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American Horse

1840 - 1908

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American Horse (Lakota: Wašíčuŋ Tȟašúŋke; also known as American Horse the Younger; c. 1840 – December 16, 1908) was an Oglala Lakota chief, statesman, educator and historian. American Horse is notable in American history as a U.S. Army Indian Scout and a progressive Oglala Lakota leader who promoted friendly associations with whites and education for his people. American Horse opposed Crazy Horse during the Great Sioux War of 1876–1877 and the Ghost Dance Movement of 1890, and was a Lakota delegate to Washington. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. American Horse is the 499th most popular historian (down from 490th in 2019), the 9,627th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,502nd in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, American Horse ranks 499 out of 561. Before him are Frederic G. Kenyon, Thomas Walker Arnold, Alfred W. Crosby, Robert Service, Daniel Pipes, and William of Newburgh. After him are Walter Rodney, Gregory Areshian, Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, Firishta, and Richard Taruskin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, American Horse ranks 93. Before him are Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie, Richard Knill Freeman, Simeon Solomon, Ghazaros Aghayan, Sophia Jex-Blake, and Jakub Arbes. After him are Isabella Stewart Gardner, John Stainer, and John Addington Symonds. Among people deceased in 1908, American Horse ranks 102. Before him are José Manuel Marroquín, Carl Koldewey, Federico Chueca, Ignacio de Veintemilla, Joel Chandler Harris, and Ludwig Carl Christian Koch. After him are Redvers Buller, Harriet Hosmer, and Old Tom Morris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, American Horse ranks 9,629 out of 20,380. Before him are Justin Gaethje (1988), Doug Aldrich (1964), Jesse Lee Soffer (1984), Max Emmerich (1879), Brad Falchuk (1971), and Earl Derr Biggers (1884). After him are Laura Secord (1775), Betty Blythe (1893), John Herrington (1958), Camryn Manheim (1961), Tress MacNeille (1951), and Wesley Ruggles (1889).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, American Horse ranks 40. Before him are Robert Jay Lifton (1926), Lothrop Stoddard (1883), Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), and Daniel Pipes (1949). After him are Richard Taruskin (1945), Christopher Lasch (1932), David Bordwell (1947), Carroll Quigley (1910), Richard Hofstadter (1916), and Francis Parkman (1823).

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