LAWYER
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
Raphael Lemkin
Raphael Lemkin (Polish: Rafał Lemkin; 24 June 1900 – 28 August 1959) was a Polish lawyer of Jewish descent who is known for coining the term genocide and campaigning to establish the Genocide Convention. During the Second World War, he campaigned vigorously to raise international outrage against atrocities in Axis-occupied Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raphael Lemkin has received more than 712,233 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Raphael Lemkin is the 15th most popular lawyer (up from 17th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 37th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Lawyer.
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710k
Page Views (PV)
60.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
7.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
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Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Raphael Lemkin ranks 15 out of 68. Before him are Henri La Fontaine, Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Rudolf von Jhering, and Tribonian. After him are Peter Benenson, Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Irnerius, Carla Del Ponte, Al-Tahawi, and Muhammad al-Shaybani.
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Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 13
Tribonian
475 - 542
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 14
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 15
Peter Benenson
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 16
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 17
Irnerius
1050 - 1140
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 18
Carla Del Ponte
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 19
Al-Tahawi
853 - 935
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 20
Muhammad al-Shaybani
750 - 805
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Raphael Lemkin ranks 47. Before him are Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Anna Seghers, Howard H. Aiken, Arno Breker, Yves Tanguy, and Zelda Fitzgerald. After him are Julien Green, Jean Negulesco, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Aaron Copland, Gladwyn Jebb, and Maurice Thorez. Among people deceased in 1959, Raphael Lemkin ranks 25. Before him are Bohuslav Martinů, Alfred Schütz, Ritchie Valens, Edward C. Tolman, Arthur Cecil Pigou, and Ettore Majorana. After him are Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, John Foster Dulles, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, Cecil B. DeMille, Enrico De Nicola, and Alfred Kubin.
Others Born in 1900
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Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
1900 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 41
Anna Seghers
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 42
Howard H. Aiken
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 43
Arno Breker
1900 - 1991
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 44
Yves Tanguy
1900 - 1955
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 45
Zelda Fitzgerald
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 46
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 47
Julien Green
1900 - 1998
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 48
Jean Negulesco
1900 - 1993
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 49
Theodosius Dobzhansky
1900 - 1975
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 50
Aaron Copland
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 51
Gladwyn Jebb
1900 - 1996
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 52
Maurice Thorez
1900 - 1964
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1959
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Bohuslav Martinů
1890 - 1959
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 19
Alfred Schütz
1899 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 20
Ritchie Valens
1941 - 1959
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 21
Edward C. Tolman
1886 - 1959
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 22
Arthur Cecil Pigou
1877 - 1959
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 23
Ettore Majorana
1906 - 1959
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 24
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 25
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 26
John Foster Dulles
1888 - 1959
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 27
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
1881 - 1959
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 28
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 29
Enrico De Nicola
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 30
Alfred Kubin
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 31
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Raphael Lemkin ranks 28 out of 330. Before him are Stanislav Shushkevich (1934), Bronislav Kaminski (1899), Francysk Skaryna (1486), Zalman Shazar (1889), Léon Bakst (1866), and Vilna Gaon (1720). After him are Irving Berlin (1888), Alexander Parvus (1867), Maria Kaczyńska (1942), Stanisław Moniuszko (1819), Isser Harel (1912), and Rogneda of Polotsk (966).
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Stanislav Shushkevich
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 22
Bronislav Kaminski
1899 - 1944
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 23
Francysk Skaryna
1486 - 1541
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 24
Zalman Shazar
1889 - 1974
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 25
Léon Bakst
1866 - 1924
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 26
Vilna Gaon
1720 - 1797
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 27
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 28
Irving Berlin
1888 - 1989
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 29
Alexander Parvus
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 30
Maria Kaczyńska
1942 - 2010
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 31
Stanisław Moniuszko
1819 - 1872
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 32
Isser Harel
1912 - 2003
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 33
Rogneda of Polotsk
966 - 1002
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 34
Among LAWYERS In Belarus
Among lawyers born in Belarus, Raphael Lemkin ranks 1.
