PHILOSOPHER

Bas van Fraassen

1941 - Today

Bas van Fraassen

Bastiaan Cornelis "Bas" van Fraassen (; Dutch: [bɑs vɑn ˈfraːsə(n)]; born 5 April 1941) is a Dutch-American philosopher noted for his contributions to philosophy of science, epistemology and formal logic. He is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University and the McCosh Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Princeton University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bas van Fraassen is the 1,181st most popular philosopher (down from 1,057th in 2019), the 817th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 637th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Bas van Fraassen ranks 1,181 out of 1,267. Before him are Richard Price, Richard Posner, Hendrik Adamson, Michael Hardt, Volker Zotz, and William Chittick. After him are Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Imran N. Hosein, Iris Marion Young, Edward Abramowski, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, and Quentin Meillassoux.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,175
Richard Posner
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,176
Hendrik Adamson
1891 - 1946
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,177
Michael Hardt
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,178
Volker Zotz
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,179
William Chittick
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,180
Bas van Fraassen
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1,181
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
1930 - 2019
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,182
Imran N. Hosein
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,183
Iris Marion Young
1949 - 2006
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,184
Edward Abramowski
1868 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,185
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
1787 - 1851
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,186
Quentin Meillassoux
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,187

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Bas van Fraassen ranks 505. Before him are Horst Meyer, Patience Dabany, Jared Martin, Andrei Smirnov, Jackie DeShannon, and Jean Vallée. After him are John Bennett Perry, Nils Arne Eggen, Sheila Fitzpatrick, Tamara Moskvina, Colin Higgins, and Kornel Morawiecki.

Others Born in 1941

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Horst Meyer
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 499
Patience Dabany
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 500
Jared Martin
ACTOR
1941 - 2017
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 501
Andrei Smirnov
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 502
Jackie DeShannon
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 503
Jean Vallée
SINGER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 504
Bas van Fraassen
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 505
John Bennett Perry
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 506
Nils Arne Eggen
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 507
Sheila Fitzpatrick
HISTORIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 508
Tamara Moskvina
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 509
Colin Higgins
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1988
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 510
Kornel Morawiecki
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2019
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 511

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Bas van Fraassen ranks 817 out of 1,646. Before him are Ada Kok (1947), Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (1970), Jetze Doorman (1881), David Alexandre Winter (1943), John Heitinga (1983), and Royston Drenthe (1987). After him are John van Loen (1965), Berry van Aerle (1962), Ronald Brautigam (1954), Janine Jansen (1978), Wim van der Voort (1923), and Ryan Babel (1986).

Others born in Netherlands

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Ada Kok
SWIMMER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 811
Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 812
Jetze Doorman
FENCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 813
David Alexandre Winter
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 814
John Heitinga
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 815
Royston Drenthe
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 816
Bas van Fraassen
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 817
John van Loen
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 818
Berry van Aerle
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 819
Ronald Brautigam
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 820
Janine Jansen
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 821
Wim van der Voort
SKATER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 822
Ryan Babel
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 823