PHILOSOPHER
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012

Alfred Schmidt
Alfred Schmidt (; German: [ʃmɪt]; born 19 May 1931, Berlin – 28 August 2012, Frankfurt am Main) was a German philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Schmidt is the 607th most popular philosopher (up from 666th in 2019), the 1,808th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,970th in 2019) and the 79th most popular German Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Alfred Schmidt ranks 607 out of 1,267. Before him are Jacques Ellul, Emer de Vattel, Henry Corbin, Johannes Bugenhagen, Crates of Mallus, and Hermann Samuel Reimarus. After him are Peter the Iberian, Conrad Celtes, Eduard Spranger, Silvia Federici, Cebes, and Aeschines of Sphettus.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Ellul
1912 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 601
Emer de Vattel
1714 - 1767
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 602
Henry Corbin
1903 - 1978
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 603
Johannes Bugenhagen
1485 - 1558
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 604
Crates of Mallus
200 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 605
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
1694 - 1768
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 606
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 607
Peter the Iberian
411 - 491
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 608
Conrad Celtes
1459 - 1508
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 609
Eduard Spranger
1882 - 1963
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 610
Silvia Federici
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 611
Cebes
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 612
Aeschines of Sphettus
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 613
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Alfred Schmidt ranks 109. Before him are Tomi Ungerer, Caroline Graham, Nikolai Chernykh, Guido de Marco, Jack Swigert, and Ted Kotcheff. After him are Pascal Lissouba, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Ryuzo Hiraki, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Samir Amin, and Camillo Ruini. Among people deceased in 2012, Alfred Schmidt ranks 98. Before him are Dorothea Tanning, Santiago Carrillo, Meles Zenawi, Warda Al-Jazairia, Estanislau Basora, and Kathryn Joosten. After him are Galina Vishnevskaya, Sid Watkins, John Connelly, Nora Ephron, Ignatius IV of Antioch, and Sergio Oliva.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsTomi Ungerer
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 103
Caroline Graham
WRITER
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 104
Nikolai Chernykh
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 105
Guido de Marco
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2010
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 106
Jack Swigert
ENGINEER
1931 - 1982
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 107
Ted Kotcheff
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 108
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 109
Pascal Lissouba
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2020
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 110
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
COMPOSER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 111
Ryuzo Hiraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 112
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2014
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 113
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 114
Camillo Ruini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 115
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsDorothea Tanning
PAINTER
1910 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 92
Santiago Carrillo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 93
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 94
Warda Al-Jazairia
SINGER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 95
Estanislau Basora
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 96
Kathryn Joosten
ACTOR
1939 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 97
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 98
Galina Vishnevskaya
SINGER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 99
Sid Watkins
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 100
John Connelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 101
Nora Ephron
WRITER
1941 - 2012
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 102
Ignatius IV of Antioch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 103
Sergio Oliva
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 104
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Alfred Schmidt ranks 1,808 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Gustav Carus (1789), Hugo Riemann (1849), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Johann Heinrich von Mädler (1794), Paul Troost (1878), and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778). After him are Karl Adolph von Basedow (1799), Conrad Celtes (1459), Erich Naumann (1905), Eduard Spranger (1882), Otto Sander (1941), and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCarl Gustav Carus
BIOLOGIST
1789 - 1869
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 1,802
Hugo Riemann
COMPOSER
1849 - 1919
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 1,803
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1886
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 1,804
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
ASTRONOMER
1794 - 1874
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 1,805
Paul Troost
ARCHITECT
1878 - 1934
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 1,806
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
NOBLEMAN
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 1,807
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 1,808
Karl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 1,809
Conrad Celtes
PHILOSOPHER
1459 - 1508
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 1,810
Erich Naumann
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1951
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 1,811
Eduard Spranger
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 1,812
Otto Sander
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 1,813
Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1830 - 1912
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 1,814
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Alfred Schmidt ranks 79. Before him are Philipp Mainländer (1841), Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781), Werner Jaeger (1888), Hans Blumenberg (1920), Constantin von Tischendorf (1815), and Hermann Samuel Reimarus (1694). After him are Conrad Celtes (1459), Eduard Spranger (1882), Friedrich Albert Lange (1828), Eugen Fink (1905), Andreas Karlstadt (1486), and Eric Voegelin (1901).
Philipp Mainländer
1841 - 1876
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 73
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
1781 - 1832
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 74
Werner Jaeger
1888 - 1961
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 75
Hans Blumenberg
1920 - 1996
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 76
Constantin von Tischendorf
1815 - 1874
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 77
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
1694 - 1768
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 78
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 79
Conrad Celtes
1459 - 1508
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 80
Eduard Spranger
1882 - 1963
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 81
Friedrich Albert Lange
1828 - 1875
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 82
Eugen Fink
1905 - 1975
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 83
Andreas Karlstadt
1486 - 1541
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 84
Eric Voegelin
1901 - 1985
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 85