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Nicolás Gómez Dávila

1913 - 1994

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Nicolás Gómez Dávila (18 May 1913 – 17 May 1994) was a Colombian reactionary philosopher and aphorist sometimes referred to as “Nietzsche from the Andes.” Gómez Dávila's fame began to spread only in the last few years before his death, particularly by way of German translations of his works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolás Gómez Dávila has received more than 327,819 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nicolás Gómez Dávila is the 1,373rd most popular writer (down from 1,327th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Colombian Writer.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

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  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nicolás Gómez Dávila ranks 1,373 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Moore, Ildefonsus, Émile Gaboriau, Hartmann Schedel, Joanot Martorell, and Hartmann von Aue. After him are Rex Stout, Robert Wilson, Seymour Hersh, Viktor Suvorov, Robert Browning, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Nicolás Gómez Dávila ranks 69. Before him are Edward Gierek, Bill Shankly, Heinz Linge, Sergey Mikhalkov, Robert Adler, and Bruno Pontecorvo. After him are Israel Gelfand, Méret Oppenheim, Benjamin Bloom, Yasuo Suzuki, Mark Felt, and Paul Grice. Among people deceased in 1994, Nicolás Gómez Dávila ranks 68. Before him are Joseph Cotten, Lionel Stander, Terence Young, Rollo May, Sebastian Shaw, and Cesar Romero. After him are Paisios of Mount Athos, Robert Bloch, Haim Bar-Lev, Clement Greenberg, Jacques Ellul, and Golo Mann.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Nicolás Gómez Dávila ranks 16 out of 356. Before him are Sofía Vergara (1972), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Luis Garavito (1957), Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), Pedro López (1948), and Gustavo Petro (1960). After him are Rodrigo Lara (1946), John Leguizamo (1964), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), and James Rodríguez (1991).

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Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, Nicolás Gómez Dávila ranks 2. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927). After him are Álvaro Mutis (1923), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Jorge Isaacs (1837), Fernando Vallejo (1942), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Laura Restrepo (1950), and Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973).

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