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Gene Sharp

1928 - 2018

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Gene Sharp (January 21, 1928 – January 28, 2018) was an American political scientist. He was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He was known for his extensive writings on nonviolent struggle, which have influenced numerous anti-government resistance movements around the world. Sharp received the 2008 Int’l Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his lifelong commitment to the defense of freedom, democracy, and the reduction of political violence through scholarly analysis of the power of nonviolent action. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Sharp is the 18th most popular political scientist (down from 12th in 2019), the 2,159th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,176th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Political Scientist.

Gene Sharp is most famous for his work on nonviolent resistance. He was a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts and has written many books on nonviolent resistance.

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS

Among political scientists, Gene Sharp ranks 18 out of 46. Before him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Joseph Nye, Leonard Hobhouse, Maurice Duverger, John Mearsheimer, and David Easton. After him are Muhammad Asad, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Graham Allison, Karine Jean-Pierre, Rahime Perestu Sultan, and Ilan Pappé.

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Among people born in 1928, Gene Sharp ranks 117. Before him are Vladimir Beara, Sara Montiel, Elliott Erwitt, Paul Elvstrøm, Adam West, and Georgy Dobrovolsky. After him are Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Friedrich Wetter, Federico Bahamontes, Fumihiko Maki, Gordie Howe, and James Earl Ray. Among people deceased in 2018, Gene Sharp ranks 88. Before him are XXXTentacion, Scott Wilson, Katherine MacGregor, Christine Nöstlinger, Dorothy Malone, and Alan Baker. After him are Alan Bean, E. C. George Sudarshan, Henri Michel, Efraín Ríos Montt, Irena Szewińska, and Hayden White.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Sharp ranks 2,159 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Sweeney (1919), Andrew Davis (1946), Lisa Ann (1972), Cissy Houston (1933), Adam West (1928), and James Tiptree Jr. (1915). After him are Martin Gardner (1914), Mary Steenburgen (1953), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Walter Alvarez (1940), and Paul L. Smith (1936).

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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In United States

Among political scientists born in United States, Gene Sharp ranks 7. Before him are Samuel P. Huntington (1927), Robert A. Dahl (1915), Francis Fukuyama (1952), Harold Lasswell (1902), Joseph Nye (1937), and John Mearsheimer (1947). After him are Graham Allison (1940), James Flynn (1934), Charles Murray (1943), Norman Finkelstein (1953), William Graham Sumner (1840), and Robert D. Putnam (1941).

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