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Ted Nelson

1937 - Today

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Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist. He coined the terms hypertext and hypermedia in 1963 and published them in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Nelson is the 870th most popular philosopher (down from 823rd in 2019), the 4,111th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,277th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ted Nelson ranks 870 out of 1,267. Before him are Timon of Athens, Julius Pollux, Myson of Chenae, James Mark Baldwin, Frederick Copleston, and August Böckh. After him are Raymond Williams, William of Conches, Ian Hacking, Arethas of Caesarea, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Arthur Oncken Lovejoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ted Nelson ranks 202. Before him are Petar Radaković, Gordon Milne, Chris Bristow, Luciano Moggi, Dyan Cannon, and Milutin Šoškić. After him are Moshood Abiola, Gaston Roelants, Tom Stoppard, Richard Jordan, Edita Piekha, and Magnar Solberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Nelson ranks 4,111 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Robbins (1932), John Basilone (1916), Steve Guttenberg (1958), Benjamin Bratt (1963), Michael Ritchie (1938), and Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899). After him are Judith Miller (1948), McCoy Tyner (1938), Linda Yaccarino (1963), Big Boss Man (1963), Andrew Cunanan (1969), and Leonard Adleman (1945).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Ted Nelson ranks 36. Before him are Alvin Plantinga (1932), Jerry Fodor (1935), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Eric Hoffer (1898), and James Mark Baldwin (1861). After him are Susanne Langer (1895), Wilfrid Sellars (1912), Helen Parkhurst (1886), Stanley Cavell (1926), Sandra Harding (1935), and David Lewis (1941).

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