1641 - 1693
Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor (Slovene: Janez Vajkard Valvasor, pronounced [ˈʋáːlʋazɔɾ]) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, present-day Slovenia, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He is known as a pioneer in the study of karst topography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor has received more than 87,094 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Johann Weikhard von Valvasor is the 136th most popular historian (up from 145th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 80th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bulgarian Historian.
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Among historians, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 136 out of 339. Before him are Augustin Thierry, Max Dvořák, E. P. Thompson, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, and Helmold. After him are Heinrich von Treitschke, Ian Kershaw, Ernst Kantorowicz, Charles Diehl, Howard Zinn, and Vladimir Minorsky.
1795 - 1856
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 130
1874 - 1921
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 131
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 132
1735 - 1809
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 133
1610 - 1688
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 134
1120 - 1177
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 135
1641 - 1693
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 136
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 137
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 138
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 139
1859 - 1944
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 140
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 141
1877 - 1966
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 142
Among people born in 1641, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 7. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Regnier de Graaf, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, and Tokugawa Ietsuna. After him are Menno van Coehoorn, Nehemiah Grew, Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Nicolaes Witsen. Among people deceased in 1693, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 9. Before him are Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, Madame de La Fayette, Ihara Saikaku, Willem Kalf, Nicolaes Maes, and Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma. After him are Elisabeth Hevelius, Maria van Oosterwijck, John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Willem van de Velde the Elder, Johann Caspar Kerll, and John de Britto.
1641 - 1674
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1
1641 - 1695
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 2
1641 - 1673
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3
1641 - 1716
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 4
1641 - 1691
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 5
1641 - 1680
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6
1641 - 1693
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 7
1641 - 1704
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 8
1641 - 1712
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 9
1641 - 1689
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 10
1641 - 1717
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 11
1627 - 1693
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 3
1634 - 1693
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 4
1642 - 1693
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 5
1619 - 1693
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 6
1634 - 1693
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 7
1666 - 1693
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 8
1641 - 1693
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 9
1647 - 1693
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 10
1630 - 1693
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 11
1627 - 1693
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 12
1611 - 1693
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 13
1627 - 1693
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 14
1647 - 1693
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 15
Among people born in Bulgaria, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 76 out of 372. Before him are Anton Ažbe (1862), Kimon Georgiev (1882), Valko Chervenkov (1900), Smilets of Bulgaria (1200), Časlav (896), and George I of Bulgaria (1300). After him are Sabahattin Ali (1907), Raina Kabaivanska (1934), Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), Sevar of Bulgaria (710), Chaka of Bulgaria (1210), and Georgi Parvanov (1957).
1862 - 1905
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 70
1882 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 71
1900 - 1980
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 72
1200 - 1298
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 73
896 - 960
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 74
1300 - 1308
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 75
1641 - 1693
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 76
1907 - 1948
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 77
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 78
1967 - 2017
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 79
710 - 753
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 80
1210 - 1300
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 81
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 82
Among historians born in Bulgaria, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 2. Before him are Tzvetan Todorov (1939). After him are Paisius of Hilendar (1722) and Marin Drinov (1838).
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 1
1641 - 1693
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 2
1722 - 1773
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 3
1838 - 1906
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 4