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Friedrich Martens

1845 - 1909

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Friedrich Fromhold Martens, or Friedrich Fromhold von Martens, (27 August [O.S. 15 August] 1845 – 19 June [O.S. 6 June] 1909) was a diplomat and jurist in service of the Russian Empire who made important contributions to the science of international law. He represented Russia at the Hague Peace Conferences (during which he drafted the Martens Clause) and helped to settle the first cases of international arbitration, notably the dispute between France and the United Kingdom over Newfoundland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Martens has received more than 59,469 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Friedrich Martens is the 45th most popular diplomat (down from 41st in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Estonia (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Diplomat.

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  • 20

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  • 5.65

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  • 2.05

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Friedrich Martens ranks 45 out of 52Before him are Martin Luther, Zannanza, Roger Casement, Amr Moussa, Ralph Bunche, and Richard Holbrooke. After him are Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Paul Schmidt, J. Christopher Stevens, Damião de Góis, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, and Victoria Nuland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Friedrich Martens ranks 43Before him are Walter Crane, William, Prince of Wied, Eugène Grasset, Jan Czerski, Elihu Root, and John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll. After him are Émile Baudot, Àngel Guimerà, Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Henri Brocard, Ivan Puluj, and Jules Guesde. Among people deceased in 1909, Friedrich Martens ranks 35Before him are Algernon Charles Swinburne, Naftali Herz Imber, Caran d'Ache, Joshua Slocum, Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, and George Meredith. After him are Renée Vivien, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Helena Modjeska, Emil Christian Hansen, and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Friedrich Martens ranks 51 out of 310Before him are Alfred Schmidt (1898), Evald Aav (1900), Marie Under (1883), Jüri Tamm (1957), George Hackenschmidt (1877), and Karl Ernst Claus (1796). After him are Aleksander Klumberg (1899), Herman Wrangel (1584), Lionel Kieseritzky (1806), Veljo Tormis (1930), Eduard Tubin (1905), and Kaja Kallas (1977).

Among DIPLOMATS In Estonia

Among diplomats born in Estonia, Friedrich Martens ranks 1