ARCHAEOLOGIST
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
Leo Frobenius
Leo Viktor Frobenius (29 June 1873 – 9 August 1938) was a German self-taught ethnologist and archaeologist and a major figure in German ethnography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo Frobenius has received more than 166,157 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Frobenius is the 25th most popular archaeologist (down from 24th in 2019), the 1,560th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,500th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Archaeologist.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
64.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
7.50
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Leo Frobenius ranks 25 out of 151. Before him are Louis Leakey, Austen Henry Layard, Alcide d'Orbigny, Khaemweset, George Gaylord Simpson, and Flinders Petrie. After him are Aurel Stein, Bogdan Filov, Paul Pelliot, Yuri Knorozov, Othniel Charles Marsh, and Isdal Woman.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 19
Austen Henry Layard
1817 - 1894
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 20
Alcide d'Orbigny
1802 - 1857
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 21
Khaemweset
1281 BC - 1225 BC
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 22
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 23
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 24
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 25
Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 26
Bogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 27
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 28
Yuri Knorozov
1922 - 1999
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 29
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 30
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Leo Frobenius ranks 53. Before him are Melitta Bentz, Liang Qichao, Fritz Thyssen, Arnold van Gennep, Theodor Körner, and Nadežda Petrović. After him are Max Adler, Otto Wels, Édouard Claparède, Hans Berger, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, and Adolph Zukor. Among people deceased in 1938, Leo Frobenius ranks 56. Before him are Alfonsina Storni, Mary Mallon, Joseph Bédier, Aleksandr Kuprin, César Vallejo, and Francis Jammes. After him are Ödön von Horváth, Alexandru Averescu, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, Axel Paulsen, Ludwig Borchardt, and Edmund Landau.
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsMelitta Bentz
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1950
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 47
Liang Qichao
WRITER
1873 - 1929
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 48
Fritz Thyssen
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 49
Arnold van Gennep
WRITER
1873 - 1957
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 50
Theodor Körner
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1957
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 51
Nadežda Petrović
PAINTER
1873 - 1915
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 52
Leo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 53
Max Adler
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 54
Otto Wels
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1939
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 55
Édouard Claparède
PSYCHOLOGIST
1873 - 1940
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 56
Hans Berger
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 57
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
WRITER
1873 - 1936
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 58
Adolph Zukor
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1976
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsAlfonsina Storni
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 50
Mary Mallon
CELEBRITY
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 51
Joseph Bédier
WRITER
1864 - 1938
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 52
Aleksandr Kuprin
WRITER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 53
César Vallejo
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 54
Francis Jammes
WRITER
1868 - 1938
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 55
Leo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 56
Ödön von Horváth
WRITER
1901 - 1938
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 57
Alexandru Averescu
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1938
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 58
Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 59
Axel Paulsen
SKATER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 60
Ludwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 61
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 62
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Leo Frobenius ranks 1,560 out of 7,253. Before him are Helmuth James von Moltke (1907), Ralph H. Baer (1922), Ottmar Walter (1924), Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796), Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), and Joos van Cleve (1485). After him are Julius Schaub (1898), Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (1774), Gottfried August Bürger (1747), Karin Dor (1938), Johannes Steinhoff (1913), and John Polanyi (1929).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHelmuth James von Moltke
LAWYER
1907 - 1945
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,554
Ralph H. Baer
GAME DESIGNER
1922 - 2014
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,555
Ottmar Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,556
Philipp Franz von Siebold
PHYSICIAN
1796 - 1866
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,557
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
BIOLOGIST
1765 - 1812
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,558
Joos van Cleve
PAINTER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,559
Leo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 1,560
Julius Schaub
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,561
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1774 - 1855
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,562
Gottfried August Bürger
WRITER
1747 - 1794
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,563
Karin Dor
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,564
Johannes Steinhoff
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1994
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,565
John Polanyi
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,566
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Leo Frobenius ranks 5. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Theodor Mommsen (1817), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), and Karl Richard Lepsius (1810). After him are Isdal Woman (1940), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), Ernst Curtius (1814), Ami Boué (1794), Max von Oppenheim (1860), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), and Adolf Furtwängler (1853).
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 1
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 2
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 3
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 4
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 5
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 7
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 8
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 9
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 10
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 11
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 12