PHILOSOPHER

Paul de Man

1919 - 1983

Photo of Paul de Man

Icon of person Paul de Man

Paul de Man (; Dutch: [də mɑn]; December 6, 1919 – December 21, 1983), born Paul Adolph Michel Deman, was a Belgian-born American literary critic and literary theorist. He was known particularly for his importation of German and French philosophical approaches into Anglo-American literary studies and critical theory. Along with Jacques Derrida, he was part of an influential critical movement that went beyond traditional interpretation of literary texts to reflect on the epistemological difficulties inherent in any textual, literary, or critical activity. This approach aroused considerable opposition, which de Man attributed to "resistance" inherent in the difficult enterprise of literary interpretation itself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul de Man is the 882nd most popular philosopher (up from 900th in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 422nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Paul de Man by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Paul de Man ranks 882 out of 1,267. Before him are Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, Johann Heinrich Alsted, Hermippus of Smyrna, Hugo Kołłątaj, Alexander Zinoviev, and Necip Fazıl Kısakürek. After him are Alain Finkielkraut, Louis Lavelle, Gómez Pereira, Albrecht Ritschl, Gaudapada, and Liu Yuxi.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Paul de Man ranks 144. Before him are Félix Gaillard, Galina Ustvolskaya, Tamara Toumanova, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, James H. Wilkinson, and Briek Schotte. After him are Lisa Della Casa, Anne Buydens, Salomon Morel, Robert Stack, Paavo Aaltonen, and Mariano Martín. Among people deceased in 1983, Paul de Man ranks 113. Before him are Maurice Bishop, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, Thomas S. Gates Jr., Louise Weiss, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, and Christophe Soglo. After him are Lina Radke, Jørgen Juve, Ira Gershwin, Michel Micombero, Oddbjørn Hagen, and Juan Carlos Zabala.

Others Born in 1919

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1983

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Paul de Man ranks 411 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), David Vinckboons (1576), Briek Schotte (1919), George Washington (1871), Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), and Erik De Vlaeminck (1945). After him are Marie Popelin (1846), Herman Van Springel (1943), Joos de Momper (1564), Hucbald (840), Didier Reynders (1958), and Henry Carton de Wiart (1869).

Others born in Belgium

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Belgium

Among philosophers born in Belgium, Paul de Man ranks 9. Before him are Luce Irigaray (1930), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Arnold Geulincx (1624), Henry of Ghent (1217), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), and Félix Ravaisson-Mollien (1813). After him are Alice von Hildebrand (1923), and Michel Weber (1963).

Belgian born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous