PHILOSOPHER

Paul de Man

1919 - 1983

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Paul de Man (December 6, 1919 – December 21, 1983), born Paul Adolph Michel Deman, was a Belgian-born literary critic and literary theorist. He was known particularly for his importation of German and French philosophical approaches into Anglo-American literary studies and critical theory. Along with Jacques Derrida, he was part of an influential critical movement that went beyond traditional interpretation of literary texts to reflect on the epistemological difficulties inherent in any textual, literary, or critical activity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul de Man has received more than 401,288 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul de Man is the 900th most popular philosopher (down from 833rd in 2019), the 422nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 347th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul de Man ranks 900 out of 1,267. Before him are Feng Youlan, Cerinthus, Bernard Williams, Hugo Kołłątaj, Dominicus Gundissalinus, and Nikolay Lossky. After him are William of Conches, Ramananda, Michael Löwy, Gregory of Tatev, Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, and Lastheneia of Mantinea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Paul de Man ranks 142. Before him are Franjo Kuharić, Albert Batteux, Mad Mike Hoare, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Isaac Boleslavsky, and Antonio Aguilar. After him are Abdirashid Shermarke, Fritz Muliar, I. K. Gujral, Kathleen Freeman, Billy Vaughn, and Robert Stack. Among people deceased in 1983, Paul de Man ranks 110. Before him are Shūji Terayama, Zhang Daqian, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Manuel Ferreira, Louise Weiss, and Johan Grøttumsbråten. After him are Ira Gershwin, Earl Hines, Ada Blackjack, József Takács, Gunta Stölzl, and Werner Egk.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Paul de Man ranks 422 out of 1,190. Before him are Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), Cornelis Schut (1597), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), Radja Nainggolan (1988), Axel Witsel (1989), and Wim Mertens (1953). After him are Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), Joseph Decaisne (1807), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), and Jean Servais (1910).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Paul de Man ranks 9. Before him are Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Henry of Ghent (1217), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), and Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813). After him are Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

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