Historian

Henrik Gabriel Porthan

Finnish professor and rector

1739 - 1804

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Henrik Gabriel Porthan

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Henrik Gabriel Porthan is the 340th most popular historian (up from 410th in 2024), the 200th most popular biography from Finland (up from 271st in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Historian.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Henrik Gabriel Porthan ranks 340 out of 561. Before him are Mikhail Pogodin, Jean Delumeau, Charles Forbes René de Montalembert, İlber Ortaylı, Joseph-François Michaud, and Patricia Crone. After him are Robert Darnton, Donald Keene, Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius, Andrea Riccardi, Bobojon Ghafurov, and Ernest Lavisse.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Mikhail Pogodin
1800 - 1875
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 334
Jean Delumeau
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 335
Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
1810 - 1870
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 336
İlber Ortaylı
1947 - 2026
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 337
Joseph-François Michaud
1767 - 1839
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 338
Patricia Crone
1945 - 2015
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 339
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
1739 - 1804
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 340
Robert Darnton
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 341
Donald Keene
1922 - 2019
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 342
Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 343
Andrea Riccardi
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 344
Bobojon Ghafurov
1908 - 1977
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 345
Ernest Lavisse
1842 - 1922
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 346

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, Henrik Gabriel Porthan ranks 20. Before him are Jean-François de La Harpe, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, Frei Galvão, John Robison, and Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany. After him are Johann Beckmann, Juan de Villanueva, John Rutledge, Sophronius of Vratsa, George Clymer, and Paine Wingate. Among people deceased in 1804, Henrik Gabriel Porthan ranks 29. Before him are Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Georges Cadoudal, Paul Kray, Philippe LeBon, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, and Sultan bin Ahmad. After him are Aagje Deken, Betje Wolff, Dru Drury, Philip Schuyler, and George Walton.

Others Born in 1739

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Jean-François de La Harpe
WRITER
1739 - 1803
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 14
Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1771
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 15
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1817
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 16
Frei Galvão
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1739 - 1822
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 17
John Robison
PHYSICIST
1739 - 1805
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 18
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1767
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 19
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
HISTORIAN
1739 - 1804
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 20
Johann Beckmann
WRITER
1739 - 1811
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 21
Juan de Villanueva
ARCHITECT
1739 - 1811
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 22
John Rutledge
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1800
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 23
Sophronius of Vratsa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1739 - 1813
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 24
George Clymer
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1813
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 25
Paine Wingate
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1838
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 26

Others Deceased in 1804

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Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1804
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 23
Georges Cadoudal
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1804
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 24
Paul Kray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1804
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 25
Philippe LeBon
ENGINEER
1767 - 1804
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 26
Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1804
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 27
Sultan bin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1804
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 28
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
HISTORIAN
1739 - 1804
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 29
Aagje Deken
WRITER
1741 - 1804
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 30
Betje Wolff
WRITER
1738 - 1804
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 31
Dru Drury
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1804
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 32
Philip Schuyler
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1804
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 33
George Walton
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1804
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 34