, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Helen Parkhurst, Ludwig Klages, and Nikolai Amosov. After him are Eduard Zeller, Zhang Zai, Henry of Ghent, Hermippus of Smyrna, Michel Marcel Navratil, and Julius Pollux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Julien Benda ranks 66. Before him are Adam Stefan Sapieha, Cy Young, Hjalmar Johansen, Kristian Birkeland, Marie Krøyer, and Gutzon Borglum. After him are Louise, Princess Royal, Yevgeny Miller, Arthur Rackham, Phan Bội Châu, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Patriarch Sergius of Moscow. Among people deceased in 1956, Julien Benda ranks 78. Before him are Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia, Alexander Gretchaninov, Harold Bride, Helmer Hanssen, Ernest King, and Ludwig Klages. After him are Mikheil Gelovani, Hermann Abendroth, Felix Bernstein, George Sarton, Jean Metzinger, and Evelyn Beatrice Hall.

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In France

Among people born in France, Julien Benda ranks 2,425 out of 6,011. Before him are Judoc (600), Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona (1487), Georges Mathieu (1921), Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716), Robert Badinter (1928), and Magnus Felix Ennodius (473). After him are Gustave Boulanger (1824), Yasmina Reza (1959), Zygmunt Krasiński (1812), Charles de Freycinet (1828), Marie Bracquemond (1840), and Max Decugis (1882).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Julien Benda ranks 93. Before him are Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717), Émile Boutroux (1845), Jean-Marie Guyau (1854), Fulbert of Chartres (960), and Peter John Olivi (1248). After him are Michel Marcel Navratil (1908), Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903), Jean-Luc Marion (1946), William of Conches (1080), Jean Guitton (1901), and Louis Lavelle (1883).

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