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Susanne Langer

1895 - 1985

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Susanne Katherina Langer (; née Knauth; December 20, 1895 – July 17, 1985) was an American philosopher, writer, and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind. She was one of the earliest American women to achieve an academic career in philosophy and the first woman to be professionally recognized as an American philosopher. Langer is best remembered for her 1942 book Philosophy in a New Key, which was followed by a sequel, Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art, in 1953. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Susanne Langer has received more than 288,558 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Susanne Langer is the 868th most popular philosopher, the 3,725th most popular biography from United States and the 36th most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 22

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  • 5.39

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Susanne Langer ranks 868 out of 1,081. Before her are Franciscus Gomarus, Liu Yuxi, František Tomášek, Antipater of Tarsus, Ernst von Glasersfeld, and Androcles. After her are Gaudapada, Antoun Saadeh, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Jean Wahl, Jakob Friedrich Fries, and Arai Hakuseki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Susanne Langer ranks 136. Before her are Carl Lutz, Rudolph Minkowski, William Tubman, Fulton J. Sheen, Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, and Alfred Neuland. After her are Jankel Adler, Gustav Klutsis, Gustav von Wangenheim, Nigel Bruce, Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev, and Bill W.. Among people deceased in 1985, Susanne Langer ranks 95. Before her are Taizo Kawamoto, Stefan Bellof, Johanna Wolf, Géza Toldi, Iosif Shklovsky, and Élias Sarkis. After her are Márton Bukovi, Paul Castellano, Omayra Sánchez, Georgia Hale, Sergei Yutkevich, and Manfred Winkelhock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Susanne Langer ranks 3,725 out of 18,182. Before her are Peggy Lipton (1946), John Stamos (1963), Mickey Mantle (1931), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Michael Johnson (1967), and Eve Arnold (1912). After her are Rita Wilson (1956), Jim Hall (1930), Lauren Graham (1967), Hal Roach (1892), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), and Peter Strauss (1947).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Susanne Langer ranks 36. Before her are Donald Davidson (1917), Michael J. Sandel (1953), Nancy Fraser (1947), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), David Lewis (1941), and Edmund Gettier (1927). After her are James Mark Baldwin (1861), Robert Anton Wilson (1932), Lon L. Fuller (1902), Lysander Spooner (1808), Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945), and Wilfrid Sellars (1912).

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