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Neil Postman

1931 - 2003

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Neil Postman (8 mars 1931 - 5 octobre 2003) est un critique culturel et théoricien des médias américain connu du grand public pour son livre de 1985 au sujet de la télévision intitulé Amusing Ourselves to Death (« Se distraire à en mourir »). Il a enseigné pendant plus de quarante ans à l'université d'État de New York. Humaniste, il pensait qu'aucune nouvelle technologie ne pouvait se substituer aux valeurs humaines. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Neil Postman is the 2,769th most popular écrivain (down from 2,377th in 2024), the 3,977th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,981st in 2019) and the 314th most popular American ÉCrivain.

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Among Écrivains

Among écrivains, Neil Postman ranks 2,769 out of 7,302. Before him are Leonard Woolf, Unica Zürn, Robert James Waller, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, Giacomo da Lentini, and Sait Faik Abasıyanık. After him are Alexandra Ripley, Heinrich Hoffmann, Jonas Jonasson, Fleur Jaeggy, Ben Hecht, and Budd Schulberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Neil Postman ranks 203. Before him are Cleopa Msuya, Michael O. Rabin, Dean Jones, George Maciunas, Ladislav Novák, and Françoise Arnoul. After him are Bobby Collins, David Janssen, Ola Ullsten, Yaakov Ziv, Ita Ever, and Tommy Lapid. Among people deceased in 2003, Neil Postman ranks 129. Before him are Paul Janssen, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Mongo Santamaría, Mario Merz, Bigode, and Hans Hermann Groër. After him are Julinho, Charles Berlitz, Goffredo Petrassi, Gordon Mitchell, Kató Lomb, and Ramón Serrano Suñer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 3,977 out of 20,380. Before him are Ronald Inglehart (1934), Antonia Maury (1866), Christopher Cross (1951), Kamehameha IV (1834), Mike Markkula (1942), and Sam Rockwell (1968). After him are Annette O'Toole (1952), Richard Bright (1937), Alexandra Ripley (1934), Sun Ra (1914), Eddie Guerrero (1967), and Stephen Sondheim (1930).

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Among Écrivains In United States

Among écrivains born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 314. Before him are Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Terry Goodkind (1948), Varian Fry (1907), Herman Wouk (1915), Donald E. Westlake (1933), and Robert James Waller (1939). After him are Alexandra Ripley (1934), Ben Hecht (1893), Budd Schulberg (1914), Vince Gilligan (1967), Edward Bellamy (1850), and Tony Robbins (1960).

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