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Hans Kelsen

1881 - 1973

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Hans Kelsen (; German: [ˈhans ˈkɛlzən]; October 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973) was an Austrian and later American jurist, legal philosopher and political philosopher. He is known principally for his theory of law, which he named the "pure theory of law (Reine Rechtslehre)", and for his writings on international law and theory of democracy. The "pure theory" provides general foundations for value-independent description of law. As an expert on constitutional law, Kelsen was the principal architect of the 1920 Austrian Constitution, which with amendments is still in operation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Kelsen is the 160th most popular philosopher (down from 141st in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Philosopher.

Hans kelsen was most famous for his development of the law of conservation of energy, which states that energy can not be created or destroyed, but rather it is transferred from one form to another.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hans Kelsen ranks 160 out of 1,267. Before him are Louis Althusser, Friedrich Schleiermacher, György Lukács, Clement of Alexandria, Max Stirner, and Max Scheler. After him are Ibn Tufail, Oswald Spengler, Paul Ricœur, Herbert Marcuse, Athanasius Kircher, and Melissus of Samos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Hans Kelsen ranks 16. Before him are Cecil B. DeMille, Anna Pavlova, Enver Pasha, William Boeing, Kliment Voroshilov, and Walther von Brauchitsch. After him are Clinton Davisson, Guccio Gucci, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Hermann Staudinger, Ludwig von Mises, and Hans Fischer. Among people deceased in 1973, Hans Kelsen ranks 18. Before him are W. H. Auden, Walter Ulbricht, İsmet İnönü, J. Hans D. Jensen, Ivan Konev, and Paavo Nurmi. After him are Henri Charrière, Abebe Bikila, John Ford, Karl Ziegler, Ludwig von Mises, and Charles Greeley Abbot.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Hans Kelsen ranks 36 out of 1,200. Before him are Joseph Schumpeter (1883), Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583), Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892), Leoš Janáček (1854), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907), and Emil Zátopek (1922). After him are Max Brod (1884), Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233), Gerty Cori (1896), Peter Grünberg (1939), Jan Palach (1948), and Miloš Zeman (1944).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Czechia

Among philosophers born in Czechia, Hans Kelsen ranks 3. Before him are John Amos Comenius (1592), and Edmund Husserl (1859). After him are Bernard Bolzano (1781), Karl Kautsky (1854), Jerome of Prague (1379), Jan Patočka (1907), Vilém Flusser (1920), Karel Kosík (1926), František Tomášek (1899), Tomáš Halík (1948), and Theodor Gomperz (1832).

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