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Olaf Stapledon

1886 - 1950

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William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) was an English philosopher and author of science fiction. In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olaf Stapledon is the 651st most popular philosopher (up from 702nd in 2019), the 1,611th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,539th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Olaf Stapledon ranks 651 out of 1,267. Before him are Antony Flew, Peter Deunov, Pierre Hadot, Yang Xiong, Hemachandra, and Émile Chartier. After him are Eric Voegelin, Jaakko Hintikka, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Stein Rokkan, Amalric of Bena, and Ernst Moritz Arndt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Olaf Stapledon ranks 75. Before him are Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Nobutake Kondō, Walter H. Schottky, Joe Masseria, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., and Franz Josef Popp. After him are Taimur bin Feisal, Nikolay Gumilyov, Hiroshi Ōshima, Tarsila do Amaral, Shūmei Ōkawa, and Edwin Fischer. Among people deceased in 1950, Olaf Stapledon ranks 61. Before him are Rafael Sabatini, Liane de Pougy, Henry L. Stimson, Grigory Kulik, Abraham Wald, and Salvatore Giuliano. After him are Alfred Korzybski, Adam Rainer, Walter Huston, Henry H. Arnold, Agnes Smedley, and Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Olaf Stapledon ranks 1,611 out of 8,785. Before him are Ricky Gervais (1961), Thomas Arne (1710), Frank Lampard (1978), Colin Dexter (1930), Michael Redgrave (1908), and Chris Patten (1944). After him are Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505), Alan Shearer (1970), James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612), Edward Waring (1736), David Byron (1947), and Ellie Goulding (1986).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Olaf Stapledon ranks 43. Before him are John Austin (1790), David Hartley (1705), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Alexander of Hales (1175), and Antony Flew (1923). After him are N. T. Wright (1948), Michael Dummett (1925), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), P. F. Strawson (1919), Henry More (1614), and Stephen Toulmin (1922).

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