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Charles Fourier

1772 - 1837

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François Marie Charles Fourier (; French: [ʃaʁl fuʁje]; 7 April 1772 – 10 October 1837) was a French philosopher, an influential early socialist thinker, and one of the founders of utopian socialism. Some of his views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become mainstream in modern society. For instance, Fourier is credited with having originated the word feminism in 1837. Fourier's social views and proposals inspired a whole movement of intentional communities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Fourier is the 139th most popular philosopher (down from 122nd in 2019), the 299th most popular biography from France (down from 261st in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Philosopher.

Charles Fourier was a French philosopher and social reformer. He is most famous for his theory of the four phases of society, which he believed were the "Asiatic," "Aquatic," "Feminine," and "Industrial."

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Charles Fourier ranks 139 out of 1,267. Before him are Johann Friedrich Herbart, Martin Buber, Zygmunt Bauman, Giambattista Vico, Tommaso Campanella, and Philo. After him are Duns Scotus, Baron d'Holbach, Mozi, Kanada, Wilhelm Dilthey, and Edith Stein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, Charles Fourier ranks 5. Before him are David Ricardo, Novalis, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, and Friedrich Schlegel. After him are William I of the Netherlands, Ram Mohan Roy, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Nachman of Breslov. Among people deceased in 1837, Charles Fourier ranks 4. Before him are William IV of the United Kingdom, Alexander Pushkin, and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. After him are Hortense de Beauharnais, John Constable, Akbar II, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, John Field, Giacomo Leopardi, Georg Büchner, and François Gérard.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Fourier ranks 299 out of 6,770. Before him are Vincent de Paul (1581), Jules Massenet (1842), Georges Méliès (1861), Carlo Buonaparte (1746), François Quesnay (1694), and Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383). After him are Ferdinand Foch (1851), Alfred Werner (1866), Urbain Le Verrier (1811), Claude Lorrain (1600), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Charles Fourier ranks 14. Before him are Roland Barthes (1915), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809), Jean Bodin (1530), Gilles Deleuze (1925), Henri de Saint-Simon (1760), and Simone Weil (1909). After him are Paul Ricœur (1913), Marquis de Condorcet (1743), Jean Buridan (1295), Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709), Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908), and Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715).

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