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Jacques Ellul

1912 - 1994

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Jacques Ellul (; French: [ɛlyl]; January 6, 1912 – May 19, 1994) was a French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, resistance fighter and professor. Noted as a Christian anarchist, Ellul was a longtime professor of History and the Sociology of Institutions on the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences at the University of Bordeaux. A prolific writer, he authored more than 60 books and more than 600 articles over his lifetime, many of which discussed propaganda, the impact of technology on society, and the interaction between religion and politics. The dominant theme of Ellul's work proved to be the threat to human freedom and religion created by modern technology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Ellul is the 601st most popular philosopher (down from 548th in 2019), the 1,880th most popular biography from France (down from 1,686th in 2019) and the 78th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jacques Ellul ranks 601 out of 1,267. Before him are Hans Blumenberg, Byung-Chul Han, David Hartley, Zoilus, Constantin von Tischendorf, and Jonathan Edwards. After him are Emer de Vattel, Henry Corbin, Johannes Bugenhagen, Crates of Mallus, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, and Alfred Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Jacques Ellul ranks 99. Before him are Sohn Kee-chung, Julia Child, Philibert Tsiranana, Marina Raskova, Chaïm Perelman, and Nereo Rocco. After him are Jiří Trnka, Yuen Siu-tien, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Gordon Gollob, Michel Debré, and Barbara W. Tuchman. Among people deceased in 1994, Jacques Ellul ranks 82. Before him are Federica Montseny, Luis Ocaña, Woody Strode, Jean Borotra, Jim Brown, and Clement Greenberg. After him are Tengiz Abuladze, Yevgeny Leonov, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Golo Mann, Johannes Steinhoff, and Juan Carlos Onetti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Ellul ranks 1,880 out of 6,770. Before him are Barbara (1930), Robert Brasillach (1909), Jules Breton (1827), Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814), Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud (1753), and Lucas (null). After him are Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713), Jean Dujardin (1972), Guibert of Nogent (1055), Jean-Baptiste Carrier (1756), Jacques Amyot (1513), and Youri Djorkaeff (1968).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Jacques Ellul ranks 78. Before him are William of Champeaux (1070), Jean-Marie Guyau (1854), Étienne-Gabriel Morelly (1717), Pierre Charron (1541), Georges Canguilhem (1904), and Jean Hyppolite (1907). After him are Henry Corbin (1903), Berengar of Tours (998), Étienne Balibar (1942), Maurice Blondel (1861), Yves Bonnefoy (1923), and Pierre Hadot (1922).

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