LAWYER
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
Tobias Asser
Tobias Michael Carel Asser (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːbiɑs miˈʃɛl ˈkaːrəl ˈɑsər]; 28 April 1838 – 29 July 1913) was a Dutch lawyer and legal scholar. In 1911, he won the Nobel Peace Prize (together with Alfred Fried) for his work in the field of private international law, and in particular for his achievements establishing the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tobias Asser has received more than 118,871 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Tobias Asser is the 12th most popular lawyer, the 66th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Lawyer.
Tobias Asser is most famous for his work as a lawyer and for his involvement in the Dutch resistance during World War II.
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120k
Page Views (PV)
65.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
16.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
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Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Tobias Asser ranks 12 out of 68. Before him are Carlo Buonaparte, Gaius, Louis Renault, Henri La Fontaine, Al-Nawawi, and Aemilius Papinianus. After him are Rudolf von Jhering, Tribonian, Raphael Lemkin, Peter Benenson, Al-Qurtubi, and Fabian von Schlabrendorff.
Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia
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Carlo Buonaparte
1746 - 1785
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 6
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 7
Louis Renault
1843 - 1918
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 8
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
Al-Qurtubi
1214 - 1273
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 17
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
1907 - 1980
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1838, Tobias Asser ranks 7. Before him are John Wilkes Booth, Georges Bizet, Ernst Mach, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Max Bruch, and Franz Brentano. After him are Luís I of Portugal, Jan Matejko, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Ernest Solvay, Émile Loubet, and Léon Gambetta. Among people deceased in 1913, Tobias Asser ranks 11. Before him are J. P. Morgan, Alfred von Schlieffen, Menelik II, Harriet Tubman, Sophia of Nassau, and Lesya Ukrainka. After him are Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Josephine Cochrane, August Bebel, Francisco I. Madero, Ármin Vámbéry, and Philip Sclater.
Others Born in 1838
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John Wilkes Booth
1838 - 1865
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 1
Georges Bizet
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 2
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 3
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 - 1917
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
Max Bruch
1838 - 1920
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 5
Franz Brentano
1838 - 1917
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 6
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 7
Luís I of Portugal
1838 - 1889
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 8
Jan Matejko
1838 - 1893
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
1838 - 1894
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 10
Ernest Solvay
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
Émile Loubet
1838 - 1929
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 12
Léon Gambetta
1838 - 1882
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1913
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J. P. Morgan
1837 - 1913
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 5
Alfred von Schlieffen
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 6
Menelik II
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 7
Harriet Tubman
1820 - 1913
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 8
Sophia of Nassau
1836 - 1913
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 9
Lesya Ukrainka
1871 - 1913
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 10
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 11
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 12
Josephine Cochrane
1839 - 1913
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 13
August Bebel
1840 - 1913
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 14
Francisco I. Madero
1873 - 1913
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 15
Ármin Vámbéry
1832 - 1913
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 16
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 17
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Tobias Asser ranks 66 out of 1,427. Before him are Rem Koolhaas (1944), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Theo van Gogh (1857), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), Peter Canisius (1521), and Gerrit Rietveld (1888). After him are Frits Zernike (1888), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Dieric Bouts (1415), Jan Tinbergen (1903), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), and Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836).
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Rem Koolhaas
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 60
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 61
Theo van Gogh
1857 - 1891
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 62
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 63
Peter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 64
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 65
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 66
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 67
William IV, Prince of Orange
1711 - 1751
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 68
Dieric Bouts
1415 - 1475
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 69
Jan Tinbergen
1903 - 1994
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 70
William V, Prince of Orange
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 71
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1836 - 1912
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 72
Among LAWYERS In Netherlands
Among lawyers born in Netherlands, Tobias Asser ranks 2. Before him are Hugo Grotius (1583).
