PHILOSOPHER

Paul Virilio

1932 - 2018

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Paul Virilio (French: [viʁiljo]; 4 January 1932 – 10 September 2018) was a French cultural theorist, urbanist, architect and aesthetic philosopher. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Virilio has received more than 407,496 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Virilio is the 657th most popular philosopher (down from 569th in 2019), the 2,060th most popular biography from France (down from 1,785th in 2019) and the 85th most popular French Philosopher.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul Virilio ranks 657 out of 1,267. Before him are Eduard Zeller, Michael Walzer, Louis Lavelle, Franz Xaver von Baader, Diodorus Cronus, and Florian Znaniecki. After him are Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Svetozar Marković, Cebes, Leo the Mathematician, Gustavo Gutiérrez, and Dignāga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paul Virilio ranks 127. Before him are Anna Moffo, Tavo Burat, Halston, Tomohiko Ikoma, Manuel Puig, and Branko Lustig. After him are Guillermo Mordillo, Harry Gregg, Zózimo, Hubert Reeves, Eero Aarnio, and Dino Sani. Among people deceased in 2018, Paul Virilio ranks 97. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Kira Muratova, Adem Demaçi, Belisario Betancur, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Ermanno Olmi. After him are Jozef Adamec, Margot Kidder, Joseph Kobzon, Alan Baker, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Paul Andreu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Virilio ranks 2,060 out of 6,770. Before him are David Ginola (1967), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Luigi Federico Menabrea (1809), Amédée Ozenfant (1886), Eugène Carrière (1849), and Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740). After him are Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688), Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (1749), Laurent Fignon (1960), Robert Estienne (1503), and Léon Duguit (1859).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Paul Virilio ranks 85. Before him are Paul Nizan (1905), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Berengar of Tours (998), Yves Bonnefoy (1923), Pierre Charron (1541), and Louis Lavelle (1883). After him are Jean Wahl (1888), Pierre Hadot (1922), Jean-Marie Guyau (1854), Amalric of Bena (1150), Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717), and Julien Benda (1867).

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