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Alvin Toffler

1928 - 2016

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Alvin Eugene Toffler (October 4, 1928 – June 27, 2016) was an American writer, futurist, and businessman known for his works discussing modern technologies, including the digital revolution and the communication revolution, with emphasis on their effects on cultures worldwide. He is regarded as one of the world's outstanding futurists. Toffler was an associate editor of Fortune magazine. In his early works he focused on technology and its impact, which he termed "information overload". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alvin Toffler is the 663rd most popular writer (down from 517th in 2019), the 866th most popular biography from United States (down from 532nd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Writer.

Alvin Toffler is most famous for his book Future Shock, which was published in 1970. The book discusses the effects of the rapid pace of technological change on individuals and society.

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Among writers, Alvin Toffler ranks 663 out of 7,302. Before him are Émile Verhaeren, Giacomo Leopardi, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ingeborg Bachmann, and Francesca da Rimini. After him are Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Carlos Fuentes, Curzio Malaparte, Luis de Góngora, Carlo Gozzi, and Madame Roland.

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Among people born in 1928, Alvin Toffler ranks 46. Before him are James Ivory, Hans Küng, Jean Kennedy Smith, George Peppard, Kim Yong-nam, and Alberto Korda. After him are Carlos Fuentes, Vera Rubin, Manfred Gerlach, Li Ka-shing, Francesco Cossiga, and Li Peng. Among people deceased in 2016, Alvin Toffler ranks 41. Before him are Jerome Bruner, Kenny Baker, Harry Kroto, Carrie Fisher, James Cronin, and Gabriele Amorth. After him are Junko Tabei, Andrzej Żuławski, Frano Selak, George Kennedy, Vera Rubin, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

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Among people born in United States, Alvin Toffler ranks 866 out of 20,380. Before him are Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Lady Gaga (1986), Lana Turner (1921), Dolly Parton (1946), Leslie Groves (1896), and Cyndi Lauper (1953). After him are Ellen Burstyn (1932), Boris Johnson (1964), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), Richard Dean Anderson (1950), Tim Robbins (1958), and Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921).

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Among writers born in United States, Alvin Toffler ranks 72. Before him are Ellen G. White (1827), Theodore Dreiser (1871), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Patricia Highsmith (1921), Allen Ginsberg (1926), and Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811). After him are Thomas Friedman (1953), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), John Irving (1942), Ed McBain (1926), Louise Hay (1926), and Sinclair Lewis (1885).

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