PHILOSOPHER

Georges Canguilhem

1904 - 1995

Photo of Georges Canguilhem

Icon of person Georges Canguilhem

Georges Canguilhem (; French: [kɑ̃ɡilɛm]; 4 June 1904 – 11 September 1995) was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science (in particular, biology). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Canguilhem is the 583rd most popular philosopher (down from 536th in 2019), the 1,837th most popular biography from France (down from 1,643rd in 2019) and the 76th most popular French Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Georges Canguilhem by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Georges Canguilhem ranks 583 out of 1,267. Before him are Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Alan Watts, Pierre Charron, Zeno of Sidon, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and Usman dan Fodio. After him are Al-Baydawi, Gaetano Mosca, Chaïm Perelman, John Austin, Yang Zhu, and Zaleucus.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Georges Canguilhem ranks 74. Before him are Arnold Gehlen, George Stevens, Elyesa Bazna, María Zambrano, Viktor Brack, and Minoru Genda. After him are Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Isamu Noguchi, Count Basie, Arshile Gorky, Ralph Bellamy, and Lyudmila Rudenko. Among people deceased in 1995, Georges Canguilhem ranks 74. Before him are Nathan Rosen, Mehdi Bazargan, Heiner Müller, Jeremy Brett, John Brunner, and Takeo Fukuda. After him are Lola Flores, Joseph Needham, Eileen Chang, Chen Yun, Eazy-E, and Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark.

Others Born in 1904

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1995

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Georges Canguilhem ranks 1,837 out of 6,770. Before him are Frédéric Cuvier (1773), Eugène Carrière (1849), Miou-Miou (1950), Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728), Charles Dupuy (1851), and Isabelle of France (1225). After him are Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758), Blanche of Bourbon (1339), Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770), Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (1213), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), and Jules Romains (1885).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Georges Canguilhem ranks 76. Before him are Michel Serres (1930), Gersonides (1288), William of Champeaux (1070), Jean-Marie Guyau (1854), Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717), and Pierre Charron (1541). After him are Jean Hyppolite (1907), Jacques Ellul (1912), Henry Corbin (1903), Berengar of Tours (998), Étienne Balibar (1942), and Maurice Blondel (1861).

French born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous