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Mortimer J. Adler

1902 - 2001

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Mortimer Jerome Adler (; December 28, 1902 – June 28, 2001) was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, popular author and lay theologian. As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He taught at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, served as chairman of the Encyclopædia Britannica board of editors, and founded the Institute for Philosophical Research. He lived for long stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mortimer J. Adler is the 759th most popular philosopher (up from 787th in 2019), the 3,276th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,066th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Mortimer J. Adler ranks 759 out of 1,267. Before him are Mark Fisher, Robert Filmer, Albinus, Asclepigenia, Theodor Lessing, and Jean Vanier. After him are Cerinthus, Daisaku Ikeda, Thiruvalluvar, Luigi Guido Grandi, F. H. Bradley, and Kitaro Nishida.

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Among people born in 1902, Mortimer J. Adler ranks 116. Before him are Cesare Zavattini, Eric Liddell, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Virginio Rosetta, Leopold Figl, and Josep Lluís Sert. After him are Ralph Richardson, Regina Jonas, Peng Zhen, Heinz Rühmann, Vladimír Clementis, and Karl Menger. Among people deceased in 2001, Mortimer J. Adler ranks 91. Before him are William Masters, Soad Hosny, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Hannelore Kohl, Pierre Klossowski, and Tamara Smirnova. After him are Phoolan Devi, Tommy Flanagan, Chet Atkins, Indro Montanelli, Rehavam Ze'evi, and Kristina Söderbaum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mortimer J. Adler ranks 3,276 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), James Bowie (1796), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Al Matthews (1942), Bud Powell (1924), and Henry Flagler (1830). After him are Robert Rossen (1908), Mos Def (1973), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Scott Bradley (1891), and Bob Dole (1923).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Mortimer J. Adler ranks 32. Before him are Michael Walzer (1935), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), C. I. Lewis (1883), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Alvin Plantinga (1932), and Jerry Fodor (1935). After him are William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Eric Hoffer (1898), James Mark Baldwin (1861), Ted Nelson (1937), Susanne Langer (1895), and Wilfrid Sellars (1912).

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