Historicus
Josephus
37 - 100
Josephus
Titus Flavius Josephus (Jeruzalem, 37 - Rome, ca. 100), oorspr. naam Josef ben Mattijahu (Hebreeuws: יוסף בן מתתיהו) genoemd, was een Romeins-Joodse geschiedschrijver en hagiograaf van priesterlijke en koninklijke afkomst. In zijn twee belangrijkste werken Oude geschiedenis van de Joden (ca. Lees meer op Wikipedia
Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 75 verschillende talen op Wikipedia (toegenomen van 74 in 2024). Josephus staat op plaats 8 onder de meest populaire historicus (gedaald van plaats 2 in 2024), plaats 25 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Israël (gedaald van plaats 8 in 2019) en op de eerste plaats onder de populairste historicus uit Israël.
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Among Historicuses
Among historicuses, Josephus ranks 8 out of 561. Before him are Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, and Livy. After him are Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, Suetonius, Thomas Kuhn, and Hecataeus of Miletus.
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Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 13
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 37, Josephus ranks 2. Before him is Nero. Among people deceased in 100, Josephus ranks 9. Before him are Saint Anne, John the Apostle, Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, Zechariah, and Bartholomew the Apostle. After him are Salome, Anna the Prophetess, John the Evangelist, Longinus, Herod Agrippa II, and Simon of Cyrene.
Others Born in 37
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Others Deceased in 100
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Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 3
John the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 4
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 5
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 6
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 7
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 8
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 9
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 10
Anna the Prophetess
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 11
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 12
Longinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 13
Herod Agrippa II
POLITICIAN
28 - 100
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 14
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 15
In Israël
Among people born in Israël, Josephus ranks 25 out of NaN. Before him are Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Thomas the Apostle (1), Bartholomew the Apostle (-100), Saul (-1079), Jude the Apostle (15), and Ezekiel (-621). After him are Simon the Zealot (1), Ariel Sharon (1928), Yitzhak Rabin (1922), Mahmoud Abbas (1935), Amalric of Jerusalem (1136), and Salome (14).
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Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 19
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 20
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 21
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 22
Jude the Apostle
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15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
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621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 24
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 25
Simon the Zealot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 107
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 26
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 27
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 28
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 29
Amalric of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1136 - 1174
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 30
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 31
Among Historicuses In Israël
Among historicuses born in Israël, Josephus ranks 1. After him are Procopius (500), William of Tyre (1130), Yuval Noah Harari (1976), Sextus Julius Africanus (160), Tom Segev (1945), and Benny Morris (1948).
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 1
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 2
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 3
Yuval Noah Harari
1976 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 4
Sextus Julius Africanus
160 - 240
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5
Tom Segev
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 6
Benny Morris
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 7
