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Andreas Alföldi

1895 - 1981

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andreas Alföldi has received more than 37,496 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Andreas Alföldi is the 380th most popular historian (down from 363rd in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 492nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Andreas Alföldi ranks 380 out of 561. Before him are Georg Gottfried Gervinus, Artur Hazelius, Mikhail Artamonov, Minhaj-i-Siraj, Franz Theodor Kugler, and Aleksey Shakhmatov. After him are Marin Drinov, Andrea Riccardi, Boris Rybakov, Fenestella, Heinrich von Sybel, and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Andreas Alföldi ranks 208. Before him are Liane Haid, José Díaz, Hans Rosbaud, Georg Muche, Ben Sharpsteen, and Jack Northrop. After him are Johann Nepomuk David, Florence Vidor, Ali Mansur, Morris Kirksey, Ion Barbu, and Louis Calhern. Among people deceased in 1981, Andreas Alföldi ranks 165. Before him are Beulah Bondi, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Jack Northrop, Delfo Cabrera, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, and Elemér Kocsis. After him are Hoagy Carmichael, Sven Andersson, Mike Bloomfield, Zoya Fyodorova, Ariel Durant, and J. L. Mackie.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Andreas Alföldi ranks 493 out of 1,077. Before him are László Kovács (1939), Gyula Illyés (1902), Sándor Mátrai (1932), László Szollás (1907), Mari Törőcsik (1935), and Emeric Pressburger (1902). After him are Mihály Csokonai (1773), Gyula Lázár (1911), Attila Petschauer (1904), Andre DeToth (1913), János Simor (1813), and Ferenc Csik (1913).

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Among HISTORIANS In Hungary

Among historians born in Hungary, Andreas Alföldi ranks 2. Before him are Géza Alföldy (1935). After him are İbrahim Peçevi (1574), John Komlos (1944), and Gábor Kósa (1971).

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