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Hans Robert Jauss

1921 - 1997

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Hans Robert Jauss (German: Jauß or Jauss; 12 December 1921 – 1 March 1997) was a German academic, notable for his work in reception theory (especially his concept of horizon of expectation) and medieval and modern French literature. His approach was derived from the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Robert Jauss is the 847th most popular philosopher (down from 777th in 2019), the 2,901st most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,485th in 2019) and the 107th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hans Robert Jauss ranks 847 out of 1,267. Before him are Jakob Lorber, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Franz Xaver von Baader, Hossein Nasr, Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, and Józef Maria Bocheński. After him are Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Peter John Olivi, Hans Albert, Cheng Hao, François Bernier, and Émile Boirac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Hans Robert Jauss ranks 169. Before him are Carlo Furno, Jetty Paerl, Gaston Reiff, Meir Amit, Sergio Sollima, and Heinz G. Konsalik. After him are Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Hans Albert, Isabella Karle, Tadeusz Różewicz, Wolfgang Lotz, and Luis García Berlanga. Among people deceased in 1997, Hans Robert Jauss ranks 114. Before him are Alexander Kazhdan, Shintaro Katsu, Uzi Narkiss, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Jan P. Syse, and Ho Feng-Shan. After him are Laurean Rugambwa, Jeff Buckley, Andrés Rodríguez, Frank Parker, Josef Posipal, and Seni Pramoj.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Robert Jauss ranks 2,903 out of 7,253. Before him are Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1115), Günther Lützow (1912), Ernst Hartert (1859), Oskar Barnack (1879), Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865), and Alexander von Linsingen (1850). After him are Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532), Christian Thielemann (1959), Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861), Walter Hohmann (1880), Nannette Streicher (1769), and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow (1789).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Hans Robert Jauss ranks 107. Before him are Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg (1802), Friedrich Pollock (1894), Paul de Lagarde (1827), Leo Löwenthal (1900), Franz Xaver von Baader (1765), and Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743). After him are Hans Albert (1921), August Böckh (1785), Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873), Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588), Albrecht Ritschl (1822), and Rudolf Stammler (1856).

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