PHILOSOPHER

Michael Löwy

1938 - Today

Michael Löwy

Michael Löwy (born 6 May 1938) is a French-Brazilian Marxist sociologist and philosopher. He is emeritus research director in social sciences at the CNRS (French National Center of Scientific Research) and lectures at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS; Paris, France). Author of books on Karl Marx, Che Guevara, Liberation Theology, György Lukács, Walter Benjamin, José Carlos Mariátegui, Lucien Goldmann and Franz Kafka, he received the CNRS Silver Medal in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Löwy is the 932nd most popular philosopher (down from 903rd in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Michael Löwy ranks 932 out of 1,267. Before him are Hermogenes of Tarsus, Bahya ibn Paquda, Ajita Kesakambali, Erich Neumann, Tomáš Halík, and Patricia Churchland. After him are Édouard Le Roy, Cineas, Perry Anderson, Johannes Agricola, Michel Marcel Navratil, and Azmi Bishara.

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Hermogenes of Tarsus
200 - 300
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 926
Bahya ibn Paquda
1050 - 1120
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 927
Ajita Kesakambali
500 BC - Present
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 928
Erich Neumann
1905 - 1960
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 929
Tomáš Halík
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 930
Patricia Churchland
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 931
Michael Löwy
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 932
Édouard Le Roy
1870 - 1954
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 933
Cineas
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 934
Perry Anderson
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 935
Johannes Agricola
1494 - 1566
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 936
Michel Marcel Navratil
1908 - 2001
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 937
Azmi Bishara
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 938

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Michael Löwy ranks 251. Before him are Larry Niven, Myechyslaw Hryb, Corine Rottschäfer, Theodor Kallifatides, Girish Karnad, and Nieves Navarro. After him are Emile Griffith, Perry Anderson, Alan Dershowitz, Marinella, Giant Baba, and Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria.

Others Born in 1938

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Larry Niven
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 245
Myechyslaw Hryb
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 246
Corine Rottschäfer
MODEL
1938 - 2020
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 247
Theodor Kallifatides
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 248
Girish Karnad
ACTOR
1938 - 2019
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 249
Nieves Navarro
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 250
Michael Löwy
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 251
Emile Griffith
BOXER
1938 - 2013
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 252
Perry Anderson
PHILOSOPHER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 253
Alan Dershowitz
LAWYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 254
Marinella
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 255
Giant Baba
WRESTLER
1938 - 1999
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 256
Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 257