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Julien Benda

1867 - 1956

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Julien Benda (French: [ʒyljɛ̃ bɛ̃da]; 26 December 1867 – 7 June 1956) was a French philosopher and novelist, known as an essayist and cultural critic. He is best known for his short book, La Trahison des Clercs from 1927 (The Treason of the Intellectuals or The Betrayal by the Intellectuals). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julien Benda is the 729th most popular philosopher (down from 708th in 2019), the 2,388th most popular biography from France (down from 2,302nd in 2019) and the 94th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Julien Benda ranks 729 out of 1,267. Before him are Émile Boutroux, Li Zhi, Alvin Plantinga, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Al-Taftazani, and Wang Fuzhi. After him are Zalmoxis, John Argyropoulos, Jerry Fodor, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Paolo Sarpi, and Ludwig Klages.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Julien Benda ranks 68. Before him are Carl Laemmle, Cy Young, Marie Krøyer, Elvira Madigan, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Amy Beach. After him are Arthur Rackham, Winsor McCay, Anathon Aall, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Sister Nivedita, and Emil Krebs. Among people deceased in 1956, Julien Benda ranks 81. Before him are Jean Metzinger, Erhard Raus, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Infante Alfonso of Spain, Lev Rudnev, and Malik Ghulam Muhammad. After him are Ludwig Klages, Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexander Korda, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Mikheil Gelovani, and Ernst Robert Curtius.

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In France

Among people born in France, Julien Benda ranks 2,388 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Copeau (1879), Lucile Desmoulins (1770), William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (935), Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy (1571), Hervé (1825), and Benoît de Sainte-Maure (1154). After him are Otto, Duke of Burgundy (945), Jean Delannoy (1908), Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851), Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673), Augustin Thierry (1795), and Henri Breuil (1877).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Julien Benda ranks 94. Before him are Paul Virilio (1932), Fulbert of Chartres (960), Charles Renouvier (1815), André Glucksmann (1937), Sarah Kofman (1934), and Émile Boutroux (1845). After him are Jean Wahl (1888), Gilbert Simondon (1924), Jean-Luc Marion (1946), Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903), Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), and Michael Baius (1513).

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