1921 - 2012
Ruth Barcan Marcus (; born Ruth Charlotte Barcan; 2 August 1921 – 19 February 2012) was an American academic philosopher and logician best known for her work in modal and philosophical logic. She developed the first formal systems of quantified modal logic and in so doing introduced the schema or principle known as the Barcan formula. (She would also introduce the now standard "box" operator for necessity in the process.) Marcus, who originally published as Ruth C. Barcan, was, as Don Garrett notes "one of the twentieth century's most important and influential philosopher-logicians". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Barcan Marcus has received more than 116,947 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Barcan Marcus is the 1,112th most popular philosopher, the 8,112th most popular biography from United States and the 67th most popular American Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Ruth Barcan Marcus ranks 1,112 out of 1,081. Before her are Stanley Jaki, Max Black, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, Edward Abramowski, and Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. After her are Volker Zotz, Ryan White, Mary Whiton Calkins, William Ames, Alexander Berzin, and Nick Bostrom.
1924 - 2009
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,106
1909 - 1988
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 1,107
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 1,108
1916 - 1963
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 1,109
1868 - 1918
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 1,110
1874 - 1937
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 1,111
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 1,112
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 1,113
1971 - 1990
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 1,114
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,115
1576 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 1,116
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 1,117
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 1,118
Among people born in 1921, Ruth Barcan Marcus ranks 344. Before her are Daniel Oduber Quirós, Richard Wilbur, Stan Mortensen, Lloyd Bentsen, Cyrille Adoula, and Petter Hugsted. After her are Mohammad Mohammadullah, Michel Bonnevie, Jesse Helms, Big Walter Horton, Farley Mowat, and Peggy Rea. Among people deceased in 2012, Ruth Barcan Marcus ranks 337. Before her are Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Jorge Illueca, Patricia Medina, Valeri Vasiliev, Clive Dunn, and Viktor Kosichkin. After her are Tibor Csernai, Bill Moggridge, Ralph McQuarrie, Corrie Sanders, Heino Kruus, and Margaret Osborne duPont.
1921 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 338
1921 - 2017
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 339
1921 - 1991
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 340
1921 - 2006
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 341
1921 - 1978
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 342
1921 - 2000
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 343
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 344
1921 - 1999
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 345
1921 - 2018
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 346
1921 - 2008
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 347
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 348
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 349
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 350
1924 - 2012
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 331
1918 - 2012
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 332
1919 - 2012
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 333
1949 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 334
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 335
1938 - 2012
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 336
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 337
1938 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 338
1943 - 2012
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 339
1929 - 2012
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 340
1966 - 2012
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 341
1926 - 2012
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 342
1918 - 2012
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 343
Among people born in United States, Ruth Barcan Marcus ranks 8,112 out of 18,182. Before her are Michael Shermer (1954), Jaime Pressly (1977), William C. McCool (1961), Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), and Bruce M. Metzger (1914). After her are George Ariyoshi (1926), Michael Badalucco (1954), Horace Grant (1965), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Joe Bonamassa (1977), and William Ellery Channing (1780).
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,106
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,107
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,108
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,109
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,110
1914 - 2007
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,111
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,112
1926 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,113
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,114
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 8,115
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 8,116
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 8,117
1780 - 1842
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 8,118
Among philosophers born in United States, Ruth Barcan Marcus ranks 67. Before her are Paul Kurtz (1925), William Chittick (1943), James Burnham (1905), William Alston (1921), Michael Hardt (1960), and Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929). After her are Ryan White (1971), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Alexander Berzin (1944), R. C. Sproul (1939), Charles Hartshorne (1897), and Patricia Hill Collins (1948).
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 61
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 62
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 63
1921 - 2009
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 64
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 65
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 66
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 67
1971 - 1990
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 68
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 69
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 70
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 71
1897 - 2000
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 72
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 73