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Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

1641 - 1693

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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

Among historians, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 136 out of 339Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1641, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 7Before 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 9Before 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.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 76 out of 372Before 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).

Among HISTORIANS In Bulgaria

Among historians born in Bulgaria, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 2Before him are Tzvetan Todorov (1939). After him are Paisius of Hilendar (1722) and Marin Drinov (1838).