1817 - 1903
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈmɔmzn̩] ; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodor Mommsen has received more than 465,664 page views. His biography is available in 99 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Theodor Mommsen is the 3rd most popular archaeologist, the 97th most popular biography from Germany (up from 111th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Archaeologist.
Theodor Mommsen was a German historian, archaeologist, and jurist. He is most famous for his work on Roman history.
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Among archaeologists, Theodor Mommsen ranks 3 out of 104. Before him are Jean-François Champollion and Heinrich Schliemann. After him are Howard Carter, Arthur Evans, Den, Edward Drinker Cope, Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Marija Gimbutas, Nynetjer, and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon.
1790 - 1832
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 1
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 2
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 3
1874 - 1939
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 4
1851 - 1941
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 6
1840 - 1897
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 7
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 9
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 11
1866 - 1923
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1817, Theodor Mommsen ranks 2. Before him is Henry David Thoreau. After him are William III of the Netherlands, Ivan Aivazovsky, Bahá'u'lláh, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Charles-François Daubigny, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, Syed Ahmad Khan, Princess Clémentine of Orléans, and Niels Gade. Among people deceased in 1903, Theodor Mommsen ranks 5. Before him are Paul Gauguin, Herbert Spencer, Pope Leo XIII, and Camille Pissarro. After him are Alois Hitler, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Alexander I of Serbia, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Otto Weininger, and Hugo Wolf.
1817 - 1862
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 1
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 2
1817 - 1890
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 3
1817 - 1900
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 4
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 5
1817 - 1898
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 6
1817 - 1878
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 7
1817 - 1905
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 8
1817 - 1895
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 9
1817 - 1898
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 10
1817 - 1907
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 11
1817 - 1890
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 12
1848 - 1903
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 1
1820 - 1903
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 2
1810 - 1903
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 3
1830 - 1903
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 4
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 5
1837 - 1903
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 6
1830 - 1903
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 7
1819 - 1903
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 8
1876 - 1903
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 9
1839 - 1903
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 10
1880 - 1903
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 11
1860 - 1903
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Theodor Mommsen ranks 97 out of 6,142. Before him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Erik Erikson (1902), and William Herschel (1738). After him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Walter Gropius (1883), Ernst Haeckel (1834), Nicholas of Cusa (1401), Alfred Wegener (1880), and Clara Schumann (1819).
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 91
1890 - 1957
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 92
1907 - 1944
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 93
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 94
1902 - 1994
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 95
1738 - 1822
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 96
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 97
1050 - 1106
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 98
1883 - 1969
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 99
1834 - 1919
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 100
1401 - 1464
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 101
1880 - 1930
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 102
1819 - 1896
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 103
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Theodor Mommsen ranks 2. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann (1822). After him are Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Leo Frobenius (1873), Ami Boué (1794), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), Ernst Curtius (1814), Isdal Woman (1940), Halet Çambel (1916), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), and Ernst Herzfeld (1879).
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 1
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 2
1752 - 1840
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 3
1810 - 1884
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 4
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5
1794 - 1881
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 6
1853 - 1940
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 7
1814 - 1896
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 8
1940 - 1970
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 9
1916 - 2014
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 10
1827 - 1894
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 11
1879 - 1948
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 12