Historian

Jacob Talmon

historian of Modern Age, political scientist, pedagogue, penman, university teacher

1916 - 1980

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Jacob Talmon

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Talmon is the 377th most popular historian (down from 352nd in 2024), the 929th most popular biography from Poland (down from 883rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Polish Historian.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Jacob Talmon ranks 377 out of 561. Before him are Taner Akçam, Khalifah ibn Khayyat, Benny Morris, Hugh Trevor-Roper, John Keegan, and Omeljan Pritsak. After him are Leo Allatius, Heinrich Zimmer, Géza Alföldy, Gottfried Arnold, Léon Gautier, and Heinrich von Sybel.

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HPI: 57.28
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HPI: 57.26
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Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
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Hugh Trevor-Roper
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HPI: 57.24
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John Keegan
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
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Omeljan Pritsak
1919 - 2006
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 376
Jacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 377
Leo Allatius
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HPI: 57.12
Rank: 378
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 379
Géza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 380
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 381
Léon Gautier
1832 - 1897
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 382
Heinrich von Sybel
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 383

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Jacob Talmon ranks 191. Before him are Herbert Friedman, Edward Binns, Guy Lapébie, José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, Delio Rodríguez, and Kurt Pettersén. After him are Pierre Emmanuel, Johnny Claes, Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Irving Wallace, Wolfgang Hildesheimer, and Josef Gauchel. Among people deceased in 1980, Jacob Talmon ranks 201. Before him are Heikki Liimatainen, Jijé, Mia May, Jóhann Hafstein, Aleksander Ford, and Zezé Procópio. After him are Maurice Genevoix, Pedro Vallana, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Rostislav Alexeyev, Marion Zinderstein, and Vladimír Holan.

Others Born in 1916

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Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 185
Edward Binns
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 186
Guy Lapébie
CYCLIST
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 187
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 188
Delio Rodríguez
CYCLIST
1916 - 1994
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 189
Kurt Pettersén
WRESTLER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 190
Jacob Talmon
HISTORIAN
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 191
Pierre Emmanuel
WRITER
1916 - 1984
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 192
Johnny Claes
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1956
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 193
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2006
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 194
Irving Wallace
WRITER
1916 - 1990
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 195
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 196
Josef Gauchel
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1963
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 197