The Most Famous
HISTORIANS from Azerbaijan
This page contains a list of the greatest Azerbaijani Historians. The pantheon dataset contains 339 Historians, 2 of which were born in Azerbaijan. This makes Azerbaijan the birth place of the 33rd most number of Historians behind Sweden and Ireland.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Azerbaijani Historians of all time. This list of famous Azerbaijani Historians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ziya Bunyadov (1921 - 1997)
With an HPI of 50.91, Ziya Bunyadov is the most famous Azerbaijani Historian. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Ziya Musa oglu Bunyadov (Azerbaijani: Ziya Musa oğlu Bünyadov sometimes spelled in English as Zia Buniatov or Bunyatov; 21 December 1921 in Astara – 21 February 1997 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani historian, academician, and Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. As a historian, he also headed the Institute of History of the Azerbaijani Academy of Sciences for many years. Bunyadov was a World War II veteran and Hero of the Soviet Union.
2. Sara Ashurbeyli (1906 - 2001)
With an HPI of 45.26, Sara Ashurbeyli is the 2nd most famous Azerbaijani Historian. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Sara Ashurbeyli, sometimes known as Sara Ashurbayli (Azerbaijani: Sara Balabəy qızı Aşurbəyli), (27 January 1906 – 17 July 2001 in Baku) was an eminent Azerbaijani historian, orientalist and scholar. She was an expert in Baku's early and medieval history of Baku and published many papers and books.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as historians born between 1906 and 1921. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased historians include Ziya Bunyadov and Sara Ashurbeyli. As of April 2022, 2 new historians have been added to Pantheon including Ziya Bunyadov and Sara Ashurbeyli.
