WRITER

Theodor Nöldeke

1836 - 1930

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Theodor Nöldeke (German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈnœldəkə]; born 2 March 1836 – 25 December 1930) was a German orientalist and scholar, originally a student of Heinrich Ewald. He is one of the founders of the field of Quranic studies, especially through his foundational work titled the Geschichte des Qorāns (History of the Quran). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodor Nöldeke has received more than 153,353 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Theodor Nöldeke is the 1,817th most popular writer (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 1,927th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,856th in 2019) and the 119th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 1,817 out of 7,302Before him are Theophylact of Ohrid, Martin of Opava, Josep Pla, Agnes Smedley, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, and Masaoka Shiki. After him are Juan Carlos Onetti, Frederik Pohl, Gregory Tsamblak, Rodulfus Glaber, Xu Shen, and Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 26Before him are Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Enomoto Takeaki, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Nicholas of Japan, and Norman Lockyer. After him are Ronglu, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Thomas Hill Green, Franz von Lenbach, Pauline von Metternich, and Georges Leclanché. Among people deceased in 1930, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 39Before him are Vladimir Arsenyev, Giulio Douhet, Yang Kaihui, Waldemar Haffkine, Otto Sverdrup, and Simko Shikak. After him are José Carlos Mariátegui, Riccardo Drigo, Rafael Merry del Val, Eduard Meyer, Eric Lemming, and Frank P. Ramsey.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 1,927 out of 7,253Before him are Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883), Otto von Lossow (1868), Barbara Sukowa (1950), Berthold, Duke of Merania (1153), Friedrich Ebert Jr. (1894), and Michael Maestlin (1550). After him are Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1797), Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (1865), George, Duke of Bavaria (1455), Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854), Henry III, Duke of Bavaria (940), and Franz Abt (1819).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Theodor Nöldeke ranks 119Before him are Basil Valentine (1394), Hans F. K. Günther (1891), Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm (1723), Friedrich Rückert (1788), Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633), and Elvira Madigan (1867). After him are Katia Mann (1883), Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579), Paul Gerhardt (1607), Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797), Handrij Zejler (1804), and Wolfgang Borchert (1921).