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Michael Novak

1933 - 2017

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Michael John Novak Jr. (September 9, 1933 – February 17, 2017) was an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than forty books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known for his book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism (1982). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Novak has received more than 269,214 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Michael Novak is the 1,224th most popular philosopher (down from 1,142nd in 2019), the 9,980th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,341st in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Michael Novak ranks 1,224 out of 1,267. Before him are Ralph Barton Perry, Mary Midgley, Nick Land, Catherine Malabou, Charles Hartshorne, and Roderick Chisholm. After him are Peter Geach, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Richard David Precht, C. I. Lewis, Alice von Hildebrand, and Ruth Barcan Marcus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Michael Novak ranks 472. Before him are David Storey, Jean Boiteux, Thérèse Steinmetz, Penelope Lively, Bobby Smith, and Sheila Hancock. After him are Maurice Stokes, Pentti Linnosvuo, Maurice Moucheraud, József Bencsics, Donald H. Peterson, and Peter Orlovsky. Among people deceased in 2017, Michael Novak ranks 504. Before him are Bernie Casey, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Marino Perani, Václav Machek, Henri Emmanuelli, and Buchi Emecheta. After him are Reinhold Durnthaler, Ahmed Kathrada, Egon Günther, Valery Bolotov, Mikhail Tolstykh, and Kaci Kullmann Five.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Novak ranks 9,980 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Rutledge (1749), Ed Macauley (1928), Beah Richards (1920), Susan Collins (1952), Diana Serra Cary (1918), and Ted Stevens (1923). After him are Vicki Peterson (1958), Crane Wilbur (1886), Armistead Maupin (1944), Penny Hardaway (1971), Rufus King (1755), and Erin Gray (1950).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Michael Novak ranks 80. Before him are Patricia Hill Collins (1948), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), David Ray Griffin (1939), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Charles Hartshorne (1897), and Roderick Chisholm (1916). After him are Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825), C. I. Lewis (1883), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Norman Malcolm (1911), Christine Korsgaard (1952), and Stephen Walt (1955).

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