ARCHAEOLOGIST
Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
Joseph Orbeli
Joseph Orbeli (Armenian: Հովսեփ Աբգարի Օրբելի, Hovsep Abgari Orbeli; Russian: Иосиф Абгарович Орбели, romanized: Iosif Abgarovich Orbeli; 20 March (O.S. 8 March) 1887 – 2 February 1961) was a Soviet-Armenian orientalist, public figure and academician who specialized in medieval history of Transcaucasia and administered the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad from 1934 to 1951. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Orbeli has received more than 40,744 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Joseph Orbeli is the 80th most popular archaeologist (down from 73rd in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 146th in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Archaeologist.
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3.12
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Joseph Orbeli ranks 80 out of 104. Before him are Donald Johanson, François Bordes, Rudolf Wagner, André Parrot, Hugo Winckler, and Ernesto Schiaparelli. After him are Israel Finkelstein, Massimo Pallottino, Henri Frankfort, John Evans, Sven Nilsson, and Paul Rivet.
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HPI: 49.12
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HPI: 49.06
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Hugo Winckler
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Ernesto Schiaparelli
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1887 - 1961
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 80
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HPI: 48.15
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John Evans
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HPI: 47.92
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HPI: 47.86
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HPI: 47.81
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Joseph Orbeli ranks 176. Before him are Alan Cunningham, Jack Conway, Lajos Kassák, Norman L. Bowen, Géza Csáth, and Hranush Arshagyan. After him are Georges Vézina, Yuri Shaporin, Thoralf Skolem, Boris Kostić, Igor Severyanin, and Sigrid Fick. Among people deceased in 1961, Joseph Orbeli ranks 118. Before him are Nita Naldi, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Géza von Bolváry, Philibert Jacques Melotte, and Şemsettin Günaltay. After him are Harriet Bosse, Ben Adams, Tiny Sandford, Rosa Sensat, Jean de Bie, and Beals Wright.
Others Born in 1887
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Alan Cunningham
1887 - 1983
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 170
Jack Conway
1887 - 1952
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 171
Lajos Kassák
1887 - 1967
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 172
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 173
Géza Csáth
1887 - 1919
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 174
Hranush Arshagyan
1887 - 1905
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 175
Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 176
Georges Vézina
1887 - 1926
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 177
Yuri Shaporin
1887 - 1966
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 178
Thoralf Skolem
1887 - 1963
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 179
Boris Kostić
1887 - 1963
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 180
Igor Severyanin
1887 - 1941
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 181
Sigrid Fick
1887 - 1979
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 182
Others Deceased in 1961
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Nita Naldi
1894 - 1961
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 112
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
1892 - 1961
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 113
Nadezhda Udaltsova
1885 - 1961
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 114
Géza von Bolváry
1897 - 1961
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 115
Philibert Jacques Melotte
1880 - 1961
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 116
Şemsettin Günaltay
1883 - 1961
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 117
Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 118
Harriet Bosse
1878 - 1961
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 119
Ben Adams
1890 - 1961
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 120
Tiny Sandford
1894 - 1961
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 121
Rosa Sensat
1873 - 1961
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 122
Jean de Bie
1892 - 1961
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 123
Beals Wright
1879 - 1961
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 124
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Joseph Orbeli ranks 154 out of 342. Before him are Irakli Abashidze (1909), Merab Mamardashvili (1930), Edvard Mirzoyan (1921), Ramaz Shengelia (1957), Boris Paichadze (1915), and Haykanoush Danielyan (1893). After him are Davit Guramishvili (1705), Merab Kostava (1939), Otar Korkia (1923), Otar Chiladze (1933), Vasily Abaev (1900), and Givi Javakhishvili (1912).
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Irakli Abashidze
1909 - 1992
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 148
Merab Mamardashvili
1930 - 1990
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 149
Edvard Mirzoyan
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 150
Ramaz Shengelia
1957 - 2012
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 151
Boris Paichadze
1915 - 1990
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 152
Haykanoush Danielyan
1893 - 1958
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 153
Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 154
Davit Guramishvili
1705 - 1792
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 155
Merab Kostava
1939 - 1989
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 156
Otar Korkia
1923 - 2005
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 157
Otar Chiladze
1933 - 2009
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 158
Vasily Abaev
1900 - 2001
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 159
Givi Javakhishvili
1912 - 1985
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 160
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Georgia
Among archaeologists born in Georgia, Joseph Orbeli ranks 1.
