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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 223,502 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. William H. Prescott is the 348th most popular historian (down from 255th in 2019), the 5,584th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,289th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Historian.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, William H. Prescott ranks 348 out of 561. Before him are Ronald Syme, Heinrich Zimmer, Ernest Fenollosa, Girolamo Mei, Jérôme Carcopino, and Fernão Lopes. After him are John Keegan, Robert Darnton, Ernest Labrousse, Jacob Talmon, Stanley G. Payne, and Ernest Lavisse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, William H. Prescott ranks 52. Before him are Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, Fernán Caballero, Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Francis Crozier, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, and Stefano Franscini. After him are Karl Leberecht Immermann, Franz von Schober, Wilhelm Hemprich, Pyotr Anjou, Joseph Meyer, and Frederick William Beechey. Among people deceased in 1859, William H. Prescott ranks 48. Before him are Joseph Ludwig Raabe, José de Madrazo y Agudo, Ye Mingchen, Petrus Borel, Joseph Diez Gergonne, and Thaddeus Bulgarin. After him are Thomas Horsfield, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Prince William of Baden, José Miguel de Velasco Franco, Heinrich Zollinger, and Eliza Acton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. Prescott ranks 5,584 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Blair (1911), Alan Lomax (1915), Grace Sherwood (1660), Dennis Oppenheim (1938), Eric Adams (1960), and Paul Butterfield (1942). After him are David Proval (1942), Victor Sen Yung (1914), Sylvia Miles (1924), Bill Vukovich (1918), Charlaine Harris (1951), and Eddie Tolan (1908).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, William H. Prescott ranks 18. Before him are Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Donald Keene (1922), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Timothy D. Snyder (1969), John King Fairbank (1907), and Ernest Fenollosa (1853). After him are Robert Darnton (1939), Stanley G. Payne (1934), Efraim Zuroff (1948), Richard N. Frye (1920), Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917), and Daniel Pipes (1949).

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