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Colin Wilson

1931 - 2013

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Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English existentialist philosopher-novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his philosophy "new existentialism" or "phenomenological existentialism", and maintained his life work was "that of a philosopher, and (his) purpose to create a new and optimistic existentialism". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Wilson is the 2,267th most popular writer (down from 1,897th in 2019), the 1,937th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,449th in 2019) and the 214th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Colin Wilson ranks 2,267 out of 7,302. Before him are Francesc Eiximenis, Herman Bang, Ibn Taghribirdi, Etel Adnan, Thomas Wyatt, and Horacio Quiroga. After him are Erin Hunter, Janus Pannonius, Matthew Arnold, Edward FitzGerald, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, and Bo Carpelan.

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Among people born in 1931, Colin Wilson ranks 163. Before him are Rubens de Falco, Sébastien Japrisot, Christian Metz, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Adriana Asti, and Rip Torn. After him are Jan Troell, Roman Opałka, Daniel Ellsberg, Freddy Quinn, Kang Song-san, and Adrianus Johannes Simonis. Among people deceased in 2013, Colin Wilson ranks 135. Before him are Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Harry Reems, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Karen Black, and Jacques Vergès. After him are Bernadette Lafont, Jim Kelly, Hjalmar Andersen, Pál Csernai, Mariangela Melato, and Barbara Lawrence.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Wilson ranks 1,937 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Fisher (1968), David Douglas (1799), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Thomas Wyatt (1503), Robert Filmer (1588), and Samantha Fox (1966). After him are Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Michael Scot (1175), Ine of Wessex (700), Matthew Arnold (1822), Edward FitzGerald (1809), and Rick Astley (1966).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, Colin Wilson ranks 214. Before him are John Skelton (1460), Clive Barker (1952), Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), and Thomas Wyatt (1503). After him are Matthew Arnold (1822), Edward FitzGerald (1809), Thomas Gray (1716), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Dick Francis (1920), and Tobias Smollett (1721).

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