SOCIOLOGIST
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim (born Károly Manheim, 27 March 1893 – 9 January 1947) was an influential Hungarian sociologist during the first half of the 20th century. He is a key figure in classical sociology, as well as one of the founders of the sociology of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Mannheim has received more than 351,647 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Karl Mannheim is the 15th most popular sociologist (down from 12th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Sociologist.
Karl Mannheim was a sociologist who focused on the relationship between sociology and the individual. He is most famous for his idea of the "sociological imagination."
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
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11.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.25
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Among SOCIOLOGISTS
Among sociologists, Karl Mannheim ranks 15 out of 54. Before him are Anthony Giddens, Norbert Elias, Marcel Mauss, Niklas Luhmann, Immanuel Wallerstein, and Ulrich Beck. After him are Gabriel Tarde, Manuel Castells, Pitirim Sorokin, Peter L. Berger, C. Wright Mills, and Alain Touraine.
Most Popular Sociologists in Wikipedia
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Anthony Giddens
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 9
Norbert Elias
1897 - 1990
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 10
Marcel Mauss
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 11
Niklas Luhmann
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 12
Immanuel Wallerstein
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 13
Ulrich Beck
1944 - 2015
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 14
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 15
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 16
Manuel Castells
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 17
Pitirim Sorokin
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 18
Peter L. Berger
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 19
C. Wright Mills
1916 - 1962
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 20
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Karl Mannheim ranks 16. Before him are Carol II of Romania, Alexander of Greece, Soong Ching-ling, Lazar Kaganovich, Roland Freisler, and Draža Mihailović. After him are Harold Lloyd, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Damdin Sükhbaatar, George Grosz, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Andrés Segovia. Among people deceased in 1947, Karl Mannheim ranks 24. Before him are Black Dahlia, Han van Meegeren, Aung San, Anton Denikin, Ernst Lubitsch, and Pierre Bonnard. After him are Nicholas Roerich, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Victor Lustig, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Stanley Baldwin, and G. H. Hardy.
Others Born in 1893
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Carol II of Romania
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 10
Alexander of Greece
1893 - 1920
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 11
Soong Ching-ling
1893 - 1981
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 12
Lazar Kaganovich
1893 - 1991
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 13
Roland Freisler
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 14
Draža Mihailović
1893 - 1946
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 15
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 16
Harold Lloyd
1893 - 1971
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 17
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 18
Damdin Sükhbaatar
1893 - 1923
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 19
George Grosz
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 20
Paramahansa Yogananda
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 21
Andrés Segovia
1893 - 1987
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1947
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Black Dahlia
1924 - 1947
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 18
Han van Meegeren
1889 - 1947
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 19
Aung San
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 20
Anton Denikin
1872 - 1947
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 21
Ernst Lubitsch
1892 - 1947
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 22
Pierre Bonnard
1867 - 1947
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 23
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 24
Nicholas Roerich
1874 - 1947
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 25
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 26
Victor Lustig
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 27
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 28
Stanley Baldwin
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 29
G. H. Hardy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 30
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Karl Mannheim ranks 54 out of 866. Before him are Paul Erdős (1913), Leo Szilard (1898), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Emeric Thököly (1657), Flórián Albert (1941), and Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262). After him are George de Hevesy (1885), Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340), Sándor Petőfi (1823), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), Béla Guttmann (1899), and Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893).
Others born in Hungary
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Paul Erdős
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 48
Leo Szilard
1898 - 1964
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 49
Emmerich Kálmán
1882 - 1953
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 50
Emeric Thököly
1657 - 1705
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 51
Flórián Albert
1941 - 2011
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 52
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
1262 - 1290
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 53
Karl Mannheim
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 54
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 55
Elizabeth of Bosnia
1340 - 1387
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 56
Sándor Petőfi
1823 - 1849
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 57
László Moholy-Nagy
1895 - 1946
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 58
Béla Guttmann
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 59
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 60
Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Hungary
Among sociologists born in Hungary, Karl Mannheim ranks 1.
