RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje

1857 - 1936

Photo of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje

Icon of person Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje

Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈsnuk ɦʏrˈɣrɔɲə]; 8 February 1857 – 26 June 1936) was a Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and languages and advisor on native affairs to the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies. Born in Oosterhout in 1857, he became a theology student at Leiden University in 1874. He received his doctorate at Leiden in 1880 with his dissertation 'Het Mekkaansche Feest' ("The Festivities of Mecca"). He became a professor at the Leiden School for Colonial Civil Servants in 1881. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje is the 1,682nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,594th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 381st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Dutch Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje by language

Loading...

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje ranks 1,682 out of 3,187. Before him are Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Sengcan, Vigilius of Trent, Zakir Naik, Agostino Cacciavillan, and Al-Baghawi. After him are Gad, Severus of Antioch, Impenitent thief, Stanisława Leszczyńska, Germanus V of Constantinople, and Theodosius of Kiev.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje ranks 63. Before him are Ayub Khan, Émile Coué, Hermann Sudermann, Alfred Loisy, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, and Herman Bang. After him are Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Simon Hollósy, Léon Charles Thévenin, Auguste Serrurier, and Wilhelm Kienzl. Among people deceased in 1936, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje ranks 85. Before him are Charles Curtis, Arvid Lindman, Johannes Franz Hartmann, Takahashi Korekiyo, Conrad Böcker, and Hu Hanmin. After him are Édouard Herzen, Meir Dizengoff, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, José Calvo Sotelo, Georgios Kondylis, and Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke.

Others Born in 1857

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1936

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje ranks 359 out of 1,646. Before him are Dirk Stikker (1897), Jan Janssen (1940), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983), Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), Allaert van Everdingen (1621), and Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467). After him are Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), Jos Verstappen (1972), Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637), Gottfried van Swieten (1733), Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594), and Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969).

Others born in Netherlands

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Netherlands

Among religious figures born in Netherlands, Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje ranks 11. Before him are Lambert of Maastricht (635), Lidwina (1380), Geert Groote (1340), Wim Hof (1959), Ludger (742), and Johannes Willebrands (1909). After him are Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), Peter Hans Kolvenbach (1928), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Balthasar Bekker (1634), Gisbertus Voetius (1589), and Frans van der Lugt (1938).

Dutch born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous