PHILOSOPHER
Semyon Frank
1877 - 1950

Semyon Frank
Semyon Lyudvigovich Frank (Russian: Семён Лю́двигович Франк; 28 January 1877 – 10 December 1950) was a Russian philosopher. Born into a Jewish family, he became an Orthodox Christian in 1912. In 1922 he was expelled from Soviet Russia and lived in Berlin. In 1933 he was replaced as head of the Russian Scientific Institute. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Semyon Frank is the 1,160th most popular philosopher (down from 1,103rd in 2019), the 1,882nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,687th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Russian Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Semyon Frank ranks 1,160 out of 1,267. Before him are P. C. Chang, Ralph Cudworth, Cercidas, George Gerbner, André Comte-Sponville, and Liang Shuming. After him are Eduardo Lourenço, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Sedulius Scottus, Thomas Sebeok, Barbara Cassin, and Patricia Hill Collins.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsP. C. Chang
1892 - 1957
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,154
Ralph Cudworth
1617 - 1688
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 1,155
Cercidas
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,156
George Gerbner
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,157
André Comte-Sponville
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 1,158
Liang Shuming
1893 - 1988
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,159
Semyon Frank
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,160
Eduardo Lourenço
1923 - 2020
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,161
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,162
Sedulius Scottus
850 - 858
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,163
Thomas Sebeok
1920 - 2001
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,164
Barbara Cassin
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,165
Patricia Hill Collins
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,166
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Semyon Frank ranks 155. Before him are Miltiadis Gouskos, Ernst Wetter, Otto Gebühr, Sidney Johnson, Robert Farnan, and Maud Wagner. After him are Katherine Sophie Dreier, Julius Curtius, Johannes Schmidt, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Adolf Möller, and Oscar Grégoire. Among people deceased in 1950, Semyon Frank ranks 163. Before him are Alice Kober, Tommaso Costantino, Gopinath Bordoloi, Karel Koželuh, Edwin Foster Coddington, and László Cseh. After him are Alberto Ohaco, Peter Kemp, Oscar Osthoff, Miguel Mariano Gómez, Royal Harwood Frost, and Dirk Coster.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsMiltiadis Gouskos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1904
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 149
Ernst Wetter
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1963
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 150
Otto Gebühr
ACTOR
1877 - 1954
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 151
Sidney Johnson
ATHLETE
1877 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 152
Robert Farnan
ATHLETE
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 153
Maud Wagner
ARTIST
1877 - 1961
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 154
Semyon Frank
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 155
Katherine Sophie Dreier
PAINTER
1877 - 1952
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 156
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 157
Johannes Schmidt
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1933
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 158
Consuelo Vanderbilt
CELEBRITY
1877 - 1964
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 159
Adolf Möller
ATHLETE
1877 - 1968
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 160
Oscar Grégoire
SWIMMER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsAlice Kober
LINGUIST
1906 - 1950
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 157
Tommaso Costantino
ATHLETE
1885 - 1950
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 158
Gopinath Bordoloi
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1950
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 159
Karel Koželuh
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1950
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 160
Edwin Foster Coddington
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1950
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 161
László Cseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1950
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 162
Semyon Frank
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 163
Alberto Ohaco
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 164
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 165
Oscar Osthoff
ATHLETE
1883 - 1950
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 166
Miguel Mariano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 167
Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 168
Dirk Coster
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 169
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Semyon Frank ranks 1,882 out of 3,761. Before him are M. Ageyev (1898), Umyar Mavlikhanov (1937), Anastasiya Kuzmina (1984), Nilus of Sora (1433), Tatyana Makarova (1920), and Nikolai Klyuev (1884). After him are Vasili Kuznetsov (1932), Aleksandr Andronov (1901), Aleksei Evert (1857), Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (1945), Olga Aroseva (1925), and Dmitry Lavrinenko (1914).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsM. Ageyev
WRITER
1898 - 1973
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,876
Umyar Mavlikhanov
FENCER
1937 - 1999
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,877
Anastasiya Kuzmina
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,878
Nilus of Sora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1508
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,879
Tatyana Makarova
PILOT
1920 - 1944
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,880
Nikolai Klyuev
WRITER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,881
Semyon Frank
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,882
Vasili Kuznetsov
ATHLETE
1932 - 2001
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,883
Aleksandr Andronov
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1952
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,884
Aleksei Evert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1918
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,885
Gadzhi Gadzhiyev
COACH
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,886
Olga Aroseva
ACTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,887
Dmitry Lavrinenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1941
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1,888
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Russia
Among philosophers born in Russia, Semyon Frank ranks 30. Before him are Boris Parygin (1930), Alexander Men (1935), Ivan Kireyevsky (1806), Albert Razin (1940), Aleksei Losev (1893), and Geydar Dzhemal (1947).
Boris Parygin
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 24
Alexander Men
1935 - 1990
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 25
Ivan Kireyevsky
1806 - 1856
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 26
Albert Razin
1940 - 2019
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 27
Aleksei Losev
1893 - 1988
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 28
Geydar Dzhemal
1947 - 2016
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 29
Semyon Frank
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 30