1912 - 1991
Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 – January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained international fame with his first book, Fearful Symmetry (1947), which led to the reinterpretation of the poetry of William Blake. His lasting reputation rests principally on the theory of literary criticism that he developed in Anatomy of Criticism (1957), one of the most important works of literary theory published in the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Northrop Frye has received more than 647,060 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Northrop Frye is the 1,017th most popular philosopher (down from 951st in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Canada (down from 240th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Northrop Frye ranks 1,017 out of 1,081. Before him are Hicetas, John Peckham, John Scott Haldane, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Allan Bloom, and Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski. After him are Hubert Dreyfus, Michael Oakeshott, Philip of Opus, Derek Parfit, Harald Høffding, and G. A. Cohen.
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 1,011
1227 - 1292
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,012
1860 - 1936
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 1,013
1796 - 1879
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,014
1930 - 1992
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,015
1503 - 1572
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 1,016
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 1,017
1929 - 2017
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 1,018
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 1,019
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,020
1942 - 2017
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 1,021
1843 - 1931
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 1,022
1941 - 2009
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1,023
Among people born in 1912, Northrop Frye ranks 216. Before him are Rudi Fischer, Nam Sung-yong, Alexander Mackendrick, Martha Mödl, Mary McCarthy, and Paul Meurisse. After him are Arne Brustad, Frank Thomas, Walter Sisulu, Émile Allais, Maurice Guigue, and Akram al-Hawrani. Among people deceased in 1991, Northrop Frye ranks 145. Before him are Jean Langlais, Nutan, Gene Clark, Boris Papandopulo, Domingo Tarasconi, and Anita Traversi. After him are Alfred Eisenbeisser, Ronald Lacey, Gustav Wetterström, Pietro Ferraris, Irwin Allen, and Lars Hall.
1912 - 1976
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 210
1912 - 2001
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 211
1912 - 1993
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 212
1912 - 2001
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 213
1912 - 1989
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 214
1912 - 1979
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 215
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 216
1912 - 1987
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 217
1912 - 2004
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 218
1912 - 2003
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 219
1912 - 2012
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 220
1912 - 2011
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 221
1912 - 1996
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 222
1907 - 1991
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 139
1936 - 1991
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 140
1944 - 1991
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 141
1906 - 1991
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 142
1903 - 1991
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 143
1937 - 1991
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 144
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 145
1908 - 1991
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 146
1935 - 1991
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 147
1911 - 1991
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 148
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 149
1916 - 1991
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 150
1927 - 1991
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 151
Among people born in Canada, Northrop Frye ranks 281 out of 1,350. Before him are John Murray (1841), Tricia Helfer (1974), Norman L. Bowen (1887), John Peters Humphrey (1905), Steven Erikson (1959), and André Bessette (1845). After him are Shirley Douglas (1934), Alexander Knox (1907), Len Cariou (1939), Susan Clark (1943), Guy Lafleur (1951), and George Chuvalo (1937).
1841 - 1914
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 275
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 276
1887 - 1956
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 277
1905 - 1995
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 278
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 279
1845 - 1937
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 280
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 281
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 282
1907 - 1995
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 283
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 284
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 285
1951 - 2022
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 286
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 287
Among philosophers born in Canada, Northrop Frye ranks 6. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911), Charles Taylor (1931), Ian Stevenson (1918), Ian Hacking (1936), and Patricia Churchland (1943). After him are G. A. Cohen (1941), Bernard Lonergan (1904), Leonard Peikoff (1933), Paul Churchland (1942), and Will Kymlicka (1962).
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 1
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 3
1936 - 2023
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 5
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 6
1941 - 2009
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 7
1904 - 1984
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 11