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Alfred W. Crosby

1931 - 2018

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Alfred Worcester Crosby Jr. (January 15, 1931 – March 14, 2018) was a professor of History, Geography, and American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and University of Helsinki. He was the author of books including The Columbian Exchange (1972) and Ecological Imperialism (1986). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred W. Crosby has received more than 216,632 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred W. Crosby is the 480th most popular historian (down from 402nd in 2019), the 8,227th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,877th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Alfred W. Crosby ranks 480 out of 561. Before him are Anvar Chingizoglu, Catharine Macaulay, Sara Ashurbeyli, Christopher Browning, Samuel Eliot Morison, and Firishta. After him are N. G. L. Hammond, William of Newburgh, Richard Overy, Kenneth Clark, Aleks Buda, and Henry James Sumner Maine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Alfred W. Crosby ranks 457. Before him are Algis Budrys, Michael Fisher, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Anton Moravčík, Christopher George, and Chiharu Igaya. After him are Pierre Chambon, Michael Hardie Boys, Georgi Naydenov, Giovanni Zucchi, Della Reese, and D. M. Jayaratne. Among people deceased in 2018, Alfred W. Crosby ranks 389. Before him are Jimmy Armfield, Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Paddy Ashdown, Ray Thomas, Antonio Mercero, and Giuliana Calandra. After him are Delio Gamboa, Momoko Sakura, Pierre Chambon, Patricia Morison, Yelena Shushunova, and Kurt Helmudt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alfred W. Crosby ranks 8,227 out of 20,380. Before him are James Stafford (1932), Zachary Levi (1980), Lynn Bari (1913), Katherine Dunham (1909), Patton Oswalt (1969), and Rhys Chatham (1952). After him are Peter Buck (1956), Michael Herr (1940), Candice Night (1971), William R. Day (1849), Carmelo Anthony (1984), and Armen Alchian (1914).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Alfred W. Crosby ranks 34. Before him are Lothrop Stoddard (1883), Charles A. Beard (1874), Charles Homer Haskins (1870), Rudolph Rummel (1932), Christopher Browning (1944), and Samuel Eliot Morison (1887). After him are Christopher Lasch (1932), American Horse (1840), Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Stephen Greenblatt (1943), Carroll Quigley (1910), and Drew Gilpin Faust (1947).

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