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Stanley Jaki

1924 - 2009

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Stanley L. Jaki (Jáki Szaniszló László) (17 August 1924 – 7 April 2009) was a Hungarian-born priest of the Benedictine order. From 1975 to his death, he was Distinguished University Professor at Seton Hall University, in South Orange, New Jersey. He held doctorates in theology and in physics and was a leading contributor to the philosophy of science and the history of science, particularly to their relationship to Christianity. In 2018, Jaki was named one of five Catholic scientists "that shaped our understanding of the world" by Aleteia; the other four are: Copernicus, Gregor Mendel, Giuseppe Mercalli and Georges Lemaître. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Jaki is the 1,229th most popular philosopher (down from 1,193rd in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 646th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Hungarian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Stanley Jaki ranks 1,229 out of 1,267. Before him are C. H. Dodd, Paul Churchland, William Ames, Cornel West, Ralph Barton Perry, and Eric A. Havelock. After him are Julia Annas, Susan Haack, J. J. C. Smart, Ned Block, James Dunn, and Stephen Walt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Stanley Jaki ranks 452. Before him are Annemarie Buchner, Lev Kulidzhanov, Norman Fell, Bianca Maria Piccinino, Bette Nesmith Graham, and Frank Press. After him are Mark Lenard, Sam Jones, Hugh Huxley, Jeremiah Denton, Jocelyne LaGarde, and Earl Scruggs. Among people deceased in 2009, Stanley Jaki ranks 350. Before him are Rashidi Kawawa, Vladimir Fedotov, Dana Vávrová, Frank Vandenbroucke, Frank Gardner, and Mildred Cohn. After him are Peter Zadek, Rolf Rüssmann, Rose Friedman, Peter Persidis, Raúl Magaña, and Attila Dargay.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Stanley Jaki ranks 773 out of 1,077. Before him are Ambrus Nagy (1927), Gábor Csupó (1952), Péter Gulácsi (1990), László Nemes (1977), Egon Orowan (1902), and Gene Mako (1916). After him are Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939), Balázs Dzsudzsák (1986), Attila Dargay (1927), István Tarlós (1948), Monique Covét (1976), and Jenő Hámori (1933).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Hungary

Among philosophers born in Hungary, Stanley Jaki ranks 10. Before him are Ágnes Heller (1929), Ervin László (1932), István Mészáros (1930), George Gerbner (1919), Thomas Sebeok (1920), and Victor Basch (1863).

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