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James Cooke Brown

1921 - 2000

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James Cooke Brown (July 21, 1921 – February 13, 2000) was an American sociologist and science fiction author. He is notable for creating the constructed language Loglan and for designing the Parker Brothers board game Careers. Brown's novel The Troika Incident (Doubleday, 1970) describes a worldwide free knowledge base similar to the Internet. The novel begins with the belief that the world is on the eve of self-destruction, but then it presents a world about a century from now which is a paradise of peace and prosperity, all based on ideas, movements, and knowledge presently available in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Cooke Brown is the 5,415th most popular writer (up from 5,912th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 57th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Filipino Writer.

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Among writers, James Cooke Brown ranks 5,415 out of 7,302. Before him are Anton Donchev, Virgilio Piñera, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Sida Košutić, Elmer Rice, and Mark Strand. After him are John Greenleaf Whittier, Thomas Mofolo, Iryna Vilde, Brigitte Reimann, M. R. James, and Manuel Antônio de Almeida.

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Among people born in 1921, James Cooke Brown ranks 360. Before him are Ingvar Gärd, Ilse Werner, Lloyd Bentsen, Jimmy Giuffre, Per Berlin, and Tommy Noonan. After him are Paul Barth, Ettore Chimeri, Denys de La Patellière, Cyrille Adoula, Edmondo Fabbri, and Mikayil Abdullayev. Among people deceased in 2000, James Cooke Brown ranks 260. Before him are Audun Boysen, Jacques Laurent, Egon Jönsson, Marjorie Noël, Athanasios Vouros, and Nils Täpp. After him are Brandãozinho, Vintilă Cossini, Arcadio López, Józef Pińkowski, Dimitrios Drivas, and So Yamamura.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, James Cooke Brown ranks 66 out of 155. Before him are Brian Yuzna (1949), Regine Velasquez (1970), F. Sionil José (1924), Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Brenda Marshall (1915), and Aileen Baviera (1959). After him are Dolly de Leon (1969), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), Josefa Francisco (1954), Leon O. Chua (1936), Orlando Quevedo (1939), and Apl.de.ap (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Philippines

Among writers born in Philippines, James Cooke Brown ranks 3. Before him are Francisco Balagtas (1788), and F. Sionil José (1924). After him are José Burgos (1837), and Lualhati Bautista (1945).

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