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Nicholas J. Spykman

1893 - 1943

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Nicholas John Spykman (pronounced "Speak-man", 13 October 1893 – 26 June 1943) was an American political scientist who was Professor of International Relations at Yale University from 1928 until his death in 1943. He was one of the founders of the classical realist school in American foreign policy, transmitting Eastern European political thought to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas J. Spykman has received more than 172,180 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nicholas J. Spykman is the 4,849th most popular politician (down from 4,557th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 171st in 2019) and the 26th most popular Dutch Politician.

Nicholas J. Spykman is most famous for his theory of geopolitics, which divides the world into three regions: the Heartland, the Rimland, and the Offshore.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 4,849 out of 19,576. Before him are Trisong Detsen, Son Sen, Ernst Albrecht, Idris I of Morocco, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, and Jing Ke. After him are Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Moktar Ould Daddah, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Anaxandridas II, Leo Kanner, and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 56. Before him are Allen Dulles, Ernst Toller, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Battista Farina, and Erwin Piscator. After him are Walter Christaller, Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Ernst Öpik, Hans Scharoun, Raymond Loewy, and Conrad Veidt. Among people deceased in 1943, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 38. Before him are Mordechai Anielewicz, André Antoine, Oskar Schlemmer, Viktor Lutze, Lydia Litvyak, and Luz Long. After him are Pavel Milyukov, Otto Jespersen, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jane Avril, Vito Cascio Ferro, and Abdelaziz of Morocco.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 194 out of 1,646. Before him are Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Corry Brokken (1932), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), and Willem de Sitter (1872). After him are Wesley Sneijder (1984), Johann Adam Reincken (1643), Rachel Ruysch (1664), Jan van Scorel (1495), Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), and Jan Janszoon (1570).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Nicholas J. Spykman ranks 26. Before him are Ruud Lubbers (1939), Wim Kok (1938), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Wim Duisenberg (1935), and Margaret of Bavaria (1363). After him are Willem Drees (1886), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), Abraham Kuyper (1837), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau (1576).

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