PHILOSOPHER

Masanobu Fukuoka

1913 - 2008

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Masanobu Fukuoka (Japanese: 福岡 正信, Hepburn: Fukuoka Masanobu; 2 February 1913 – 16 August 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pesticide-free cultivation methods from which he created a particular method of agriculture, commonly referred to as "natural farming" or "do-nothing farming". Fukuoka was the author of several books, scientific papers and other publications, and was featured in television documentaries and interviews from the 1970s onwards. His influences went beyond farming to inspire individuals within the natural food and lifestyle movements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masanobu Fukuoka is the 418th most popular philosopher (down from 379th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Japan (down from 175th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Philosopher.

Masanobu Fukuoka is most famous for his book "The One-Straw Revolution" in which he explains his philosophy of natural farming. He believes that the most effective way to farm is to create a system that mimics nature.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Masanobu Fukuoka ranks 418 out of 1,267. Before him are Hilary Putnam, Leszek Kołakowski, Bharadwaja, Francis Hutcheson, Alain de Benoist, and Adolf von Harnack. After him are John Toland, Yi Hwang, Étienne Gilson, Gargi Vachaknavi, Dong Zhongshu, and Timon of Phlius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Masanobu Fukuoka ranks 54. Before him are Xi Zhongxun, Aimé Césaire, Mary Ainsworth, Mehmet Shehu, Peter Cushing, and Richard Stone. After him are Muddy Waters, Charles Trenet, Alan Ladd, Tony Martin, Jan Kubiš, and Heinz Linge. Among people deceased in 2008, Masanobu Fukuoka ranks 51. Before him are Joshua Lederberg, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Thomas Huckle Weller, Aimé Césaire, Edward Norton Lorenz, and Tassos Papadopoulos. After him are Phil Hill, Dino Risi, Dražan Jerković, Robert Rauschenberg, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Chiara Lubich.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masanobu Fukuoka ranks 237 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Takashi Kano (1920), Emperor Kenzō (450), Ken Takakura (1931), and Megumu Tamura (1927). After him are Ko Takamoro (1907), Takehiko Kawanishi (1938), Uichiro Hatta (1903), Masao Nozawa (null), Emperor Shōkō (1401), and Yohji Yamamoto (1943).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Japan

Among philosophers born in Japan, Masanobu Fukuoka ranks 2. Before him are Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835). After him are Hakuin Ekaku (1686), Daisaku Ikeda (1928), Kitaro Nishida (1870), Motoori Norinaga (1730), Hayashi Razan (1583), Arai Hakuseki (1657), and Ogyū Sorai (1666).

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