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PHILOSOPHER

Samuel Alexander

1859 - 1938

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Samuel Alexander (6 January 1859 – 13 September 1938) was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Alexander has received more than 96,947 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Samuel Alexander is the 932nd most popular philosopher (down from 821st in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Australia (down from 77th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 50.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Samuel Alexander ranks 932 out of 1,081. Before him are Édouard Le Roy, Lysander Spooner, Charondas, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Critolaus, and Peter Lamborn Wilson. After him are Ogyū Sorai, Gargi Vachaknavi, Olof Celsius, Carl Dahlhaus, Imran N. Hosein, and Eudorus of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Samuel Alexander ranks 77. Before him are Karl Muck, Otto Warburg, Johan Jensen, Aurel Stodola, Paja Jovanović, and Kosta Khetagurov. After him are Maurice Paléologue, Constantine VI of Constantinople, Louis Majorelle, Nikolay Gamaleya, Victor Loret, and Childe Hassam. Among people deceased in 1938, Samuel Alexander ranks 122. Before him are Joseph Strauss, Abdurauf Fitrat, Leopoldo Lugones, Egon Friedell, Georges Urbain, and Florence Lawrence. After him are Rudolf Stammler, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Max Wien, Axel Ljung, Rafael Arnaiz Barón, and Erik Werenskiold.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Samuel Alexander ranks 100 out of 925. Before him are Leo McKern (1920), Mark Webber (1976), Bobby Pearce (1905), Kevin Rudd (1957), Annette Kellermann (1887), and Tommy Emmanuel (1955). After him are Peter C. Doherty (1940), Terence Tao (1975), Alex O'Loughlin (1976), Jack Crawford (1908), Elle Macpherson (1964), and Bruce Beresford (1940).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Australia

Among philosophers born in Australia, Samuel Alexander ranks 2. Before him are Peter Singer (1946). After him are J. L. Mackie (1917), David Chalmers (1966), and David Malet Armstrong (1926).

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