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Allan Bloom

1930 - 1992

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Allan David Bloom (September 14, 1930 – October 7, 1992) was an American philosopher, classicist, and academician. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon, and Alexandre Kojève. He subsequently taught at Cornell University, the University of Toronto, Tel Aviv University, Yale University, the École normale supérieure, and the University of Chicago. Bloom championed the idea of Great Books education and became famous for his criticism of contemporary American higher education, with his views being expressed in his bestselling 1987 book, The Closing of the American Mind. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Bloom is the 1,133rd most popular philosopher (up from 1,141st in 2019), the 7,191st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,880th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Allan Bloom ranks 1,133 out of 1,267. Before him are Polemon of Athens, Kaibara Ekken, Anna Tumarkin, Adolf Grünbaum, Pritilata Waddedar, and Derek Prince. After him are Ecphantus the Pythagorean, Pierre Lévy, Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, Aesara, and Eino Kaila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Allan Bloom ranks 410. Before him are Aureliano Bolognesi, Alifa Rifaat, Anatoli Maslyonkin, John Polkinghorne, Ivan Kolev, and Harrison Young. After him are Tony Trabert, Aleksandar Petaković, Horst Bienek, Smail Hamdani, Vladimir Kesarev, and Anthony Downs. Among people deceased in 1992, Allan Bloom ranks 193. Before him are Gino Rossetti, Suzanne Lilar, Vladas Mikėnas, Mordecai Ardon, Georges Beuchat, and Ion Bogdan. After him are Irmã Dulce, James Van Fleet, Willie Waddell, Vincent Gardenia, Kenneth MacMillan, and Sandy Dennis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allan Bloom ranks 7,193 out of 20,380. Before him are Galo Plaza (1906), Kelsey Chow (1991), Bill Johnston (1894), David Eddings (1931), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), and George Jones (1931). After him are Colleen Camp (1953), Meg Tilly (1960), Marc Okrand (1948), John Bray (1875), Bobby Keys (1943), and Brendan Eich (1961).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Allan Bloom ranks 57. Before him are Amina Wadud (1952), Edmund Gettier (1927), Mary Daly (1928), Josiah Royce (1855), William Lane Craig (1949), and Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825). After him are Harry Frankfurt (1929), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Patricia Hill Collins (1948), Richard Posner (1939), Michael Hardt (1960), and William Chittick (1943).

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