HISTORIAN
Henri Pirenne
1862 - 1935
Henri Pirenne
Henri Pirenne (French: [piʁɛn]; 23 December 1862 – 24 October 1935) was a Belgian historian. A medievalist of Walloon descent, he wrote a multivolume history of Belgium in French and became a prominent public intellectual. Pirenne made a lasting contribution to the study of cities that was a controversial interpretation of the end of Roman civilization and the rebirth of medieval urban culture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Pirenne has received more than 229,555 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Pirenne is the 49th most popular historian (up from 66th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 110th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Historian.
Henri Pirenne is most famous for his theory that the decline of the Roman Empire was due to the rise of Islam.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
65.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
11.73
Effective Languages (L*)
1.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Henri Pirenne ranks 49 out of 561. Before him are Erwin Panofsky, Euhemerus, François Guizot, Leonardo Bruni, Niketas Choniates, and Aby Warburg. After him are Ernst Gombrich, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Socrates of Constantinople, Jared Diamond, Johann Gustav Droysen, and Marcus Velleius Paterculus.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErwin Panofsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 43
Euhemerus
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 44
François Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 45
Leonardo Bruni
1370 - 1444
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 46
Niketas Choniates
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 47
Aby Warburg
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 48
Henri Pirenne
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 49
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 50
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 51
Socrates of Constantinople
380 - 440
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 52
Jared Diamond
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 53
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 54
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
19 BC - 31
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Henri Pirenne ranks 19. Before him are Victoria of Baden, William Henry Bragg, Pyotr Stolypin, Joseph Merrick, Helene Schjerfbeck, and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. After him are J. Bruce Ismay, Emilio Salgari, Nikolai Yudenich, Louis Barthou, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, and Victor, Prince Napoléon. Among people deceased in 1935, Henri Pirenne ranks 22. Before him are Victor Grignard, Charles Richet, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, Henri Barbusse, Paul Dukas, and Hugo de Vries. After him are Komitas, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Mihajlo Pupin, Max Liebermann, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, and Ali of Hejaz.
Others Born in 1862
Go to all RankingsVictoria of Baden
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 13
William Henry Bragg
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1942
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 14
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 15
Joseph Merrick
CELEBRITY
1862 - 1890
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 16
Helene Schjerfbeck
PAINTER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 17
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
COMPANION
1862 - 1938
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 18
Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 19
J. Bruce Ismay
BUSINESSPERSON
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 20
Emilio Salgari
WRITER
1862 - 1911
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 21
Nikolai Yudenich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 22
Louis Barthou
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 23
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 24
Victor, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1926
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsVictor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 16
Charles Richet
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1935
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 17
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1882 - 1935
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
Henri Barbusse
WRITER
1873 - 1935
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 19
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 20
Hugo de Vries
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 21
Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 22
Komitas
COMPOSER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 23
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 24
Mihajlo Pupin
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1935
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 25
Max Liebermann
PAINTER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 26
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 27
Ali of Hejaz
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1935
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 28
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Henri Pirenne ranks 79 out of 1,190. Before him are Albert Claude (1899), Paul Delvaux (1897), Adrian Willaert (1490), Dominique Pire (1910), Émile Verhaeren (1855), and Corneille Heymans (1892). After him are Father Damien (1840), Peyo (1928), Ernest Solvay (1838), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Jacky Ickx (1945), and Étienne Lenoir (1822).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsAlbert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 73
Paul Delvaux
PAINTER
1897 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 74
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 75
Dominique Pire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 76
Émile Verhaeren
WRITER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 77
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 78
Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 79
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 80
Peyo
COMIC ARTIST
1928 - 1992
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 81
Ernest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 82
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 83
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 84
Étienne Lenoir
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 85
Among HISTORIANS In Belgium
Among historians born in Belgium, Henri Pirenne ranks 1. After him are Julien Ries (1920), and Henri Grégoire (1881).
Henri Pirenne
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1
Julien Ries
1920 - 2013
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 2
Henri Grégoire
1881 - 1964
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 3