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Max Black

1909 - 1988

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Max Black (February 24, 1909 – August 27, 1988) was an Azerbaijan-born British-American philosopher who was a leading figure in analytic philosophy in the years after World War II. He made contributions to the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mathematics and science, and the philosophy of art, also publishing studies of the work of philosophers such as Frege. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Black has received more than 159,194 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Max Black is the 1,174th most popular philosopher (down from 1,107th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 111th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Azerbaijani Philosopher.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Max Black ranks 1,174 out of 1,267. Before him are Eric A. Havelock, Dariush Shayegan, Pritilata Waddedar, Helene von Druskowitz, Yuval Steinitz, and Eino Kaila. After him are Bernard Lonergan, Edward Abramowski, Michael Ruse, Buddhapālita, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, and Leila Ahmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Max Black ranks 319. Before him are Patricia Hayes, Luiz Luz, Johnny Mercer, Georges Verriest, Paula Strasberg, and Giuseppe Viani. After him are Dieter Borsche, Anna Świrszczyńska, Chester Himes, Sergey Gritsevets, Elis Wiklund, and Ivan Fuqua. Among people deceased in 1988, Max Black ranks 199. Before him are Anna Sipos, Eric A. Havelock, Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, Christian Matras, Louis L'Amour, and Jackie Milburn. After him are Alf Kjellin, Plácido Galindo, Aya Kitō, Bernard Leene, Hans Lewy, and Ralph Meeker.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Max Black ranks 125 out of 232. Before him are Abbas Sahhat (1874), Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov (1873), Larisa Dolina (1955), Sahiba Gafarova (1955), Sergei Adian (1931), and Gurban Gurbanov (1972). After him are Ajdar Ismailov (1938), Leyla Yunus (1955), Vladimir Bagirov (1936), Tatiana Zatulovskaya (1935), Anvar Chingizoglu (1962), and Sara Ashurbeyli (1906).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Azerbaijan

Among philosophers born in Azerbaijan, Max Black ranks 2. Before him are Pavel Florensky (1882).

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