ARCHAEOLOGIST
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
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Wilhelm Dörpfeld
Wilhelm Dörpfeld (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect and archaeologist, a pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological projects. He is famous for his work on Bronze Age sites around the Mediterranean, such as Tiryns and Hisarlik (the site of the legendary city of Troy), where he continued Heinrich Schliemann's excavations. Like Schliemann, Dörpfeld was an advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Dörpfeld has received more than 79,477 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Wilhelm Dörpfeld is the 33rd most popular archaeologist, the 2,030th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,988th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Archaeologist.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Wilhelm Dörpfeld ranks 33 out of 151. Before him are Bogdan Filov, Paul Pelliot, Yuri Knorozov, Othniel Charles Marsh, Isdal Woman, and Robert Ballard. After him are Hat Hor, André Leroi-Gourhan, George Smith, Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, and Gustaf Kossinna.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 27
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 28
Yuri Knorozov
1922 - 1999
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 29
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 30
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 31
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 32
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 33
Hat Hor
3150 BC - 3095 BC
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 34
André Leroi-Gourhan
1911 - 1986
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 35
George Smith
1840 - 1876
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 36
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
1788 - 1868
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 37
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 38
Gustaf Kossinna
1858 - 1931
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1853, Wilhelm Dörpfeld ranks 38. Before him are Francesco Filippini, Sophia Perovskaya, Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Fritz von Below, Vladimir Shukhov, and Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka. After him are Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Elihu Thomson, Roberto Ferruzzi, Damat Ferid Pasha, Pierre Paul Émile Roux, and Alexius Meinong. Among people deceased in 1940, Wilhelm Dörpfeld ranks 57. Before him are Joseph Meister, Anton Korošec, Arthur Zimmermann, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Jan Kubelík, and Prince Wilhelm of Prussia. After him are Édouard Branly, Jesse Livermore, Nedo Nadi, Lewis Hine, Marie Krøyer, and Willi Münzenberg.
Others Born in 1853
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Filippini
PAINTER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 32
Sophia Perovskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1881
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 33
Miguel, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1927
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 34
Fritz von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1853 - 1918
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 35
Vladimir Shukhov
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1939
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 36
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 37
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 38
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
MATHEMATICIAN
1853 - 1925
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 39
Elihu Thomson
INVENTOR
1853 - 1937
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 40
Roberto Ferruzzi
PAINTER
1853 - 1934
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 41
Damat Ferid Pasha
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1923
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 42
Pierre Paul Émile Roux
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1933
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 43
Alexius Meinong
PHILOSOPHER
1853 - 1920
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsJoseph Meister
CELEBRITY
1876 - 1940
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 51
Anton Korošec
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 52
Arthur Zimmermann
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1940
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 53
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
WRITER
1878 - 1940
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 54
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 55
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1940
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 56
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 57
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 58
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 59
Nedo Nadi
FENCER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 60
Lewis Hine
PHOTOGRAPHER
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 61
Marie Krøyer
PAINTER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 62
Willi Münzenberg
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 63
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Dörpfeld ranks 2,030 out of 7,253. Before him are William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1532), Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767), Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria (1386), Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778), Wilhelm Ackermann (1896), and Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758). After him are Handrij Zejler (1804), Rudolph Goclenius (1547), Anna of Brandenburg (1487), Kai Hansen (1963), Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse (1244), and Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (1809).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilliam IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1592
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,024
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
BIOLOGIST
1767 - 1851
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,025
Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1386 - 1450
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,026
Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1819
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,027
Wilhelm Ackermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1962
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 2,028
Carl Friedrich Zelter
COMPOSER
1758 - 1832
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2,029
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2,030
Handrij Zejler
WRITER
1804 - 1872
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2,031
Rudolph Goclenius
PHILOSOPHER
1547 - 1628
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2,032
Anna of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1514
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2,033
Kai Hansen
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 2,034
Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1244 - 1308
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 2,035
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1885
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 2,036
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Wilhelm Dörpfeld ranks 7. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Theodor Mommsen (1817), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Leo Frobenius (1873), and Isdal Woman (1940). After him are Ernst Curtius (1814), Ami Boué (1794), Max von Oppenheim (1860), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), Adolf Furtwängler (1853), and Halet Çambel (1916).
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 1
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 2
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 3
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 4
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 5
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 7
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 8
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 9
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 10
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 11
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 12
Halet Çambel
1916 - 2014
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 13