PHILOSOPHER

George Herbert Mead

1863 - 1931

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George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863 – April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago. He was one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism. He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism, and was an important influence on what has come to be referred to as the Chicago School of Sociology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Herbert Mead is the 245th most popular philosopher (down from 218th in 2019), the 664th most popular biography from United States (down from 451st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Philosopher.

George Herbert Mead is most famous for his theory of social behavior. Mead believed that social behavior is learned and developed through the process of social interaction.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, George Herbert Mead ranks 245 out of 1,267. Before him are Prodicus, Franz Brentano, Al-Jahiz, Gabriel Marcel, Milarepa, and Josef Breuer. After him are Pelagius, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Shen Kuo, Imre Lakatos, Bias of Priene, and Cleanthes.

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Among people born in 1863, George Herbert Mead ranks 16. Before him are Gabriele D'Annunzio, Constantine P. Cavafy, David Lloyd George, Henry van de Velde, Carlos I of Portugal, and Franz Stuck. After him are Joaquín Sorolla, Austen Chamberlain, Gaston Doumergue, Wilhelm Marx, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and Alexandre Yersin. Among people deceased in 1931, George Herbert Mead ranks 19. Before him are Hermann Müller, Carl Nielsen, Joseph Joffre, Theo van Doesburg, Arnold Bennett, and Geli Raubal. After him are F. W. Murnau, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Armand Fallières, Nathan Söderblom, Peter Kürten, and Carin Göring.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Herbert Mead ranks 664 out of 20,380. Before him are Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Dave Grohl (1969), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Chuck Jones (1912), Clyde Tombaugh (1906), and Bill Hewlett (1913). After him are Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Tennessee Williams (1911), Angela Davis (1944), Edwin Stanton (1814), Burton Richter (1931), and Harold Lloyd (1893).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, George Herbert Mead ranks 3. Before him are Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), and John Rawls (1921). After him are Donald Davidson (1917), Pat Robertson (1930), Judith Butler (1956), John Searle (1932), Anne Sullivan (1866), Robert Nozick (1938), Richard Rorty (1931), Hilary Putnam (1926), and Michael J. Sandel (1953).

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