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Achille Mbembe

1957 - Today

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Joseph-Achille Mbembe (; born 1957), is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is well known for his writings on colonialism and its consequences and is a leading figure in new wave French critical theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Achille Mbembe is the 1,016th most popular philosopher (down from 986th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Cameroonian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Achille Mbembe ranks 1,016 out of 1,267. Before him are Anna Kingsford, Karl Groos, Hermann Usener, Samuel Clarke, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Stanisław Staszic. After him are Jerzy Żuławski, Colotes, Merab Mamardashvili, Chinmayananda Saraswati, Simón Rodríguez, and Lysander Spooner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Achille Mbembe ranks 195. Before him are Masaru Uchiyama, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Judge Reinhold, Mario Salieri, Chelsea Field, and John Ribat. After him are Éder Aleixo de Assis, Faruk Hadžibegić, Bojan Križaj, Adri van Tiggelen, Roberto Azevêdo, and Inès de La Fressange.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Achille Mbembe ranks 17 out of 156. Before him are Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), Joseph Ngute (1954), Emerson (null), Geremi (1978), and Christian Tumi (1930). After him are Emmanuel Kundé (1956), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Ephraïm Inoni (1947), Rigobert Song (1976), and Mongo Beti (1932).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Cameroon

Among philosophers born in Cameroon, Achille Mbembe ranks 1. 

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