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Uku Masing

1909 - 1985

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Uku Masing (born Hugo Albert Masing, 11 August 1909 – 25 April 1985) was an Estonian polymath who contributed to theology, oriental studies, philosophy, poetry, folklore and to the field of ethnology. He was a significant figure in Estonian religious philosophy. Masing also wrote poetry, mostly on religious issues. Masing authored one novel, Rapanui vabastamine ehk Kajakad jumalate kalmistul (Liberation of Rapa Nui, or Seagulls at the Cemetery of Gods) in the late 1930s, which was published posthumously in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uku Masing is the 1,125th most popular philosopher (up from 1,159th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 151st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Estonian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Uku Masing ranks 1,125 out of 1,267. Before him are William Lane Craig, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Marsilius of Inghen, David Chalmers, Sphaerus, and Mario Tronti. After him are Jaegwon Kim, Polemon of Athens, Kaibara Ekken, Anna Tumarkin, Adolf Grünbaum, and Pritilata Waddedar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Uku Masing ranks 278. Before him are Margaret Mee, Massimo Pallottino, Reinhold Münzenberg, Ramón Villeda Morales, Saul Alinsky, and Licia Albanese. After him are Ernst Andersson, Haruko Sugimura, Ahmed Bahnini, Willi Horn, Konrad Frey, and Hilde Domin. Among people deceased in 1985, Uku Masing ranks 183. Before him are Emerson Spencer, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Marie Bell, Bruno de Finetti, Margaret Molesworth, and Lucien Michard. After him are Victor Carlund, Rudolf Gnägi, Arkady Fiedler, Božo Broketa, Taylor Caldwell, and George London.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Uku Masing ranks 149 out of 351. Before him are Joann Lõssov (1921), Voldemar Väli (1903), Aleksey Shakhmatov (1864), Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851), Heino Kruus (1926), and Jaan Talts (1944). After him are Vladas Mikėnas (1910), Mart Helme (1949), Ilmar Kullam (1922), Jüri Tamm (1957), Jüri Jaakson (1870), and Eri Klas (1939).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Estonia

Among philosophers born in Estonia, Uku Masing ranks 3. Before him are Adolf von Harnack (1851), and Hermann von Keyserling (1880). After him are Hendrik Adamson (1891).

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