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Russell Kirk

1918 - 1994

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Russell Amos Kirk (October 19, 1918 – April 29, 1994) was an American political philosopher, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, author, and novelist who influenced 20th century American conservatism. In 1953, he authored The Conservative Mind, which traced the development of conservative thought in the Anglo-American tradition and Edmund Burke. The book helped influence the post-World War II American conservative movement. Kirk is considered the chief proponent of traditionalist conservatism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Russell Kirk is the 4,942nd most popular writer (down from 4,540th in 2019), the 7,501st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,115th in 2019) and the 563rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Russell Kirk ranks 4,942 out of 7,302. Before him are Turan Dursun, Bulleh Shah, Piero Angela, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Dharamvir Bharati, and Adolf Brand. After him are Dmitry Glukhovsky, Françoise Mallet-Joris, Ruth Klüger, Dagmar Lange, Carrie Nation, and Mikhail Zhvanetsky.

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Among people born in 1918, Russell Kirk ranks 226. Before him are Robert Preston, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Édouard Gagnon, Joey Bishop, Dick Gibson, and Anne Shirley. After him are Maurice Huet, Georges Berger, Marcelo González Martín, René de Obaldia, Cheddi Jagan, and Nils Östensson. Among people deceased in 1994, Russell Kirk ranks 252. Before him are Yuri Nagibin, Joseph Iléo, Rudolf Firkušný, Severino Minelli, Anthony Peter Khoraish, and Ljubomir Lovrić. After him are Alain Daniélou, Roger Bocquet, Edmond Keosayan, Gennady Voronov, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, and Homa Darabi.

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Among people born in United States, Russell Kirk ranks 7,503 out of 20,380. Before him are Kane Hodder (1955), Danger Mouse (1977), Ford Sterling (1883), Lindsay Crouse (1948), Louis McLane (1786), and Andy Roddick (1982). After him are Slim Pickens (1919), Brock Peters (1927), Willie Steele (1923), Carrie Nation (1846), Bebe Neuwirth (1958), and Robert Lowell (1917).

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Among writers born in United States, Russell Kirk ranks 563. Before him are Mary Oliver (1935), Norman Spinrad (1940), William Gibson (1914), Neal Stephenson (1959), John Esposito (1940), and Erica Jong (1942). After him are Carrie Nation (1846), Robert Lowell (1917), Jack Finney (1911), Robert B. Parker (1932), William Dean Howells (1837), and John O'Hara (1905).

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