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William H. Prescott

1796 - 1859

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William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite having serious visual impairment, which at times prevented him from reading or writing for himself, Prescott became one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William H. Prescott has received more than 204,942 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). William H. Prescott is the 255th most popular historian (down from 196th in 2019), the 4,301st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,625th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, William H. Prescott ranks 255 out of 339. Before him are Egon Friedell, Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, Max Jakob Friedländer, Charles Barbier de Meynard, Lucius Coelius Antipater, and Ziya Bunyadov. After him are Yahya of Antioch, Guglielmo Ferrero, Al-Nuwayri, Ghazar Parpetsi, Christopher Hill, and Bernard Berenson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, William H. Prescott ranks 37. Before him are Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Manto Mavrogenous, Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, Johann Christian Poggendorff, Walter Hunt, and Francis Crozier. After him are George Catlin, Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Fernán Caballero, Anton Pann, Horace Mann, and Antonios Kriezis. Among people deceased in 1859, William H. Prescott ranks 39. Before him are Tatya Tope, Sergey Aksakov, Carl Adolph Agardh, F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, William Cranch Bond, and Walter Hunt. After him are John Walker, José de Madrazo y Agudo, Horace Mann, Joseph Ludwig Raabe, Thaddeus Bulgarin, and Ye Mingchen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. Prescott ranks 4,301 out of 18,182. Before him are Shemar Moore (1970), Sixto Durán Ballén (1921), Hank Jones (1918), Harry Porter (1882), Nancy Meyers (1949), and Justin Chambers (1970). After him are Winnaretta Singer (1865), Anita O'Day (1919), Pat Boone (1934), Fred MacMurray (1908), Edwin Drake (1819), and Ralph Rose (1885).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, William H. Prescott ranks 13. Before him are Howard Zinn (1922), Linda Nochlin (1931), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Frederick Jackson Turner (1861), Robert Darnton (1939), and John King Fairbank (1907). After him are Natalie Zemon Davis (1928), Donald Keene (1922), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), Daniel J. Boorstin (1914), and Stephen E. Ambrose (1936).

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