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Andreas Alföldi

1895 - 1981

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András (Andreas) Ede Zsigmond Alföldi (27 August 1895 – 12 February 1981) was a Hungarian historian, art historian, epigraphist, numismatist and archaeologist, specializing in the Late Antique period. He was one of the most productive 20th-century scholars of the ancient world and is considered one of the leading researchers of his time. Although some of his research results are controversial, his work in several areas is viewed as groundbreaking. Professor Alföldi contributed significantly to the massive Cambridge Ancient History, including Vol. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Alföldi is the 422nd most popular historian (down from 380th in 2019), the 578th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 493rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Andreas Alföldi ranks 422 out of 561. Before him are Franz Theodor Kugler, Stephen Greenblatt, Boris Chicherin, Chimalpahin, Catharine Macaulay, and Mary Ritter Beard. After him are Henri Grégoire, Isabella Bashmakova, Anton Heinrich Springer, Alain Daniélou, Stephen E. Ambrose, and Ilya Berezin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Andreas Alföldi ranks 234. Before him are André Gaboriaud, Jack Northrop, Ali Mansur, Olga Spessivtseva, Ernie Collett, and Norman Ross. After him are Greta Johansson, Frank Foss, Eduard Bagritsky, Edmund Wilson, Melville J. Herskovits, and Karel Koželuh. Among people deceased in 1981, Andreas Alföldi ranks 190. Before him are Werner Teske, Cláudio Coutinho, Hoagy Carmichael, Antero Kivi, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and Jack Northrop. After him are Hermann Pilnik, Curtis Bernhardt, Zoya Fyodorova, Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Nils Asther, and José María Minella.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Andreas Alföldi ranks 578 out of 1,077. Before him are Gábor Delneky (1932), László Bálint (1948), Ileana Silai (1941), Ernő Goldfinger (1902), István Tóth (1951), and Tibor Kemény (1913). After him are András Balczó (1938), Tibor Csernai (1938), Sigmund Romberg (1887), Imre Varga (1923), Menyhért Lónyay (1822), and Ferenc Szojka (1931).

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Among HISTORIANS In Hungary

Among historians born in Hungary, Andreas Alföldi ranks 3. Before him are İbrahim Peçevi (1574), and Géza Alföldy (1935). After him are Gábor Kósa (1971), and John Komlos (1944).

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