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Hossein Nasr

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian-American academic, philosopher, theologian, and Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. Born in Tehran, Nasr completed his education in the Imperial State of Iran and the United States, earning a B.A. in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a M.A. in geology and geophysics, and a doctorate in the history of science from Harvard University. He returned to his homeland in 1958, turning down teaching positions at MIT and Harvard, and was appointed a professor of philosophy and Islamic sciences at Tehran University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hossein Nasr is the 844th most popular philosopher (down from 672nd in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Iran (down from 214th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Iranian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hossein Nasr ranks 844 out of 1,267. Before him are Favorinus, Léon Brunschvicg, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, Jakob Lorber, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, and Franz Xaver von Baader. After him are Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Józef Maria Bocheński, Hans Robert Jauss, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, Peter John Olivi, and Hans Albert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Hossein Nasr ranks 188. Before him are James Rosenquist, Vera Krepkina, Abel Pacheco, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, and Bobby Smith. After him are Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, Chuck Grassley, Donald E. Westlake, Asim Ferhatović, Jesús Gil, and Félicien Kabuga.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Hossein Nasr ranks 257 out of 631. Before him are Morteza Motahhari (1919), Hayedeh (1942), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani (967), Parvin E'tesami (1907), and Farahnaz Pahlavi (1963). After him are Shirin Neshat (1957), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), Shaun Toub (1963), Táhirih (1817), Ali Daei (1969), and Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iran

Among philosophers born in Iran, Hossein Nasr ranks 15. Before him are Haji Bektash Veli (1209), Mulla Sadra (1571), Al-Baydawi (1201), Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145), Al-Taftazani (1322), and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892). After him are Abdolkarim Soroush (1945), Dariush Shayegan (1935), and Taraneh Javanbakht (1974).

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