1906 - 1995
Benjamin Mazar (Hebrew: בנימין מזר; born Binyamin Zeev Maisler, June 28, 1906 – September 9, 1995) was a pioneering Israeli historian, recognized as the "dean" of biblical archaeologists. He shared the national passion for the archaeology of Israel that also attracts considerable international interest due to the region's biblical links. He is known for his excavations at the most significant biblical site in Israel: south and south west of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Mazar has received more than 56,139 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Mazar is the 395th most popular historian, the 983rd most popular biography from Poland and the 15th most popular Polish Historian.
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Among historians, Benjamin Mazar ranks 395 out of 339. Before him are Richard J. Evans, Sara Ashurbeyli, Zdeněk Nejedlý, Simon Schama, Agnes Arber, and George Grote. After him are Samuel Eliot Morison, Rudolph Rummel, Timothy Garton Ash, Charles A. Beard, Minhaj-i-Siraj, and Kenneth Clark.
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 389
1906 - 2001
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 390
1878 - 1962
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 391
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 392
1879 - 1960
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 393
1794 - 1871
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 394
1906 - 1995
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 395
1887 - 1976
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 396
1932 - 2014
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 397
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 398
1874 - 1948
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 399
1193 - 1260
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 400
1903 - 1983
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 401
Among people born in 1906, Benjamin Mazar ranks 299. Before him are Augustin Chantrel, William Feller, Paul Creston, Iosif Czako, Dragoslav Mihajlović, and Hans Walzhofer. After him are Erich Kähler, Ed Hamm, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Richard Llewellyn, Bukka White, and Mary Brian. Among people deceased in 1995, Benjamin Mazar ranks 239. Before him are George Rodger, Fischer Black, Margita Figuli, Big John Studd, Carlo Pavesi, and Karl Warner. After him are Phil Harris, René Bader, Prawitz Öberg, Joe Slovo, Hideko Maehata, and Johnny Moss.
1906 - 1956
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 293
1906 - 1970
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 294
1906 - 1985
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 295
1906 - 1966
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 296
1906 - 1978
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 297
1906 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 298
1906 - 1995
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 299
1906 - 2000
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 300
1906 - 1982
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 301
1906 - 1999
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 302
1906 - 1983
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 303
1906 - 1977
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 304
1906 - 2002
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 305
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 233
1938 - 1995
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 234
1909 - 1995
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 235
1948 - 1995
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 236
1923 - 1995
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 237
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 238
1906 - 1995
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 239
1904 - 1995
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 240
1922 - 1995
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 241
1930 - 1995
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 242
1926 - 1995
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 243
1914 - 1995
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 244
1907 - 1995
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 245
Among people born in Poland, Benjamin Mazar ranks 983 out of 1,454. Before him are Henryk Grossman (1881), Barbara Sobotta (1936), Miron Białoszewski (1922), Lucyna Winnicka (1928), Jan Lechoń (1899), and Halszka Osmólska (1930). After him are Michał Żebrowski (1972), Adam Kozłowiecki (1911), Erich Hecke (1887), Manfred Stolpe (1936), Nikodem Caro (1871), and Julia Hartwig (1921).
1881 - 1950
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 977
1936 - 2000
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 978
1922 - 1983
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 979
1928 - 2013
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 980
1899 - 1956
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 981
1930 - 2008
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 982
1906 - 1995
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 983
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 984
1911 - 2007
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 985
1887 - 1947
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 986
1936 - 2019
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 987
1871 - 1935
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 988
1921 - 2017
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 989
Among historians born in Poland, Benjamin Mazar ranks 15. Before him are Walter Laqueur (1921), Zeev Sternhell (1935), Karl Otfried Müller (1797), Jacob Talmon (1916), Fritz Stern (1926), and Jan T. Gross (1947). After him are Albrecht Weber (1825) and Janusz Kurtyka (1960).
1921 - 2018
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 9
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 10
1797 - 1840
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 11
1916 - 1980
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 12
1926 - 2016
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 13
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 14
1906 - 1995
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 15
1825 - 1901
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 16
1960 - 2010
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 17