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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 380,866 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Paul de Man is the 833rd most popular philosopher (down from 824th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 351st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

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  • 24

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul de Man ranks 833 out of 1,081. Before him are Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Ferenc Dávid, Gregory of Tatev, Apollodorus the Epicurean, Alain Finkielkraut, and Matthias Bel. After him are Thomas Arnold, Alcidamas, Syrianus, Albinus, Menedemus, and Józef Maria Bocheński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Paul de Man ranks 118. Before him are Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Bep Voskuijl, Julia Robinson, Morteza Motahhari, and Bernhard Wicki. After him are Artur Fischer, Mad Mike Hoare, Abdirashid Shermarke, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, G. E. M. Anscombe, and Robert Stack. Among people deceased in 1983, Paul de Man ranks 100. Before him are Michel Micombero, Bep Voskuijl, Shūji Terayama, Juan López Fontana, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, and Jerzy Andrzejewski. After him are Ángel Labruna, Vladimir Bakarić, Lina Radke, Werner Egk, Zhang Daqian, and Yuri Levitan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Paul de Man ranks 347 out of 1,019. Before him are René Jacobs (1946), Perkin Warbeck (1474), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Abraham Janssens (1570), Sylvère Maes (1909), and Jan Wildens (1586). After him are Corneille Guillaume Beverloo (1922), Hubert Van Innis (1866), Yves Leterme (1960), Henri Debehogne (1928), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), and J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Paul de Man ranks 7. Before him are Justus Lipsius (1547), Siger of Brabant (1240), Luce Irigaray (1930), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Arnold Geulincx (1624), and Henry of Ghent (1217). After him are Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

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