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Richard David Precht

1964 - Today

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Richard David Precht (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈdaːvɪt ˈpʁɛçt]; born 8 December 1964) is a German philosopher and author of successful popular science books about philosophical issues. He hosts the TV show "Precht" on ZDF. He was an honorary professor of philosophy at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg from 2011 to October 2023 and is an honorary professor of philosophy and aesthetics at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin. Since the great success with Wer bin ich – und wenn ja, wie viele? (English title: Who am I – and if so, how many?), Precht's books on philosophical or sociopolitical topics became bestsellers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard David Precht is the 1,239th most popular philosopher (down from 1,227th in 2019), the 5,571st most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,423rd in 2019) and the 150th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Richard David Precht ranks 1,239 out of 1,267. Before him are Ned Block, James Dunn, Stephen Walt, Peter Geach, Roderick Chisholm, and Peter Kreeft. After him are Christine Korsgaard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Will Kymlicka, Richard Crashaw, Nancy Cartwright, and Norman Malcolm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Richard David Precht ranks 445. Before him are Sean Pertwee, Ernst Vettori, Shuhei Yoshida, Markku Kanerva, Silke Möller, and Afshin Ghotbi. After him are Michael Gross, Maria Verónica Reina, Franco Ballerini, Vinnie Moore, David Eigenberg, and Elisabeta Lipă.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Richard David Precht ranks 5,574 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Dobrindt (1970), Andrea Sawatzki (1963), Silke Möller (1964), Julia Fischer (1983), Ludwig Schick (1949), and Harald Schmidt (1957). After him are Detlef Michel (1955), P. J. Soles (1950), Jan Hoffmann (1955), Tabea Zimmermann (1966), Katarina Barley (1968), and Dagmar Neubauer (1962).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany

Among philosophers born in Germany, Richard David Precht ranks 150. Before him are Dieter Henrich (1927), Friedrich Gogarten (1887), Volker Zotz (1956), Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde (1930), Walter Kaufmann (1921), and Hermann Lietz (1868).

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