ANTHROPOLOGIST

Eric Wolf

1923 - 1999

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Eric Robert Wolf (February 1, 1923 – March 6, 1999) was an anthropologist, best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Wolf has received more than 234,651 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Eric Wolf is the 77th most popular anthropologist (down from 69th in 2019), the 924th most popular biography from Austria (down from 802nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Anthropologist.

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  • 230k

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  • 46.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Eric Wolf ranks 77 out of 93. Before him are James C. Scott, Julian Steward, Yves Coppens, Julio Caro Baroja, Dmitry Anuchin, and Vladimir Bogoraz. After him are Marcellin Boule, Ashley Montagu, Carleton S. Coon, Françoise Héritier, Marilyn Strathern, and Adolf Bernhard Meyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Eric Wolf ranks 352. Before him are Walter M. Miller Jr., Jean Stapleton, Imre Varga, Medea Japaridze, Ivor Bueb, and Gustaw Holoubek. After him are Lojze Grozde, Joseph Keller, Franco Bertinetti, Ralph Giordano, Gerrit Voorting, and Murray Walker. Among people deceased in 1999, Eric Wolf ranks 215. Before him are Josef Zeman, Celso Torrelio, Samiha Khalil, Sufia Kamal, Maigonis Valdmanis, and Charlie Byrd. After him are Vladimir Yashchenko, Yvette Cauchois, Leonid Sedov, Humberto Fernández-Morán, Néstor Togneri, and Frank Lubin.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Eric Wolf ranks 924 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz West (1947), Herwig Wolfram (1934), Ruth Klüger (1931), Norbert Hofer (1971), Felix Kaspar (1915), and Eva Janko (1945). After him are Helene von Druskowitz (1856), Peter Platzer (1910), Adalbert Püllöck (1907), Josefine Swoboda (1861), Oscar Homolka (1898), and Marcel Sabitzer (1994).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In Austria

Among anthropologists born in Austria, Eric Wolf ranks 2. Before him are Robert Lowie (1883). After him are Grete Mostny (1914).

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