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Roger Scruton

1944 - 2020

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Sir Roger Vernon Scruton, (; 27 February 1944 – 12 January 2020) was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views. The founding-editor of The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, Scruton wrote over 50 books on architecture, art, philosophy, politics, religion, among other topics. Scruton was also Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission for the United Kingdom's government, from 2019 to 2020. His views on classical architecture and beauty are still promoted via his foundation, while his political stances remain influential. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Scruton is the 465th most popular philosopher (up from 547th in 2019), the 1,076th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,103rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Philosopher.

Roger Scruton is a British philosopher and writer, who is most famous for his writings on aesthetics, culture, and politics.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Roger Scruton ranks 465 out of 1,267. Before him are Franz Rosenzweig, Arnobius, Themistius, Brunetto Latini, Hegesias of Cyrene, and Shantideva. After him are Alasdair MacIntyre, Theodorus the Atheist, Ibn al-Rawandi, Zisi, Maine de Biran, and Eubulides.

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Among people born in 1944, Roger Scruton ranks 110. Before him are Ian McDiarmid, Donna Haraway, Hugo Gatti, Andris Bērziņš, Kim Yong-il, and John Atta Mills. After him are Masanobu Izumi, Karl Jenkins, Gianni Morandi, Nana Akufo-Addo, Tahar Ben Jelloun, and Coluche. Among people deceased in 2020, Roger Scruton ranks 72. Before him are Radomir Antić, Joel Schumacher, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Freeman Dyson, Buck Henry, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After him are Lee Kun-hee, K. C. Jones, Mamadou Tandja, Moussa Traoré, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and Gerald Carr.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Scruton ranks 1,076 out of 8,785. Before him are Fraser Stoddart (1942), Twiggy (1949), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Tony Richardson (1928), Robert Grosseteste (1175), and Peter Benenson (1921). After him are Slash (1965), Peter Tait (1831), Thomas Cavendish (1560), Anne of York (1475), Keith Moon (1946), and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Roger Scruton ranks 27. Before him are J. L. Austin (1911), Anne Conway (1631), E. H. Carr (1892), Thomas Hill Green (1836), Francis Hutcheson (1694), and John of Salisbury (1110). After him are Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), H. L. A. Hart (1907), John Gray (1948), Adam Ferguson (1723), A. J. Ayer (1910), and Gilbert Ryle (1900).

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