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PHILOSOPHER

Stein Rokkan

1921 - 1979

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Stein Rokkan (July 4, 1921 – July 22, 1979) was a Norwegian political scientist and sociologist. He was the first professor of sociology at the University of Bergen and a principal founder of the discipline of comparative politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stein Rokkan has received more than 67,949 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Stein Rokkan is the 560th most popular philosopher (down from 466th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Norway (down from 75th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Philosopher.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Stein Rokkan ranks 560 out of 1,081Before him are Luis de Molina, Werner Jaeger, Georges Canguilhem, Reinhold Niebuhr, Ludwig Büchner, and Jacques Ellul. After him are Étienne Balibar, Zengzi, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Henry Corbin, Anaxarchus, and James Ussher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Stein Rokkan ranks 104Before him are George Roy Hill, Stanley Ho, Maurice Richard, Jean-Marie Balestre, Donna Reed, and Nino Manfredi. After him are James Whitmore, Neslişah Sultan, Nobuo Matsunaga, Ariel Ramírez, Jean Behra, and Géza Anda. Among people deceased in 1979, Stein Rokkan ranks 64Before him are Charles W. Morris, Ali Hassan Salameh, Nicos Poulantzas, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Friedrich Ebert Jr., and Heinz Reinefarth. After him are Elizabeth Bishop, Philippe Halsman, Jacques Mesrine, Louis Durey, Richard Rodgers, and Gio Ponti.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Stein Rokkan ranks 80 out of 927Before him are Johan Svendsen (1840), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), Arne Næss (1912), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), and Jan Garbarek (1947). After him are Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Michelsen (1857), Otto Sverdrup (1854), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), and Sigurd II of Norway (1133).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Norway

Among philosophers born in Norway, Stein Rokkan ranks 2Before him are Arne Næss (1912). After him are Anathon Aall (1867).