PHILOSOPHER

Hendrik Adamson

1891 - 1946

Hendrik Adamson

Hendrik Adamson (6 October [O.S. 24 September] 1891 – 7 March 1946) was an Estonian poet and teacher. He was born as a son of a tailor in Patsi farmstead in the village of Metsakuru, Kärstna Parish (now in the village of Veisjärve, Viljandi Parish), Viljandi County. He started working as a teacher at the Torma Võtikvere Ministry of Education in 1911. During this time, he published several short stories (in prose) and poems in newspapers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hendrik Adamson is the 1,177th most popular philosopher (up from 1,191st in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 175th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Estonian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hendrik Adamson ranks 1,177 out of 1,267. Before him are Nick Bostrom, John Finnis, David Malet Armstrong, John McDowell, Richard Price, and Richard Posner. After him are Michael Hardt, Volker Zotz, William Chittick, Bas van Fraassen, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, and Imran N. Hosein.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Nick Bostrom
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 1,171
John Finnis
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 1,172
David Malet Armstrong
1926 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,173
John McDowell
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,174
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,175
Richard Posner
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,176
Hendrik Adamson
1891 - 1946
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,177
Michael Hardt
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,178
Volker Zotz
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,179
William Chittick
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,180
Bas van Fraassen
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1,181
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
1930 - 2019
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,182
Imran N. Hosein
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 1,183

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Hendrik Adamson ranks 238. Before him are Nikolai Golovanov, Anton Grasser, Béla von Kehrling, Francis Pegahmagabow, Marguerite Clayton, and Victor Varconi. After him are Bernhard Zondek, Bjarne Pettersen, Lorenzo Mangiante, V. Volodarsky, Fanny Brice, and Boris Lavrenyov. Among people deceased in 1946, Hendrik Adamson ranks 197. Before him are Edgar Syers, Boris Lisunov, Walter Johnson, Granville Bantock, Arthur Dove, and William S. Hart. After him are Leonida Tonelli, Henry Lehrman, León Cortés Castro, Ferdinand Boberg, João Sassetti, and Mary Alden.

Others Born in 1891

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Nikolai Golovanov
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1953
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 232
Anton Grasser
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1976
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 233
Béla von Kehrling
TENNIS PLAYER
1891 - 1937
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 234
Francis Pegahmagabow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1952
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 235
Marguerite Clayton
ACTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 236
Victor Varconi
ACTOR
1891 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 237
Hendrik Adamson
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1946
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 238
Bernhard Zondek
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 239
Bjarne Pettersen
GYMNAST
1891 - 1983
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 240
Lorenzo Mangiante
GYMNAST
1891 - 1936
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 241
V. Volodarsky
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1918
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 242
Fanny Brice
ACTOR
1891 - 1951
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 243
Boris Lavrenyov
WRITER
1891 - 1959
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 244