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PHILOSOPHER

Paul Kurtz

1925 - 2012

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Paul Kurtz (December 21, 1925 – October 20, 2012) was an American scientific skeptic and secular humanist. He has been called "the father of secular humanism". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Kurtz has received more than 220,079 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Paul Kurtz is the 1,093rd most popular philosopher (down from 1,020th in 2019), the 7,402nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,487th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 220k

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  • 45.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul Kurtz ranks 1,093 out of 1,081. Before him are Abram Deborin, Bas van Fraassen, Gary L. Francione, Pat Robertson, Richard Price, and Alister McGrath. After him are John Gray, Albert Razin, W. D. Ross, Michael Ruse, Leila Ahmed, and William Chittick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Paul Kurtz ranks 365. Before him are Alki Zei, Andrei Eshpai, Álvaro Magaña, Antonio José González Zumárraga, Hugh O'Brian, and Leon Schlumpf. After him are Pasieguito, Ravindra Kelekar, June Lockhart, Gwen Verdon, Art Larsen, and John Shepherd-Barron. Among people deceased in 2012, Paul Kurtz ranks 303. Before him are Othmar Schneider, Frances Spence, Salvador Reyes Monteón, Horst Faas, Leon Schlumpf, and Jenni Rivera. After him are Geoffrey Hughes, Hal David, Patrick Moore, Hans Nowak, Rufina Gasheva, and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Kurtz ranks 7,402 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Fleischer (1950), Peter Berg (1962), Ken Leung (1970), Jenni Rivera (1969), Justin Long (1978), and Diamanda Galás (1955). After him are Hal Blaine (1929), Hal David (1921), Catherine Oxenberg (1961), Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901), Terry Bradshaw (1948), and Jimmy Hart (1943).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Paul Kurtz ranks 61. Before him are Sandra Harding (1935), Amina Wadud (1952), Josiah Royce (1855), David Ray Griffin (1939), Gary L. Francione (1954), and Pat Robertson (1930). After him are William Chittick (1943), James Burnham (1905), William Alston (1921), Michael Hardt (1960), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), and Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921).

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