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Paul Tillich

1886 - 1965

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Paul Johannes Tillich (; German: [ˈtɪlɪç]; August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German and American Christian existentialist philosopher, religious socialist, and Lutheran theologian who was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. Tillich taught at German universities before immigrating to the United States in 1933, where he taught at Union Theological Seminary, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago. For the general public, Tillich wrote the well-received The Courage to Be (1952) and Dynamics of Faith (1957). His major three-volume Systematic Theology (1951–1963) was for theologians; in many points it was an answer to existentialist critique of Christianity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Tillich is the 407th most popular philosopher (down from 388th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Poland (down from 207th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Polish Philosopher.

Paul Tillich was a German-American theologian who was most famous for his systematic theology.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul Tillich ranks 407 out of 1,267. Before him are Plutarch of Athens, Karl Rahner, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Luce Irigaray, E. H. Carr, and Yajnavalkya. After him are Thomas Hill Green, Mulla Sadra, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Jean Gerson, Hilary Putnam, and Leszek Kołakowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Paul Tillich ranks 41. Before him are Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, George Mallory, Aron Nimzowitsch, Marcel Dupré, Henri Coandă, and Dong Biwu. After him are G. I. Taylor, Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel, Vittorio Pozzo, Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia, Alain-Fournier, and Franz Rosenzweig. Among people deceased in 1965, Paul Tillich ranks 28. Before him are Nat King Cole, Dorothea Lange, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Helena Rubinstein, and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood. After him are Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Louis Hjelmslev, Fan Noli, Herberts Cukurs, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and David O. Selznick.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Paul Tillich ranks 218 out of 1,694. Before him are Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788), Magnus Hirschfeld (1868), Stefan Wyszyński (1901), Stanislaus Kostka (1550), Otto Kretschmer (1912), and Karl Denke (1860). After him are Otto Klemperer (1885), Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866), Vasily Sokolovsky (1897), Carl Wernicke (1848), Mieszko II Lambert (990), and Leszek Kołakowski (1927).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Poland

Among philosophers born in Poland, Paul Tillich ranks 12. Before him are Jakob Böhme (1575), Christian Wolff (1679), Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1512), Alfred Tarski (1901), Günther Anders (1902), and Heinrich Rickert (1863). After him are Leszek Kołakowski (1927), Chaïm Perelman (1912), Johannes Bugenhagen (1485), Roman Ingarden (1893), John Cantius (1390), and Kuno Fischer (1824).

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