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Peter Lamborn Wilson

1945 - 2022

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Peter Lamborn Wilson (October 20, 1945 – May 22, 2022) was an American anarchist author and poet, primarily known for his concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones, short-lived spaces which elude formal structures of control. During the 1970s, Wilson lived in the Middle East and worked at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy under the guidance of Iranian philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr, where he explored mysticism and translated Persian texts. Starting from the 1980s he wrote numerous political writings under the pen name of Hakim Bey, illustrating his theory of "ontological anarchy". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Lamborn Wilson is the 974th most popular philosopher (down from 917th in 2019), the 4,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,893rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Peter Lamborn Wilson ranks 974 out of 1,267. Before him are Paul Janet, Musaeus of Athens, Ernst von Glasersfeld, Daniel Bensaïd, Samuel Alexander, and Antoine Berman. After him are Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Lacydes of Cyrene, Olavo de Carvalho, Sosipatra, Nikephoros Blemmydes, and Theodoric of Freiberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Peter Lamborn Wilson ranks 294. Before him are Michel Vautrot, Rüdiger Safranski, John Carlos, Mick Jones, Al Stewart, and Romeo Benetti. After him are Bob Peck, Jim Davis, Christophe, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Claude Izzo, and Wyomia Tyus. Among people deceased in 2022, Peter Lamborn Wilson ranks 237. Before him are Valery Ryumin, Ian McDonald, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Kálmán Mészöly, Shahabuddin Ahmed, and Ole Ellefsæter. After him are Olavo de Carvalho, Phil Read, Dragan Tomić, Maurice Karnaugh, L. Q. Jones, and Javier Lozano Barragán.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Lamborn Wilson ranks 4,951 out of 20,380. Before him are Geoff Pierson (1949), Benjamin Libet (1916), Carole Landis (1919), James Marsden (1973), Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856), and Wallace Stevens (1879). After him are Gregg Allman (1947), Joseph Cornell (1903), Timothy Olyphant (1968), Gregory Corso (1930), Margaret Taylor (1788), and Mike Lee (1971).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Peter Lamborn Wilson ranks 43. Before him are Susanne Langer (1895), Wilfrid Sellars (1912), Helen Parkhurst (1886), Stanley Cavell (1926), Sandra Harding (1935), and David Lewis (1941). After him are Ram Dass (1931), Robert Anton Wilson (1932), Lysander Spooner (1808), Lon L. Fuller (1902), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), and Mary Whiton Calkins (1863).

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