HISTORIAN
Charles Diehl
1859 - 1944

Charles Diehl
Charles Diehl (French: [dil]; 19 January 1859 – 1 November 1944) was a French historian born in Strasbourg. He was a leading authority on Byzantine art and history. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Diehl is the 172nd most popular historian (up from 174th in 2019), the 2,506th most popular biography from France (up from 2,592nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Charles Diehl ranks 172 out of 561. Before him are C. Northcote Parkinson, Steven Runciman, Ian Kershaw, Otto von Gierke, Mirkhvand, and Antony Beevor. After him are Ibn al-Faqih, Afet İnan, Max Dvořák, George Cœdès, Karl Lamprecht, and Max Weinreich.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsC. Northcote Parkinson
1909 - 1993
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 166
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 167
Ian Kershaw
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 168
Otto von Gierke
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 169
Mirkhvand
1433 - 1498
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 170
Antony Beevor
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 171
Charles Diehl
1859 - 1944
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 172
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 173
Afet İnan
1908 - 1985
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 174
Max Dvořák
1874 - 1921
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 175
George Cœdès
1886 - 1969
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 176
Karl Lamprecht
1856 - 1915
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 177
Max Weinreich
1894 - 1969
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Charles Diehl ranks 55. Before him are Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Radko Dimitriev, Léon Duguit, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria, Walther von Lüttwitz, and Constantine VI of Constantinople. After him are Alfred Hettner, Kenneth Grahame, Ernesto Cesàro, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, Fanny Bullock Workman, and Karl von Stürgkh. Among people deceased in 1944, Charles Diehl ranks 134. Before him are Josef Bürckel, Kosta Pećanac, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Emanuel Ringelblum, Paul Hazard, and Agustín Barrios. After him are Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, Dietrich Kraiss, Regina Jonas, Nikolai Polikarpov, Bella Rosenfeld, and Musa Cälil.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsPrince Oscar Bernadotte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1859 - 1953
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 49
Radko Dimitriev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1918
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 50
Léon Duguit
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1928
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 51
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1859 - 1949
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 52
Walther von Lüttwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1942
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 53
Constantine VI of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1859 - 1930
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 54
Charles Diehl
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1944
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 55
Alfred Hettner
GEOGRAPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 56
Kenneth Grahame
WRITER
1859 - 1932
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 57
Ernesto Cesàro
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1906
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 58
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
ECONOMIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 59
Fanny Bullock Workman
MOUNTAINEER
1859 - 1925
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 60
Karl von Stürgkh
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsJosef Bürckel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1944
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 128
Kosta Pećanac
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1944
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 129
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1944
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 130
Emanuel Ringelblum
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1944
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 131
Paul Hazard
WRITER
1878 - 1944
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 132
Agustín Barrios
MUSICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 133
Charles Diehl
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1944
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 134
Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 135
Dietrich Kraiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1944
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 136
Regina Jonas
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1944
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 137
Nikolai Polikarpov
ENGINEER
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 138
Bella Rosenfeld
WRITER
1889 - 1944
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 139
Musa Cälil
WRITER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 140
In France
Among people born in France, Charles Diehl ranks 2,506 out of 6,770. Before him are Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772), François-Joseph Talma (1763), Paul Belmondo (1963), Patrick Hernandez (1949), Élisabeth Depardieu (1941), and Alexis Bouvard (1767). After him are Séverine (1948), Jean Fautrier (1898), Claude Farrère (1876), Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1948), Pierre Klossowski (1905), and Michel Camdessus (1933).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHorace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1851
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,500
François-Joseph Talma
ACTOR
1763 - 1826
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,501
Paul Belmondo
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,502
Patrick Hernandez
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,503
Élisabeth Depardieu
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,504
Alexis Bouvard
ASTRONOMER
1767 - 1843
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,505
Charles Diehl
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1944
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,506
Séverine
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 2,507
Jean Fautrier
PAINTER
1898 - 1964
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,508
Claude Farrère
WRITER
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,509
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,510
Pierre Klossowski
WRITER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,511
Michel Camdessus
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,512
Among HISTORIANS In France
Among historians born in France, Charles Diehl ranks 24. Before him are Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1610), Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), Adémar de Chabannes (989), François Furet (1927), and Augustin Thierry (1795). After him are George Cœdès (1886), Henri Maspero (1883), Paul Veyne (1930), Roger Chartier (1945), Edgar Quinet (1803), and Joseph de Guignes (1721).
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange
1610 - 1688
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 18
Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme
1540 - 1614
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 19
Jean-Pierre Vernant
1914 - 2007
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 20
Adémar de Chabannes
989 - 1034
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 21
François Furet
1927 - 1997
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 22
Augustin Thierry
1795 - 1856
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 23
Charles Diehl
1859 - 1944
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 24
George Cœdès
1886 - 1969
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 25
Henri Maspero
1883 - 1945
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 26
Paul Veyne
1930 - 2022
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 27
Roger Chartier
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 28
Edgar Quinet
1803 - 1875
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 29
Joseph de Guignes
1721 - 1800
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 30