1845 - 1909
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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Among diplomats, Friedrich Martens ranks 45 out of 52. Before 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.
1895 - 1945
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 39
1350 BC - 1320 BC
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 40
1864 - 1916
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 41
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 42
1904 - 1971
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 43
1941 - 2010
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 44
1845 - 1909
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 45
1891 - 1974
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 46
1899 - 1970
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 47
1960 - 2012
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 48
1502 - 1574
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 49
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 50
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 51
Among people born in 1845, Friedrich Martens ranks 43. Before 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 35. Before 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.
1845 - 1915
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 37
1845 - 1907
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 38
1845 - 1917
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 39
1845 - 1892
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 40
1845 - 1937
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 41
1845 - 1914
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 42
1845 - 1909
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 43
1845 - 1903
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 44
1845 - 1924
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 45
1845 - 1907
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 46
1845 - 1922
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 47
1845 - 1918
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 48
1845 - 1922
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 49
1837 - 1909
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 29
1856 - 1909
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 30
1858 - 1909
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 31
1844 - 1909
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 32
1846 - 1909
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 33
1828 - 1909
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 34
1845 - 1909
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 35
1877 - 1909
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 36
1856 - 1909
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 37
1876 - 1909
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 38
1840 - 1909
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 39
1842 - 1909
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 40
1819 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 41
Among people born in Estonia, Friedrich Martens ranks 51 out of 310. Before 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).
1898 - 1972
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 45
1900 - 1939
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 46
1883 - 1980
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 47
1957 - 2021
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 48
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 49
1796 - 1864
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 50
1845 - 1909
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 51
1899 - 1958
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 52
1584 - 1643
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 53
1806 - 1853
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 54
1930 - 2017
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 55
1905 - 1982
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 56
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 57
Among diplomats born in Estonia, Friedrich Martens ranks 1.