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Mark Fisher

1968 - 2017

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Mark Fisher (11 July 1968 – 13 January 2017), also known under his blogging alias k-punk, was an English writer, music critic, political and cultural theorist, philosopher, and teacher based in the Department of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. He initially achieved acclaim for his blogging as k-punk in the early 2000s, and was known for his writing on radical politics, music, and popular culture. Fisher published several books, including the unexpected success Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009), and contributed to publications such as The Wire, Fact, New Statesman and Sight & Sound. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Fisher is the 753rd most popular philosopher (up from 1,156th in 2019), the 1,932nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,702nd in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Mark Fisher ranks 753 out of 1,267. Before him are Jacob Moleschott, Arnold Ruge, Anathon Aall, Jean Wahl, Glaucon, and Amelius. After him are Robert Filmer, Albinus, Asclepigenia, Theodor Lessing, Jean Vanier, and Mortimer J. Adler.

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Among people born in 1968, Mark Fisher ranks 69. Before him are Mateusz Morawiecki, Colin McRae, Tracy Morgan, Larry Sanger, Vítor Pereira, and Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Akhtar Mansour, Thom Yorke, Patricia Arquette, Terry Crews, Slaven Bilić, and Tricky. Among people deceased in 2017, Mark Fisher ranks 144. Before him are Omar Abdel-Rahman, Igor Shafarevich, Baldwin Lonsdale, Albert Zafy, Robert Miles, and Todor Veselinović. After him are Manuel Sanchís Martínez, Viktor Gorbatko, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Igor Volk, Ulf Stark, and Jiro Taniguchi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mark Fisher ranks 1,932 out of 8,785. Before him are Clive Barker (1952), Victor McLaglen (1886), Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), Paul Rodgers (1949), and Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925). After him are David Douglas (1799), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Thomas Wyatt (1503), Robert Filmer (1588), Samantha Fox (1966), and Colin Wilson (1931).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Mark Fisher ranks 50. Before him are N. T. Wright (1948), Michael Dummett (1925), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), P. F. Strawson (1919), Henry More (1614), and Stephen Toulmin (1922). After him are Robert Filmer (1588), F. H. Bradley (1846), William Paley (1743), Anthony Collins (1676), Philippa Foot (1920), and Bernard Williams (1929).

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