PHILOSOPHER

Ian Hacking

1936 - 2023

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Ian MacDougall Hacking (February 18, 1936 – May 10, 2023) was a Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science. Throughout his career, he won numerous awards, such as the Killam Prize for the Humanities and the Balzan Prize, and was a member of many prestigious groups, including the Order of Canada, the Royal Society of Canada and the British Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Hacking is the 873rd most popular philosopher (up from 890th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Canada (down from 174th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ian Hacking ranks 873 out of 1,267. Before him are James Mark Baldwin, Frederick Copleston, August Böckh, Ted Nelson, Raymond Williams, and William of Conches. After him are Arethas of Caesarea, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Hermippus of Smyrna, and Hugo Kołłątaj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Ian Hacking ranks 227. Before him are Ivonka Survilla, Leonid Kuravlyov, Lucia Berlin, Dyanne Thorne, Polina Astakhova, and W. D. Hamilton. After him are Buddy Guy, Keir Dullea, Hugh Hudson, Tony Musante, José Torres, and Željko Perušić. Among people deceased in 2023, Ian Hacking ranks 194. Before him are Ita Ever, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, Ingrid Haebler, Antoni Martí, Solomon Perel, and Ahmad Jamal. After him are Klas Lestander, Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Richard Belzer, Bray Wyatt, David Albahari, and Robbie Robertson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ian Hacking ranks 197 out of 1,622. Before him are Bret Hart (1957), Henry Czerny (1959), John van 't Schip (1963), Marie Dressler (1868), Jeff Wall (1946), and John Tuzo Wilson (1908). After him are Shulamith Firestone (1945), Kim Campbell (1947), Deadmau5 (1981), Katheryn Winnick (1977), Joseph Wiseman (1918), and Robbie Robertson (1943).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Ian Hacking ranks 5. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911), Charles Taylor (1931), G. A. Cohen (1941), and Ian Stevenson (1918). After him are Patricia Churchland (1943), Northrop Frye (1912), Bernard Lonergan (1904), Paul Churchland (1942), Will Kymlicka (1962), and Leonard Peikoff (1933).

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