PHILOSOPHER

George Gerbner

1919 - 2005

George Gerbner

George Gerbner (August 8, 1919 – December 24, 2005) was a professor of communication and the founder of cultivation theory. He taught at Temple University, Villanova University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Gerbner is the 1,157th most popular philosopher (down from 1,126th in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 517th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Hungarian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, George Gerbner ranks 1,157 out of 1,267. Before him are Max Bense, Eudorus of Alexandria, Nick Land, P. C. Chang, Ralph Cudworth, and Cercidas. After him are André Comte-Sponville, Liang Shuming, Semyon Frank, Eduardo Lourenço, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and Sedulius Scottus.

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Max Bense
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,151
Eudorus of Alexandria
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HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1,152
Nick Land
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1,153
P. C. Chang
1892 - 1957
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,154
Ralph Cudworth
1617 - 1688
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,155
Cercidas
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HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,156
George Gerbner
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,157
André Comte-Sponville
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 1,158
Liang Shuming
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,159
Semyon Frank
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HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,160
Eduardo Lourenço
1923 - 2020
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,161
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1947 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,162
Sedulius Scottus
850 - 858
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,163

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, George Gerbner ranks 257. Before him are Trần Văn Trà, Lance Macklin, Aldo Campatelli, Ezio Loik, Slim Pickens, and Gilles Andriamahazo. After him are Finn Helgesen, Frances Bay, Augusts Voss, Cláudio Santoro, George Cadle Price, and Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada. Among people deceased in 2005, George Gerbner ranks 251. Before him are Kihachi Okamoto, Stéphane Bruey, Viktor Kapitonov, Jean Cayrol, Natalya Gundareva, and Paul Halla. After him are Givi Nodia, Otar Korkia, Tetsuo Hamuro, Éva Novák-Gerard, Jack Colvin, and Thadée Cisowski.

Others Born in 1919

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Trần Văn Trà
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1996
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 251
Lance Macklin
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 252
Aldo Campatelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1984
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 253
Ezio Loik
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1949
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 254
Slim Pickens
ACTOR
1919 - 1983
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 255
Gilles Andriamahazo
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1989
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 256
George Gerbner
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 257
Finn Helgesen
SKATER
1919 - 2011
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 258
Frances Bay
ACTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 259
Augusts Voss
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1994
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 260
Cláudio Santoro
COMPOSER
1919 - 1989
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 261
George Cadle Price
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2011
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 262
Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2008
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 263