ARCHAEOLOGIST
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896

Ernst Curtius
Ernst Curtius (; 2 September 1814 – 11 July 1896) was a German archaeologist, historian and museum director. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Curtius is the 36th most popular archaeologist (up from 44th in 2019), the 2,119th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,304th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Ernst Curtius ranks 36 out of 151. Before him are John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Paul Pelliot, George Gaylord Simpson, Bogdan Filov, Robert Ballard, and André Leroi-Gourhan. After him are Ami Boué, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Henri Breuil, Paul-Émile Botta, Leonard Woolley, and John O. Westwood.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 30
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 31
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 32
Bogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 33
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 34
André Leroi-Gourhan
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 35
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 36
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 37
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 38
Henri Breuil
1877 - 1961
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 39
Paul-Émile Botta
1802 - 1870
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 40
Leonard Woolley
1880 - 1960
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 41
John O. Westwood
1805 - 1893
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Ernst Curtius ranks 27. Before him are Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus, Sheridan Le Fanu, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, Tatya Tope, Adolf von Henselt, and Rasoherina. After him are Josif Pančić, Eduard Zeller, Kamehameha III, Alexander Cunningham, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, and Amalia Lindegren. Among people deceased in 1896, Ernst Curtius ranks 33. Before him are Ante Starčević, Maurice de Hirsch, Heinrich von Treitschke, Ernst Engel, Luigi Federico Menabrea, and Félix Tisserand. After him are Adalbert Krueger, Napoleon Sarony, Karl Verner, Louis Gerhard De Geer, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, and Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsJuan Prim, 1st Count of Reus
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 21
Sheridan Le Fanu
WRITER
1814 - 1873
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 22
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 23
Tatya Tope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1859
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 24
Adolf von Henselt
COMPOSER
1814 - 1889
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 25
Rasoherina
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1868
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 26
Ernst Curtius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 27
Josif Pančić
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 28
Eduard Zeller
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1908
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 29
Kamehameha III
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1854
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 30
Alexander Cunningham
ENGINEER
1814 - 1893
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 31
Mehmed Fuad Pasha
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 32
Amalia Lindegren
PAINTER
1814 - 1891
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1896
Go to all RankingsAnte Starčević
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1896
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 27
Maurice de Hirsch
BUSINESSPERSON
1831 - 1896
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 28
Heinrich von Treitschke
HISTORIAN
1834 - 1896
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 29
Ernst Engel
ECONOMIST
1821 - 1896
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 30
Luigi Federico Menabrea
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1809 - 1896
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 31
Félix Tisserand
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1896
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 32
Ernst Curtius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 33
Adalbert Krueger
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1896
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 34
Napoleon Sarony
PHOTOGRAPHER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 35
Karl Verner
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1896
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 36
Louis Gerhard De Geer
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1896
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 37
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
MATHEMATICIAN
1821 - 1896
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 38
Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev
COMPOSER
1823 - 1896
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 39
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ernst Curtius ranks 2,120 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Osiander (1498), Walter Buch (1883), Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757), Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963), William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516), and George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1539). After him are Paul Drude (1863), George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Elke Sommer (1940), Jakub Bart-Ćišinski (1856), Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759), and Ludwig Uhland (1787).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAndreas Osiander
MATHEMATICIAN
1498 - 1552
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 2,114
Walter Buch
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1949
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 2,115
Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1831
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 2,116
Anne-Sophie Mutter
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 2,117
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1592
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 2,118
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1603
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 2,119
Ernst Curtius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 2,120
Paul Drude
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1906
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 2,121
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1661
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 2,122
Elke Sommer
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 2,123
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
WRITER
1856 - 1909
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 2,124
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
COMPOSER
1759 - 1845
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 2,125
Ludwig Uhland
WRITER
1787 - 1862
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 2,126
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Ernst Curtius ranks 7. Before him are Theodor Mommsen (1817), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Isdal Woman (1940), Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), and Leo Frobenius (1873). After him are Ami Boué (1794), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), Max von Oppenheim (1860), Adolf Furtwängler (1853), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), and Johann Andreas Wagner (1797).
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 1
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 2
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 3
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 6
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 9
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 11
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 12
Johann Andreas Wagner
1797 - 1861
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 13