The Most Famous
HISTORIANS from Hungary
This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarian Historians. The pantheon dataset contains 561 Historians, 2 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 34th most number of Historians behind Ireland, and Azerbaijan.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Hungarian Historians of all time. This list of famous Hungarian Historians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Géza Alföldy (1935 - 2011)
With an HPI of 49.29, Géza Alföldy is the most famous Hungarian Historian. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Géza Alföldy (June 7, 1935 – November 6, 2011) was a Hungarian historian of ancient history.
2. Andreas Alföldi (1895 - 1981)
With an HPI of 48.87, Andreas Alföldi is the 2nd most famous Hungarian Historian. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
András (Andreas) Ede Zsigmond Alföldi (27 August 1895 – 12 February 1981) was a Hungarian historian, art historian, epigraphist, numismatist and archaeologist, specializing in the Late Antique period. He was one of the most productive 20th-century scholars of the ancient world and is considered one of the leading researchers of his time. Although some of his research results are controversial, his work in several areas is viewed as groundbreaking. Professor Alföldi contributed significantly to the massive Cambridge Ancient History, including Vol. 12: The Imperial Crisis and Recovery. He became a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1955.
3. İbrahim Peçevi (1574 - 1650)
With an HPI of 48.76, İbrahim Peçevi is the 3rd most famous Hungarian Historian. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
İbrahim Peçevi or Peçuyli İbrahim Efendi or (in Bosnian) Ibrahim Alajbegović Pečevija (1572–1650) (Ottoman Turkish: پچویلی ابراهیم افندى ) was an Ottoman Bosnian historian-chronicler of the Ottoman Empire.
4. John Komlos (b. 1944)
With an HPI of 41.92, John Komlos is the 4th most famous Hungarian Historian. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
John Komlos (born 28 December 1944) is an American economic historian of Hungarian descent and former holder of the chair of economic history at the University of Munich.
5. Gábor Kósa (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 39.98, Gábor Kósa is the 5th most famous Hungarian Historian. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.
Gábor Kósa (born 31 January 1971) is a Hungarian historian of religions, an associate professor at the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Chinese Studies. (Chinese name: Kāng Gāobǎo; Traditional Chinese: 康高寶; Simplified Chinese: 康高宝.)
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Hungarian historians born between 1574 and 1971. Of these 5, 2 (40.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Hungarian historians include John Komlos, and Gábor Kósa. The most famous deceased Hungarian historians include Géza Alföldy, Andreas Alföldi, and İbrahim Peçevi. As of April 2024, 3 new Hungarian historians have been added to Pantheon including Géza Alföldy, John Komlos, and Gábor Kósa.
Living Hungarian Historians
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Géza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 49.29
Andreas Alföldi
1895 - 1981
HPI: 48.87
İbrahim Peçevi
1574 - 1650
HPI: 48.76
Newly Added Hungarian Historians (2024)
Go to all RankingsGéza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 49.29
John Komlos
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Gábor Kósa
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.98
