The Most Famous
Archaeologists from Denmark
This page contains a list of the greatest Danish Archaeologists. The pantheon dataset contains 151 Archaeologists, 3 of which were born in Denmark. This makes Denmark the birth place of the 9th most number of Archaeologists behind Russia and Egypt.
Top 3 Danish Archaeologists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Danish Archaeologists of all time. This list of famous Danish Archaeologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI 71.2337 langsChristian Jürgensen Thomsen is most famous for his Three Age System, which is a system of dividing up prehistory into three periods: the...Read moreShow less
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is most famous for his Three Age System, which is a system of dividing up prehistory into three periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.
- #2
Peter Wilhelm Lund
1801 - 1880
HPI 58.5919 langsDanish scientist
- #3
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
1821 - 1885
HPI 56.6416 langsDanish archaeologist, historian, politician and second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1821-1885)
Overlapping Lives
Which Archaeologists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Archaeologists since 1700.
