HISTORIAN
August Ludwig von Schlözer
1735 - 1809

August Ludwig von Schlözer
August Ludwig von Schlözer (5 July 1735, in Gaggstatt – 9 September 1809, in Göttingen) was a German historian and pedagogist who laid foundations for the critical study of Russian medieval history. He was a member of the Göttingen school of history. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Ludwig von Schlözer is the 121st most popular historian (down from 112th in 2019), the 1,738th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,648th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, August Ludwig von Schlözer ranks 121 out of 561. Before him are Peter Burke, Leo the Deacon, Michael Glykas, Pierre Nora, Shoqan Walikhanov, and Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī. After him are Hayden White, Guibert of Nogent, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Michael Rostovtzeff, Alois Riegl, and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Burke
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 115
Leo the Deacon
950 - 992
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 116
Michael Glykas
1125 - 1204
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 117
Pierre Nora
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 118
Shoqan Walikhanov
1835 - 1865
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 119
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī
1413 - 1482
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 120
August Ludwig von Schlözer
1735 - 1809
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 121
Hayden White
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 122
Guibert of Nogent
1055 - 1124
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 123
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange
1610 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 124
Michael Rostovtzeff
1870 - 1952
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 125
Alois Riegl
1858 - 1905
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 126
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
1457 - 1526
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1735, August Ludwig von Schlözer ranks 9. Before him are Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, Crown Prince Sado, François Christophe de Kellermann, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, and Ibrahim Bey. After him are Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Torbern Bergman, Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti, John Carroll, Paul Revere, and Ahmad al-Tijani. Among people deceased in 1809, August Ludwig von Schlözer ranks 11. Before him are Rama I, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, and Ueda Akinari. After him are Joseph-Marie Vien, Leopold Auenbrugger, Matthew Boulton, François Laurent d'Arlandes, John Moore, and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
Others Born in 1735
Go to all RankingsCharles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1806
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Crown Prince Sado
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1762
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 4
François Christophe de Kellermann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1820
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 5
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1814
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 6
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
MATHEMATICIAN
1735 - 1796
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 7
Ibrahim Bey
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1817
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 8
August Ludwig von Schlözer
HISTORIAN
1735 - 1809
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 9
Caspar Friedrich Wolff
PHYSICIAN
1735 - 1794
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 10
Torbern Bergman
CHEMIST
1735 - 1784
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 11
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1805
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 12
John Carroll
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1735 - 1815
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 13
Paul Revere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1818
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 14
Ahmad al-Tijani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1735 - 1815
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1809
Go to all RankingsRama I
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1809
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 5
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
COMPOSER
1736 - 1809
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 6
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
CHEMIST
1755 - 1809
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 7
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
INVENTOR
1753 - 1809
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 8
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1809
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 9
Ueda Akinari
WRITER
1734 - 1809
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 10
August Ludwig von Schlözer
HISTORIAN
1735 - 1809
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 11
Joseph-Marie Vien
PAINTER
1716 - 1809
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 12
Leopold Auenbrugger
PHYSICIAN
1722 - 1809
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 13
Matthew Boulton
INVENTOR
1728 - 1809
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 14
François Laurent d'Arlandes
ENGINEER
1742 - 1809
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 15
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 16
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 17
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, August Ludwig von Schlözer ranks 1,738 out of 7,253. Before him are William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487), Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878), Oswald Achenbach (1827), Johann Kirnberger (1721), Werner Jaeger (1888), and Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (1539). After him are Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763), Adolf Hurwitz (1859), Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736), Hans Blumenberg (1920), Edmund Conen (1914), and Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilliam I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
NOBLEMAN
1487 - 1559
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,732
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,733
Oswald Achenbach
PAINTER
1827 - 1905
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,734
Johann Kirnberger
COMPOSER
1721 - 1783
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 1,735
Werner Jaeger
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1961
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1,736
Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1582
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1,737
August Ludwig von Schlözer
HISTORIAN
1735 - 1809
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 1,738
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1830
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 1,739
Adolf Hurwitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,740
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
SCULPTOR
1736 - 1783
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,741
Hans Blumenberg
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,742
Edmund Conen
COACH
1914 - 1990
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 1,743
Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1780
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 1,744
Among HISTORIANS In Germany
Among historians born in Germany, August Ludwig von Schlözer ranks 14. Before him are Julius Wellhausen (1844), Erich Auerbach (1892), Hermann Alexander Diels (1848), Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (1876), Christoph Cellarius (1638), and Reinhart Koselleck (1923). After him are Golo Mann (1909), Heinrich von Treitschke (1834), Hieronymus Wolf (1516), Helmold (1120), Hermann Abert (1871), and Jan Assmann (1938).
Julius Wellhausen
1844 - 1918
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 8
Erich Auerbach
1892 - 1957
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 9
Hermann Alexander Diels
1848 - 1922
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 10
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
1876 - 1925
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 11
Christoph Cellarius
1638 - 1707
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 12
Reinhart Koselleck
1923 - 2006
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 13
August Ludwig von Schlözer
1735 - 1809
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 14
Golo Mann
1909 - 1994
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 15
Heinrich von Treitschke
1834 - 1896
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 16
Hieronymus Wolf
1516 - 1580
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 17
Helmold
1120 - 1177
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 18
Hermann Abert
1871 - 1927
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 19
Jan Assmann
1938 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 20