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Paul Virilio

1932 - 2018

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Paul Virilio (French: [viʁiljo]; 4 January 1932 – 10 September 2018) was a French cultural theorist, urbanist, architect and aesthetic philosopher. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military. Virilio was a prolific creator of neologisms, most notably his concept of "dromology", the all-around, pervasive inscription of speed in every aspect of life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Virilio is the 677th most popular philosopher (down from 657th in 2019), the 2,186th most popular biography from France (down from 2,060th in 2019) and the 88th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul Virilio ranks 677 out of 1,267. Before him are Hippo, Ian Stevenson, Dharmakirti, Paul Nizan, Bernard of Chartres, and Maximus of Tyre. After him are Pyotr Lavrov, Cristoforo Landino, N. T. Wright, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Michael Dummett, and John Cantius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paul Virilio ranks 137. Before him are Charly Gaul, Margarita Xhepa, Félix Malloum, Dhirubhai Ambani, Branko Lustig, and Nancy Kassebaum. After him are Tom Kibble, Guillermo Mordillo, Marisa Pavan, Dino Sani, Zózimo, and Momoko Kōchi. Among people deceased in 2018, Paul Virilio ranks 112. Before him are Big Van Vader, Margot Kidder, Belisario Betancur, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Raymond Chow, and Nancy Roman. After him are Robert Faurisson, Jozef Adamec, Joseph Kobzon, Oliver Dragojević, Luis García Meza, and Nicanor Parra.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Virilio ranks 2,186 out of 6,770. Before him are Marie-Claire Alain (1926), Yannick Noah (1960), Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano (1721), Nicolas Lancret (1690), Pierre Fauchard (1679), and Jo Schlesser (1928). After him are Jean Djorkaeff (1939), Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805), Émile Coué (1857), Marina Ginestà (1919), Pierre Monteux (1875), and Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Paul Virilio ranks 88. Before him are Maurice Blondel (1861), Yves Bonnefoy (1923), Pierre Hadot (1922), Émile Chartier (1868), Amalric of Bena (1150), and Paul Nizan (1905). After him are Fulbert of Chartres (960), Charles Renouvier (1815), André Glucksmann (1937), Sarah Kofman (1934), Émile Boutroux (1845), and Julien Benda (1867).

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