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Johan Huizinga

1872 - 1945

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Johan Huizinga

Johan Huizinga [ˈjoːɦɑn 'ɦœyzɪŋɣaː] (* 7. Dezember 1872 in Groningen; † 1. Februar 1945 in De Steeg bei Arnhem) war ein niederländischer Kulturhistoriker. In seinen Forschungen befasste er sich mit einem breiten Spektrum an Themen vom Frühmittelalter bis zu seiner Gegenwart, die sich über die nordamerikanische über die niederländische und europäische bis zur arabischen und indischen Geschichte erstreckten. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Johan Huizinga is the 28th most popular historiker (down from 26th in 2024), the 43rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Historiker.

Johan Huizinga is most famous for his book Homo Ludens, which is about the importance of play in human culture.

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Among Historikers

Among historikers, Johan Huizinga ranks 28 out of 561. Before him are Leopold von Ranke, Arrian, Fernand Braudel, Joannes Zonaras, Arnold J. Toynbee, and Bede. After him are Ibn Kathir, Edward Gibbon, Jacob Burckhardt, Saxo Grammaticus, Eric Hobsbawm, and Marc Bloch.

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Leopold von Ranke
1795 - 1886
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 22
Arrian
89 - 175
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 23
Fernand Braudel
1902 - 1985
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 24
Joannes Zonaras
1074 - 1130
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 25
Arnold J. Toynbee
1889 - 1975
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 26
Bede
672 - 735
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 27
Johan Huizinga
1872 - 1945
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 28
Ibn Kathir
1301 - 1373
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 29
Edward Gibbon
1737 - 1794
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 30
Jacob Burckhardt
1818 - 1897
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 31
Saxo Grammaticus
1150 - 1220
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 32
Eric Hobsbawm
1917 - 2012
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 33
Marc Bloch
1886 - 1944
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 34

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Johan Huizinga ranks 10. Before him are Bertrand Russell, Alexandra Feodorovna, Richard Willstätter, Alexandra Kollontai, Calvin Coolidge, and Charles Greeley Abbot. After him are Edith Wilson, Emil Hácha, Léon Blum, Paul Langevin, Anton Denikin, and Marcel Mauss. Among people deceased in 1945, Johan Huizinga ranks 29. Before him are Ernst Cassirer, Pietro Mascagni, Heinrich Müller, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Paul Valéry, and Pierre Laval. After him are Hans Fischer, David Lloyd George, August von Mackensen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Käthe Kollwitz, and Emil Hácha.

Others Born in 1872

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Bertrand Russell
MATHEMATICIAN
1872 - 1970
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 4
Alexandra Feodorovna
NOBLEMAN
1872 - 1918
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 5
Richard Willstätter
CHEMIST
1872 - 1942
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 6
Alexandra Kollontai
DIPLOMAT
1872 - 1952
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 7
Calvin Coolidge
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1933
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 8
Charles Greeley Abbot
ASTRONOMER
1872 - 1973
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 9
Johan Huizinga
HISTORIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 10
Edith Wilson
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1961
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 11
Emil Hácha
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 12
Léon Blum
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1950
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 13
Paul Langevin
PHYSICIST
1872 - 1946
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 14
Anton Denikin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1947
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 15
Marcel Mauss
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 1945

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Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 23
Pietro Mascagni
COMPOSER
1863 - 1945
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 24
Heinrich Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 25
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1945
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 26
Paul Valéry
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 27
Pierre Laval
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 28
Johan Huizinga
HISTORIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 29
Hans Fischer
CHEMIST
1881 - 1945
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 30
David Lloyd George
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 31
August von Mackensen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1945
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 32
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1945
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 33
Käthe Kollwitz
ARTIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 34
Emil Hácha
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 35

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johan Huizinga ranks 43 out of 1,646. Before him are William I of the Netherlands (1772), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Guus Hiddink (1946), Rutger Hauer (1944), Marco van Basten (1964), and Simon van der Meer (1925). After him are Rinus Michels (1928), Jan Tinbergen (1903), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), William II of the Netherlands (1792), Jan Steen (1626), and Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920).

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William I of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1843
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 37
Jan van Riebeeck
EXPLORER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 38
Guus Hiddink
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 39
Rutger Hauer
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 40
Marco van Basten
COACH
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 41
Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 42
Johan Huizinga
HISTORIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 43
Rinus Michels
COACH
1928 - 2005
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 44
Jan Tinbergen
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 45
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1685
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 46
William II of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1849
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 47
Jan Steen
PAINTER
1626 - 1679
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 48
Nicolaas Bloembergen
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2017
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 49