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John Hick

1922 - 2012

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John Harwood Hick (20 January 1922 – 9 February 2012) was an English philosopher of religion and theologian who taught in the United States for the larger part of his career. In philosophical theology he made contributions in the areas of theodicy, eschatology and Christology, and in the philosophy of religion he contributed to the areas of epistemology of religion and religious pluralism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Hick is the 1,105th most popular philosopher (down from 1,025th in 2019), the 3,573rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,791st in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Hick ranks 1,105 out of 1,267. Before him are Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Albert Razin, Hermann Gunkel, and Rosi Braidotti. After him are Buddhapālita, Wilhelm Gesenius, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Ladislav Klíma, Egon Bondy, and Maitreyi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, John Hick ranks 279. Before him are Charles Gérard, Lizabeth Scott, Muhammetnazar Gapurow, Ingvar Rydell, Roy Salvadori, and Martin Gray. After him are Ruth Roman, Frances Spence, Natalya Meklin, Gustaf Jansson, Giuseppe Casari, and Solomana Kante. Among people deceased in 2012, John Hick ranks 271. Before him are Roy Salvadori, Ladislav Kuna, Hector Bianciotti, Jacqueline Mazéas, Yash Chopra, and Ulu Grosbard. After him are Sergio Toppi, Frances Spence, Gustaf Jansson, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Malcolm Browne, and Jerzy Kulej.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Hick ranks 3,574 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Moran (1837), Martin McDonagh (1970), Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Amanda Abbington (1974), and Anne Hutchinson (1591). After him are Elaine Paige (1948), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), Wilfred Baddeley (1872), Ian Stewart (1949), Winifred McNair (1877), and John Phillips (1800).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John Hick ranks 76. Before him are R. M. Hare (1919), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659), Carole Pateman (1940), John Scott Haldane (1860), and Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788). After him are W. D. Ross (1877), Michael Ruse (1940), Dugald Stewart (1753), Ernest Belfort Bax (1854), Walter Burley (1275), and Nick Land (1962).

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