HISTORIAN
Claude Cahen
1909 - 1991

Claude Cahen
Claude Cahen (26 February 1909 – 18 November 1991) was a 20th-century French Marxist orientalist and historian. He specialized in the studies of the Islamic Middle Ages, Muslim sources about the Crusades, and social history of the medieval Islamic society (works on Futuwa orders). Claude Cahen was born in Paris to a French Jewish family. After studying at the École Normale Supérieure on the rue d'Ulm, he attended the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, receiving a doctorate in 1940. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Cahen is the 281st most popular historian (up from 283rd in 2019), the 3,374th most popular biography from France (up from 3,475th in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Claude Cahen ranks 281 out of 561. Before him are Karl Otfried Müller, John Foxe, Gustav Hugo, Bernard Berenson, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, and Halil İnalcık. After him are Zuo Qiuming, Timothy Garton Ash, Georges Lefebvre, George Buchanan, Gustave Schlumberger, and Abraham Geiger.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Otfried Müller
1797 - 1840
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 275
John Foxe
1516 - 1587
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 276
Gustav Hugo
1764 - 1844
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 277
Bernard Berenson
1865 - 1959
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 278
Gerhard Friedrich Müller
1705 - 1783
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 279
Halil İnalcık
1916 - 2016
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 280
Claude Cahen
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 281
Zuo Qiuming
556 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 282
Timothy Garton Ash
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 283
Georges Lefebvre
1874 - 1959
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 284
George Buchanan
1506 - 1582
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 285
Gustave Schlumberger
1844 - 1929
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 286
Abraham Geiger
1810 - 1874
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 287
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Claude Cahen ranks 179. Before him are Howard Da Silva, Martin Lings, Hermann Lang, André Clot, Eric Ambler, and Dana Andrews. After him are Bernhard Grzimek, Juan Bosch, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Cilly Aussem, Carlo Agostoni, and Ivan Bek. Among people deceased in 1991, Claude Cahen ranks 113. Before him are Étienne Decroux, Abderrahmane Farès, Miodrag Bulatović, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Metin Oktay, and Hitoshi Igarashi. After him are Pietro Ferraris, Louis Seigner, Northrop Frye, Helmut Walcha, Antoine Berman, and Robert Motherwell.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsHoward Da Silva
ACTOR
1909 - 1986
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 173
Martin Lings
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 2005
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 174
Hermann Lang
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 175
André Clot
HISTORIAN
1909 - 2002
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 176
Eric Ambler
WRITER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 177
Dana Andrews
ACTOR
1909 - 1992
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 178
Claude Cahen
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 179
Bernhard Grzimek
WRITER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 180
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 181
Leyla Mammadbeyova
PILOT
1909 - 1989
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 182
Cilly Aussem
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1963
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 183
Carlo Agostoni
ATHLETE
1909 - 1972
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 184
Ivan Bek
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1963
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 185
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Decroux
ACTOR
1898 - 1991
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 107
Abderrahmane Farès
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1991
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 108
Miodrag Bulatović
WRITER
1930 - 1991
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 109
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 110
Metin Oktay
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1991
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 111
Hitoshi Igarashi
WRITER
1947 - 1991
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 112
Claude Cahen
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 113
Pietro Ferraris
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 114
Louis Seigner
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 115
Northrop Frye
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 116
Helmut Walcha
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 117
Antoine Berman
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - 1991
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 118
Robert Motherwell
PAINTER
1915 - 1991
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 119
In France
Among people born in France, Claude Cahen ranks 3,374 out of 6,770. Before him are Emma Calvé (1858), Rutebeuf (1300), Guillaume Faye (1949), Georges Mathieu (1921), André Parrot (1901), and Olivier Blanchard (1948). After him are Jacques Tardi (1946), Robert Enrico (1931), Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency (1595), Charles Coste (1924), Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1725), and Philippe Léotard (1940).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsEmma Calvé
SINGER
1858 - 1942
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,368
Rutebeuf
WRITER
1300 - 1285
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3,369
Guillaume Faye
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3,370
Georges Mathieu
PAINTER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3,371
André Parrot
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1901 - 1980
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3,372
Olivier Blanchard
ECONOMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3,373
Claude Cahen
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3,374
Jacques Tardi
COMIC ARTIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3,375
Robert Enrico
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2001
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3,376
Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1595 - 1632
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3,377
Charles Coste
CYCLIST
1924 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3,378
Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
NOBLEMAN
1725 - 1816
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3,379
Philippe Léotard
ACTOR
1940 - 2001
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 3,380
Among HISTORIANS In France
Among historians born in France, Claude Cahen ranks 36. Before him are Joseph de Guignes (1721), Bernard Desclot (1201), Charles Rollin (1661), Régine Pernoud (1909), André Clot (1909), and Maxime Rodinson (1915). After him are Georges Lefebvre (1874), Gustave Schlumberger (1844), Stéphane Courtois (1947), Marc Ferro (1924), Gustave Lanson (1857), and Émile Mâle (1862).
Joseph de Guignes
1721 - 1800
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 30
Bernard Desclot
1201 - 1287
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 31
Charles Rollin
1661 - 1741
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 32
Régine Pernoud
1909 - 1998
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 33
André Clot
1909 - 2002
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 34
Maxime Rodinson
1915 - 2004
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 35
Claude Cahen
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 36
Georges Lefebvre
1874 - 1959
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 37
Gustave Schlumberger
1844 - 1929
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 38
Stéphane Courtois
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 39
Marc Ferro
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 40
Gustave Lanson
1857 - 1934
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 41
Émile Mâle
1862 - 1954
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 42