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Silvia Federici

1942 - Today

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Silvia Federici (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsilvja fedeˈriːtʃi]; born 1942) is an Italian-American scholar, teacher, and Marxist feminist activist based in New York. She is a professor emerita and teaching fellow at Hofstra University in New York State, where she was a social science professor. She also taught at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria from 1984 to 1986. In 1972, with Mariarosa Dalla Costa and Selma James, she co-founded the International Feminist Collective, the organization that launched the campaign for Wages for Housework. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silvia Federici is the 611th most popular philosopher (down from 559th in 2019), the 1,761st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,604th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Italian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Silvia Federici ranks 611 out of 1,267. Before her are Crates of Mallus, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Alfred Schmidt, Peter the Iberian, Conrad Celtes, and Eduard Spranger. After her are Cebes, Aeschines of Sphettus, Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, Berengar of Tours, Friedrich Albert Lange, and Pietro d'Abano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Silvia Federici ranks 162. Before her are Gottfried John, Michel Fourniret, Sigfried Held, Takao Nishiyama, Rose Francine Rogombé, and Mario Terán. After her are Karen Grassle, André Vingt-Trois, Piero Marini, Andy Summers, Iolu Abil, and Prince Alexandre of Belgium.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Silvia Federici ranks 1,761 out of 5,161. Before her are Agostino Barbarigo (1420), Giovanni Pacini (1796), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Bona of Savoy (1449), and Palma il Giovane (1548). After her are Francesco Francia (1450), Anna Juliana Gonzaga (1566), Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483), Adriano Galliani (1944), Piero Marini (1942), and Vittorio Storaro (1940).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Silvia Federici ranks 46. Before her are Gianni Vattimo (1936), Myia (-600), Cesare Ripa (1555), Bernardino Telesio (1509), Antonio Labriola (1843), and Gaetano Mosca (1858). After her are Pietro d'Abano (1250), Guarino da Verona (1374), Nicola Abbagnano (1901), Hippo (-500), Cristoforo Landino (1424), and Pantaenus (200).

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