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Aleksey Shakhmatov

1864 - 1920

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Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov (Russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Ша́хматов, 17 June [O.S. 5 June] 1864 – 16 August 1920) was a Russian philologist and historian credited with laying the foundations for the science of textology. Shakhmatov held the title of Doctor of Russian language and philology (since 1894). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aleksey Shakhmatov has received more than 42,980 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Aleksey Shakhmatov is the 379th most popular historian (down from 335th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Estonia (down from 125th in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Aleksey Shakhmatov ranks 379 out of 561. Before him are Richard N. Frye, Georg Gottfried Gervinus, Artur Hazelius, Mikhail Artamonov, Minhaj-i-Siraj, and Franz Theodor Kugler. After him are Andreas Alföldi, Marin Drinov, Andrea Riccardi, Boris Rybakov, Fenestella, and Heinrich von Sybel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Aleksey Shakhmatov ranks 127. Before him are Charles Dawson, Kamini Roy, Eemil Nestor Setälä, Alfred Roller, Victor Bérard, and Einar Benediktsson. After him are Sergei Zubatov, Stéphane Javelle, John Henry Davies, Alfred John Keene, Herman Heijermans, and Juhan Liiv. Among people deceased in 1920, Aleksey Shakhmatov ranks 100. Before him are Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Heorhiy Narbut, Gabrielle Réjane, Pier Andrea Saccardo, Gérard Leman, and Léon-Adolphe Amette. After him are Germanus V of Constantinople, Georgios Papasideris, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Ion Dragoumis, Meri Mangakāhia, and William Dean Howells.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Aleksey Shakhmatov ranks 131 out of 351. Before him are Andres Tarand (1940), Konrad Mägi (1878), Rudolf Tobias (1873), Alfred Schmidt (1898), Ragnar Nurkse (1907), and Heino Kruus (1926). After him are Jüri Tamm (1957), Arnold Meri (1919), Ivo Linna (1949), Aavo Pikkuus (1954), Jüri Ratas (1978), and Mart Helme (1949).

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Among HISTORIANS In Estonia

Among historians born in Estonia, Aleksey Shakhmatov ranks 1. After him are Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa (1885), and Peeter Järvelaid (1957).

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