POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
Hans Morgenthau
Hans Joachim Morgenthau (February 17, 1904 – July 19, 1980) was a German-American jurist and political scientist who was one of the major 20th-century figures in the study of international relations. Morgenthau was born in Coburg, Germany in 1904. Morgenthau's works belong to the tradition of realism in international relations theory; he is usually considered among the most influential realists of the post-World War II period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Morgenthau has received more than 976,575 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Hans Morgenthau is the 8th most popular political scientist (down from 6th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from Germany (down from 628th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Political Scientist.
Hans Morgenthau is most famous for his work in the field of international relations. He was a professor at the University of Chicago for many years and wrote extensively on the subject of international relations. He was also the author of Politics Among Nations, which is considered one of the best books on international relations in the 20th century.
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980k
Page Views (PV)
63.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
7.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.62
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Hans Morgenthau ranks 8 out of 46. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie, Francis Fukuyama, Johan Galtung, Christian Lous Lange, Georg Jellinek, and Harold Lasswell. After him are Ralf Dahrendorf, Aleksandr Dugin, Benedict Anderson, Gene Sharp, Maurice Duverger, and David Easton.
Most Popular Political Scientists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉtienne de La Boétie
1530 - 1563
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 2
Francis Fukuyama
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 3
Johan Galtung
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 4
Christian Lous Lange
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 6
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 7
Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 8
Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 9
Aleksandr Dugin
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 10
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 12
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 13
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Hans Morgenthau ranks 35. Before him are John Hicks, Werner Forssmann, Antonín Novotný, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Gregory Bateson, and Ernst Mayr. After him are Wendell Meredith Stanley, George F. Kennan, Alejo Carpentier, Lucile Randon, Willem de Kooning, and Odilo Globočnik. Among people deceased in 1980, Hans Morgenthau ranks 34. Before him are John Bonham, Fritz Strassmann, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Alexander Oparin, Óscar Romero, and Gregory Bateson. After him are Alejo Carpentier, William Howard Stein, Bill Evans, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Willard Libby, and Yigal Allon.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsJohn Hicks
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 29
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 30
Antonín Novotný
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1975
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 31
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 32
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 33
Ernst Mayr
BIOLOGIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 34
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 35
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 36
George F. Kennan
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 37
Alejo Carpentier
WRITER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 38
Lucile Randon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 39
Willem de Kooning
PAINTER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 40
Odilo Globočnik
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1945
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1980
Go to all RankingsJohn Bonham
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1980
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 28
Fritz Strassmann
CHEMIST
1902 - 1980
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 29
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 30
Alexander Oparin
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1980
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 31
Óscar Romero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1917 - 1980
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 32
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 33
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 34
Alejo Carpentier
WRITER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 35
William Howard Stein
CHEMIST
1911 - 1980
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 36
Bill Evans
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1980
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 37
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1980
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 38
Willard Libby
CHEMIST
1908 - 1980
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 39
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 40
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Morgenthau ranks 684 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783), Jürgen Stroop (1895), Gertrude the Great (1256), Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), and Hugo Ball (1886). After him are Rudolf Otto (1869), George V of Hanover (1819), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), Moritz Schlick (1882), and Bernard Katz (1911).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohann Heinrich von Thünen
ECONOMIST
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 678
Jürgen Stroop
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 679
Gertrude the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1256 - 1302
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 680
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1955
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 681
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1912
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 682
Hugo Ball
WRITER
1886 - 1927
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 683
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 684
Rudolf Otto
PHILOSOPHER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 685
George V of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1878
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 686
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1513 - 1535
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 687
Karl-Otto Koch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1945
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 688
Moritz Schlick
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 689
Bernard Katz
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 690
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In Germany
Among political scientists born in Germany, Hans Morgenthau ranks 2. Before him are Georg Jellinek (1851). After him are Ralf Dahrendorf (1929), Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (1772), and Carl Joachim Friedrich (1901).
Georg Jellinek
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 1
Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 2
Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 3
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
1772 - 1840
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 4
Carl Joachim Friedrich
1901 - 1984
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 5