PHILOSOPHER

Sara Danius

1962 - 2019

Sara Danius

Sara Maria Danius (5 April 1962 – 12 October 2019) was a Swedish literary critic and philosopher, and a scholar of literature and aesthetics. Danius was professor of aesthetics at Södertörn University, docent of literature at Uppsala University and professor in literary science at Stockholm University. Danius was a member of the Swedish Academy and its first female permanent secretary. She was one of the central figures in the 2018 controversies resulting in the cancellation of the Nobel Prize in Literature that year and the following restructuring of the academy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Sara Danius is the 1,204th most popular philosopher (down from 1,195th in 2024), the 1,024th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 938th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Sara Danius ranks 1,204 out of 1,267. Before her are Robert Brandom, Bernard Lonergan, John Peckham, James Burnham, Hermann Lietz, and David Benatar. After her are Judith Jarvis Thomson, Michael Novak, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Alister McGrath, George Henry Lewes, and R. C. Sproul.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Robert Brandom
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 1,198
Bernard Lonergan
1904 - 1984
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 1,199
John Peckham
1227 - 1292
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,200
James Burnham
1905 - 1987
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,201
Hermann Lietz
1868 - 1919
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,202
David Benatar
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,203
Sara Danius
1962 - 2019
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,204
Judith Jarvis Thomson
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,205
Michael Novak
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,206
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
1909 - 1999
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,207
Alister McGrath
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,208
George Henry Lewes
1817 - 1878
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 1,209
R. C. Sproul
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 1,210

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sara Danius ranks 1,024 out of 1,879. Before her are Svante Thuresson (1937), Östen Undén (1886), Göran Hagberg (1947), Ulf Sterner (1941), Mikael Appelgren (1961), and Signe Hasso (1915). After her are Mats Näslund (1959), Carl Abrahamsson (1896), Titiyo (1967), Linn Berggren (1970), Yngve Brodd (1930), and Max Tegmark (1967).

Others born in Sweden

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Svante Thuresson
SINGER
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,018
Östen Undén
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,019
Göran Hagberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 1,020
Ulf Sterner
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 1,021
Mikael Appelgren
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 1,022
Signe Hasso
ACTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 1,023
Sara Danius
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - 2019
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,024
Mats Näslund
HOCKEY PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,025
Carl Abrahamsson
ATHLETE
1896 - 1948
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,026
Titiyo
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,027
Linn Berggren
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,028
Yngve Brodd
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,029
Max Tegmark
PHYSICIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,030