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ARCHAEOLOGIST

Christian Jürgensen Thomsen

1788 - 1865

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Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (29 December 1788 – 21 May 1865) was a Danish antiquarian who developed early archaeological techniques and methods. In 1816 he was appointed head of 'antiquarian' collections which later developed into the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. While organizing and classifying the antiquities for exhibition, he decided to present them chronologically according to the three-age system. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Jürgensen Thomsen has received more than 189,035 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is the 14th most popular archaeologist, the 96th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 132nd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Archaeologist.

Christian Jürgensen Thomsen is most famous for his Three Age System, which is a system of dividing up prehistory into three periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen ranks 14 out of 104. Before him are Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Marija Gimbutas, Nynetjer, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, and V. Gordon Childe. After him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Oscar Montelius, Aurel Stein, Flinders Petrie, and Karl Richard Lepsius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen ranks 11. Before him are Jean-Victor Poncelet, Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Robert Peel, and Princess Wilhelmine of Baden. After him are Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Johan Christian Dahl, Étienne Cabet, Ranavalona I, and Rama III. Among people deceased in 1865, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen ranks 11. Before him are Ignaz Semmelweis, Emil Lenz, William Rowan Hamilton, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, and Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia. After him are Heinrich Barth, Robert FitzRoy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Shoqan Walikhanov, Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, and Princess Sophie of Sweden.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen ranks 96 out of 893. Before him are Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853), Eric II of Denmark (1090), and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900). After him are Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), Prince George of Denmark (1653), Georg Brandes (1842), Otto Jespersen (1860), and Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1753).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Denmark

Among archaeologists born in Denmark, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen ranks 1. After him are Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801) and Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821).

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