HISTORIAN

Tzvetan Todorov

1939 - 2017

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Tzvetan Todorov (; French: [tsvetan tɔdɔʁɔv, dzve-]; Bulgarian: Цветан Тодоров; 1 March 1939 – 7 February 2017) was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tzvetan Todorov has received more than 453,445 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Tzvetan Todorov is the 58th most popular historian (down from 49th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Bulgarian Historian.

Tzvetan Todorov is most famous for his book "The Conquest of America" which analyzes the history of the Americas from a European perspective.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

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  • 64.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Tzvetan Todorov ranks 58 out of 561. Before him are Socrates of Constantinople, Jared Diamond, Johann Gustav Droysen, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, and Callisthenes. After him are John Skylitzes, Francesco Guicciardini, Libanius, Theophylact Simocatta, Poggio Bracciolini, and Al-Baladhuri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Tzvetan Todorov ranks 35. Before him are Marie Laforêt, John Cleese, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, F. Murray Abraham, Clay Regazzoni, and Ali MacGraw. After him are Jorge Sampaio, Marvin Gaye, Paul Hogan, Jean-Marie Lehn, Mark Margolis, and Ray Manzarek. Among people deceased in 2017, Tzvetan Todorov ranks 35. Before him are Martin Landau, Hans Georg Dehmelt, Roman Herzog, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Hiroto Muraoka, and Derek Walcott. After him are Louise Hay, Emmanuelle Riva, Lotfi A. Zadeh, Jean Rochefort, Adnan Khashoggi, and Liu Xiaobo.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Tzvetan Todorov ranks 24 out of 415. Before him are Kubrat (605), Saint Naum (830), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Hristo Stoichkov (1966), and Sylvie Vartan (1944). After him are Vasil Levski (1837), Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350), Vlado Chernozemski (1897), Fritz Zwicky (1898), and Christian Rakovsky (1873).

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Among HISTORIANS In Bulgaria

Among historians born in Bulgaria, Tzvetan Todorov ranks 1. After him are Paisius of Hilendar (1722), and Marin Drinov (1838).

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