ARCHAEOLOGIST

Désiré Charnay

1828 - 1915

Désiré Charnay

Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 1828 – 24 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Désiré Charnay is the 113th most popular archaeologist (down from 104th in 2019), the 4,632nd most popular biography from France (down from 4,429th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Désiré Charnay ranks 113 out of 151. Before him are E. A. Wallis Budge, Akurgal, Mortimer Wheeler, Phillip V. Tobias, Stith Thompson, and José Leite de Vasconcelos. After him are Davidson Black, Lewis Binford, Blaga Aleksova, Carl Blegen, Zakaria Goneim, and Michael D. Coe.

Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia

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E. A. Wallis Budge
1857 - 1934
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 107
Akurgal
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 108
Mortimer Wheeler
1890 - 1976
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 109
Phillip V. Tobias
1925 - 2012
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 110
Stith Thompson
1885 - 1976
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 111
José Leite de Vasconcelos
1858 - 1941
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 112
Désiré Charnay
1828 - 1915
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 113
Davidson Black
1884 - 1934
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 114
Lewis Binford
1932 - 2011
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 115
Blaga Aleksova
1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 116
Carl Blegen
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 117
Zakaria Goneim
1905 - 1959
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 118
Michael D. Coe
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 119

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1828, Désiré Charnay ranks 57. Before him are Johannes Müller Argoviensis, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., Dragan Tsankov, Albrecht von Graefe, Boris Chicherin, and Júlia Szendrey. After him are Luiza Pesjak, Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera, Andrew Murray, Morten Müller, George Crook, and Kanō Hōgai. Among people deceased in 1915, Désiré Charnay ranks 110. Before him are Hans von Berlepsch, Frank James, Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, George Nares, Kálmán Széll, and Édouard Vaillant. After him are Nikolay Umov, Lajos Gönczy, Pyotr Durnovo, Greene Vardiman Black, Bagha Jatin, and Béla Las-Torres.

Others Born in 1828

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Johannes Müller Argoviensis
BIOLOGIST
1828 - 1896
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 51
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
COMPOSER
1828 - 1893
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 52
Dragan Tsankov
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1911
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 53
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 54
Boris Chicherin
HISTORIAN
1828 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 55
Júlia Szendrey
WRITER
1828 - 1868
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 56
Désiré Charnay
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1828 - 1915
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 57
Luiza Pesjak
WRITER
1828 - 1898
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 58
Adelardo López de Ayala y Herrera
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1879
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 59
Andrew Murray
WRITER
1828 - 1917
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 60
Morten Müller
PAINTER
1828 - 1911
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 61
George Crook
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1890
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 62
Kanō Hōgai
PAINTER
1828 - 1888
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 63