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James Burnham

1905 - 1987

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James Burnham (November 22, 1905 – July 28, 1987) was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy. His first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). James Burnham is the 1,201st most popular philosopher (down from 1,196th in 2024), the 9,452nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,520th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, James Burnham ranks 1,201 out of 1,267. Before him are Victor Basch, William Alston, Marshall Berman, Robert Brandom, Bernard Lonergan, and John Peckham. After him are Hermann Lietz, David Benatar, Sara Danius, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Michael Novak, and Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, James Burnham ranks 336. Before him are Anna Chandy, Maria Vierdag, Erich Borchmeyer, Henry Wilcoxon, Iosif Kheifits, and Jack Teagarden. After him are Clarice Benini, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Roy Henkel, Ibrahim Tuqan, Robert Bacher, and Hans Scherfig. Among people deceased in 1987, James Burnham ranks 224. Before him are Stanislav Lusk, József Kovács, William J. Casey, Bayard Rustin, George Mikes, and Clementina de Jesus. After him are Elizabeth Cotten, Wim Lagendaal, Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Clare Boothe Luce, Pál Gábor, and Arthur F. Burns.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Burnham ranks 9,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Booker T (1965), Edwin Starr (1942), John Buscema (1927), Herb Ellis (1921), John Cody (1907), and Sharon Mitchell (1956). After him are Riley Steele (1987), Jeanette J. Epps (1970), Joe Morello (1928), Mary Carlisle (1914), Happy Rockefeller (1926), and Rex Brown (1964).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, James Burnham ranks 70. Before him are Iris Marion Young (1949), Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Alexander Berzin (1944), William Alston (1921), Marshall Berman (1940), and Robert Brandom (1950). After him are Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Michael Novak (1933), R. C. Sproul (1939), Paul Kurtz (1925), David Ray Griffin (1939), and Charles Hartshorne (1897).

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