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PHILOSOPHER

Martin Lings

1909 - 2005

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Martin Lings (24 January 1909 – 12 May 2005), also known as Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn, was an English writer, Islamic scholar, and philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Lings has received more than 454,364 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Martin Lings is the 990th most popular philosopher (down from 988th in 2019), the 2,830th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,012th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 450k

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  • 49.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Martin Lings ranks 990 out of 1,081Before him are Polemon of Athens, Anna Kingsford, Stanley Cavell, Egon Bondy, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, and Ladislav Klíma. After him are Karl Ludwig von Haller, Michał Heller, Merab Mamardashvili, Colotes, Barrington Moore Jr., and Robert Spaemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Martin Lings ranks 197Before him are Fritz Buchloh, Saul Alinsky, Shura Cherkassky, Arthur Machado, Irakli Abashidze, and Phoumi Vongvichit. After him are Vagn Holmboe, Estella Agsteribbe, Đorđe Vujadinović, Christophe Soglo, Rodolphe Hiden, and Juan Carreño. Among people deceased in 2005, Martin Lings ranks 174Before him are Jacques Dufilho, István Nyers, Fei Xiaotong, Marga López, Ossie Davis, and Mustai Karim. After him are Françoise d'Eaubonne, Devan Nair, Barrington Moore Jr., Vladimir Kotelnikov, Nirmal Verma, and John Love.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Lings ranks 2,830 out of 7,765Before him are Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788), Lawrence Oates (1880), Raphael Holinshed (1529), George Turner (1841), Frederick Catherwood (1799), and Jerry Springer (1944). After him are William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396), Johnny Herbert (1964), Chris Farlowe (1940), Kiki Dee (1947), Mary Beale (1633), and Peter Walker (1912).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Martin Lings ranks 65Before him are John Hick (1922), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Richard Swinburne (1934), Carole Pateman (1940), Anna Kingsford (1846), and Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788). After him are Hector Boece (1465), John Peckham (1227), John Scott Haldane (1860), Michael Oakeshott (1901), R. M. Hare (1919), and John Major (1467).