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Nikolai Amosov

1913 - 2002

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Nikolai Mikhailovich Amosov, Doctor of Science, Professor (December 6, 1913 – December 12, 2002), also known as Mykola Mykhailovych Amosov (Ukrainian: Микола Михайлович Амосов) was a Soviet and Ukrainian doctor of Russian origin, heart surgeon, inventor, best-selling author, and exercise enthusiast, known for his inventions of several surgical procedures for treating heart defects. Born to Russian peasants, Nikolai fought in World War II. After the war he moved to Kyiv and in 1965 wrote The Thoughts and the Heart, selling millions of copies. He was the recipient of multiple awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Amosov is the 796th most popular philosopher (down from 712th in 2019), the 833rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Russian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nikolai Amosov ranks 796 out of 1,267. Before him are Eric Hoffer, Motoori Norinaga, Gilbert Simondon, Mykhailo Drahomanov, Philippa Foot, and Henry of Ghent. After him are Jean-Luc Marion, Yun Hyu, Melchor Cano, Lie Yukou, Narayana Guru, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Nikolai Amosov ranks 132. Before him are Géza Kalocsay, Heinrich Bär, Lucien Goldmann, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Anthony Quayle, and Peko Dapčević. After him are Sourou-Migan Apithy, Waldemar de Brito, Gisela Mauermayer, Andre DeToth, Malietoa Tanumafili II, and Eiji Toyoda. Among people deceased in 2002, Nikolai Amosov ranks 105. Before him are Karel Reisz, J. Lee Thompson, Daniel Gélin, Dee Dee Ramone, Lionel Hampton, and Michel Henry. After him are Inge Morath, Waylon Jennings, Andre DeToth, Brad Dexter, Eugenio Coșeriu, and Joseph Bonanno.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Amosov ranks 833 out of 3,761. Before him are Samuil Marshak (1887), Inna Churikova (1943), Nikolai Korotkov (1874), Anatoli Papanov (1922), Malyuta Skuratov (1600), and Pavel Tretyakov (1832). After him are Vasily of Kostroma (1241), Friedrich Konrad Beilstein (1838), Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (1827), Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg (1847), Söyembikä of Kazan (1516), and Vladimir Ilyushin (1927).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Russia

Among philosophers born in Russia, Nikolai Amosov ranks 17. Before him are Sergei Bulgakov (1871), P. D. Ouspensky (1878), Yuri Lotman (1922), Pyotr Lavrov (1823), Aleksey Khomyakov (1804), and Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (1829). After him are Volin (1882), Konstantin Leontiev (1831), Alexander Zinoviev (1922), Vasily Rozanov (1856), Evald Ilyenkov (1924), and Ivan Aksakov (1823).

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