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Stein Rokkan

1921 - 1979

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Stein Rokkan (July 4, 1921 – July 22, 1979) was a Norwegian political scientist and sociologist. He was the first professor of sociology at the University of Bergen and a principal founder of the discipline of comparative politics. He founded the multidisciplinary Department of Sociology at the University of Bergen, which encompassed sociology, economics and political science and which had a key role in the postwar development of the social sciences in Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stein Rokkan is the 655th most popular philosopher (up from 665th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Norway (down from 105th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Stein Rokkan ranks 655 out of 1,267. Before him are Hemachandra, Émile Chartier, Olaf Stapledon, Eric Voegelin, Jaakko Hintikka, and Anton Wilhelm Amo. After him are Amalric of Bena, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Maximus of Ephesus, Wang Bi, Ravidas, and Johannes Sturm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Stein Rokkan ranks 118. Before him are Ariel Ramírez, George Roy Hill, Gene Roddenberry, Oskar Gröning, Virgilio Barco Vargas, and Angelica Rozeanu. After him are James Whitmore, Géza Anda, Lidia Gueiler Tejada, Paddy Roy Bates, Gitta Sereny, and César Baldaccini. Among people deceased in 1979, Stein Rokkan ranks 71. Before him are Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Ali Hassan Salameh, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Friedrich Ebert Jr., Dhyan Chand, and Charles Mingus. After him are Elizabeth Bishop, Darryl F. Zanuck, Victoria Ocampo, Henrich Focke, Carlo Abarth, and Joseph Kessel.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Stein Rokkan ranks 121 out of 1,039. Before him are Ole Bull (1810), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), Axel Paulsen (1855), and Kristian Birkeland (1867). After him are Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Sinding (1856), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Erna Solberg (1961), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), and Trygve Gulbranssen (1894).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Norway

Among philosophers born in Norway, Stein Rokkan ranks 2. Before him are Arne Næss (1912). After him are Anathon Aall (1867).

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