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Neil Postman

1931 - 2003

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Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile devices, and was critical of the use of personal computers in schools. He is best known for twenty books regarding technology and education, including Teaching as a Subversive Activity (1970), The Disappearance of Childhood (1982), Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), Conscientious Objections (1988), Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992) and The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School (1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Postman is the 2,769th most popular writer (down from 2,377th in 2019), the 3,976th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,981st in 2019) and the 314th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Neil Postman ranks 2,769 out of 7,302. Before him are Leonard Woolf, Unica Zürn, Robert James Waller, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, Giacomo da Lentini, and Sait Faik Abasıyanık. After him are Alexandra Ripley, Heinrich Hoffmann, Jonas Jonasson, Fleur Jaeggy, Ben Hecht, and Budd Schulberg.

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Among people born in 1931, Neil Postman ranks 203. Before him are Cleopa Msuya, Michael O. Rabin, Dean Jones, George Maciunas, Ladislav Novák, and Françoise Arnoul. After him are Bobby Collins, David Janssen, Ola Ullsten, Yaakov Ziv, Ita Ever, and Tommy Lapid. Among people deceased in 2003, Neil Postman ranks 129. Before him are Paul Janssen, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Mongo Santamaría, Mario Merz, Bigode, and Hans Hermann Groër. After him are Julinho, Charles Berlitz, Goffredo Petrassi, Gordon Mitchell, Kató Lomb, and Ramón Serrano Suñer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 3,976 out of 20,380. Before him are Ronald Inglehart (1934), Antonia Maury (1866), Christopher Cross (1951), Kamehameha IV (1834), Mike Markkula (1942), and Sam Rockwell (1968). After him are Annette O'Toole (1952), Richard Bright (1937), Alexandra Ripley (1934), Sun Ra (1914), Eddie Guerrero (1967), and Stephen Sondheim (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 314. Before him are Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Terry Goodkind (1948), Varian Fry (1907), Herman Wouk (1915), Donald E. Westlake (1933), and Robert James Waller (1939). After him are Alexandra Ripley (1934), Ben Hecht (1893), Budd Schulberg (1914), Vince Gilligan (1967), Edward Bellamy (1850), and Tony Robbins (1960).

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