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Norman Davies

1939 - Today

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Ivor Norman Richard Davies (born 8 June 1939) is a British and Polish historian, known for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland and the United Kingdom. He has a special interest in Central and Eastern Europe and is UNESCO Professor at the Jagiellonian University, professor emeritus at University College London, a visiting professor at the Collège d'Europe, and an honorary fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Davies has received more than 453,514 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Norman Davies is the 151st most popular historian (down from 128th in 2019), the 1,549th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,492nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Norman Davies by language

Over the past year Norman Davies has had the most page views in the with 51,136 views, followed by Polish (34,243), and German (4,465). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (117.51%), Latin (68.06%), and Basque (46.64%)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Norman Davies ranks 151 out of 561. Before him are Pierre Nora, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Max Dvořák, Faustus of Byzantium, Ian Kershaw, and Barbara W. Tuchman. After him are Gottfried Achenwall, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, Edward Luttwak, Helmold, and Paisius of Hilendar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Norman Davies ranks 140. Before him are Neil Sedaka, Andrew Parker Bowles, Hércules Brito Ruas, Enrico Albertosi, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, and John Sculley. After him are Sal Mineo, Lily Tomlin, Jane Alexander, Adelardo Rodríguez, Maria Bueno, and Grace Slick.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Norman Davies ranks 1,549 out of 8,785. Before him are Karen Armstrong (1944), William Walton (1902), Henry Tandey (1891), James Dyson (1947), David Icke (1952), and Lionel Robbins (1898). After him are Boy George (1961), John Maynard Smith (1920), Dick Taylor (1943), Willehad (735), Eglantyne Jebb (1876), and David Purley (1945).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Norman Davies ranks 10. Before him are Bernard Lewis (1916), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Peter Burke (1937), and Ian Kershaw (1943). After him are Arnold Toynbee (1852), E. P. Thompson (1924), Anthony Blunt (1907), Steven Runciman (1903), Antony Beevor (1946), and W. Montgomery Watt (1909).

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