PHILOSOPHER

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

1909 - 1999

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Erik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (31 July 1909 – 26 May 1999) was an Austrian-American nobleman and polymath, whose areas of interest included philosophy, history, political science, economics, linguistics, art and theology. He opposed the ideas of the French Revolution, as well as those of communism and Nazism. Describing himself as a "conservative arch-liberal" or "extreme liberal", Kuehnelt-Leddihn often argued that majority rule in democracies is a threat to individual liberties. He declared himself a monarchist and an enemy of all forms of totalitarianism, although he also supported what he defined as "non-democratic republics", such as Switzerland and the early United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn is the 1,207th most popular philosopher (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 1,010th most popular biography from Austria (down from 976th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Austrian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 1,207 out of 1,267. Before him are James Burnham, Hermann Lietz, David Benatar, Sara Danius, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and Michael Novak. After him are Alister McGrath, George Henry Lewes, R. C. Sproul, Paul Kurtz, Yuval Steinitz, and Mary Midgley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 361. Before him are Michio Mado, Dieter Borsche, Gregor Hradetzky, Wilhelmina von Bremen, Anatoly Maltsev, and Wim Lagendaal. After him are Mohamed Latif, Stefan Skoumal, Milt Kahl, Solomon Linda, Friedrich Scherfke, and Harold Smith. Among people deceased in 1999, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 267. Before him are Jorge Góngora, Necil Kazım Akses, Roberto Bussinello, Humberto Fernández-Morán, Arvo Viitanen, and Enrique Hormazábal. After him are Jack Lynch, Irving Rapper, Charles Brown, Zully Moreno, Augustus Pablo, and Maigonis Valdmanis.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 1,010 out of 1,424. Before him are Oliver Glasner (1974), Gottfried Haberler (1900), Maria Rohm (1945), Marcel Sabitzer (1994), Johanna Dohnal (1939), and Friedrich Maurer (1912). After him are Ute Bock (1942), Otto Stuppacher (1947), Michael Konsel (1962), Franz Berghammer (1913), Olga Pall (1947), and Stefan Skoumal (1909).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Austria

Among philosophers born in Austria, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ranks 17. Before him are Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), André Gorz (1923), Kazimierz Twardowski (1866), Christian von Ehrenfels (1859), Jacob Taubes (1923), and Helene von Druskowitz (1856).

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