ARCHAEOLOGIST
Ernst Herzfeld
1879 - 1948

Ernst Herzfeld
Ernst Emil Herzfeld (23 July 1879 – 20 January 1948) was a German archaeologist and Iranologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Herzfeld is the 87th most popular archaeologist (up from 88th in 2019), the 4,146th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,236th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Ernst Herzfeld ranks 87 out of 151. Before him are William F. Albright, Jean-François Séguier, Joseph Orbeli, Hugo Winckler, Edward Robinson, and Kathleen Kenyon. After him are Pierre Montet, Israel Finkelstein, Anne Stine Ingstad, Ernesto Schiaparelli, Sven Nilsson, and Rudolf Wagner.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam F. Albright
1891 - 1971
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 81
Jean-François Séguier
1703 - 1784
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 82
Joseph Orbeli
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 83
Hugo Winckler
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 84
Edward Robinson
1794 - 1863
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 85
Kathleen Kenyon
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 86
Ernst Herzfeld
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 87
Pierre Montet
1885 - 1966
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 88
Israel Finkelstein
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 89
Anne Stine Ingstad
1918 - 1997
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 90
Ernesto Schiaparelli
1856 - 1928
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 91
Sven Nilsson
1787 - 1883
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 92
Rudolf Wagner
1805 - 1864
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Ernst Herzfeld ranks 160. Before him are E. H. Shepard, Zsigmond Móricz, Alfred Swahn, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, and Milan Šufflay. After him are Eugène Lanti, Rafael Erich, Émile Champion, Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, Wladimir Aïtoff, and Antti Tulenheimo. Among people deceased in 1948, Ernst Herzfeld ranks 142. Before him are Jāzeps Vītols, Alfred Kerr, Alfred Lacroix, Emmy Hennings, May Whitty, and Elsa Brändström. After him are Yellapragada Subbarow, Alfredo Baldomir, George Horine, Yevgeniy Abalakov, Siegmund von Hausegger, and Gregg Toland.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsE. H. Shepard
PAINTER
1879 - 1976
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 154
Zsigmond Móricz
WRITER
1879 - 1942
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 155
Alfred Swahn
ATHLETE
1879 - 1931
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 156
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
LINGUIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 157
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1968
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 158
Milan Šufflay
HISTORIAN
1879 - 1931
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 159
Ernst Herzfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 160
Eugène Lanti
BUSINESSPERSON
1879 - 1947
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 161
Rafael Erich
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1946
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 162
Émile Champion
ATHLETE
1879 - 1921
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 163
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 164
Wladimir Aïtoff
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 165
Antti Tulenheimo
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 166
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsJāzeps Vītols
COMPOSER
1863 - 1948
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 136
Alfred Kerr
WRITER
1867 - 1948
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 137
Alfred Lacroix
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 138
Emmy Hennings
WRITER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 139
May Whitty
ACTOR
1865 - 1948
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 140
Elsa Brändström
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1948
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 141
Ernst Herzfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 142
Yellapragada Subbarow
CHEMIST
1895 - 1948
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 143
Alfredo Baldomir
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 144
George Horine
ATHLETE
1890 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 145
Yevgeniy Abalakov
MOUNTAINEER
1907 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 146
Siegmund von Hausegger
COMPOSER
1872 - 1948
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 147
Gregg Toland
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1948
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 148
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ernst Herzfeld ranks 4,148 out of 7,253. Before him are Rainer Zobel (1948), Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771), Elisabeth Schumann (1888), Sandra Hüller (1978), Loris Karius (1993), and Johannes Baptista von Albertini (1769). After him are Ken Adam (1921), Georg Schrimpf (1889), Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792), Herbert Wehner (1906), Peter Joseph Lenné (1789), and Georg Buschner (1925).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRainer Zobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4,142
Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1849
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4,143
Elisabeth Schumann
SINGER
1888 - 1952
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4,144
Sandra Hüller
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,145
Loris Karius
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,146
Johannes Baptista von Albertini
BIOLOGIST
1769 - 1831
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,147
Ernst Herzfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4,148
Ken Adam
WRITER
1921 - 2016
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 4,149
Georg Schrimpf
PAINTER
1889 - 1938
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 4,150
Christian Albrecht Jensen
PAINTER
1792 - 1870
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4,151
Herbert Wehner
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4,152
Peter Joseph Lenné
ARCHITECT
1789 - 1866
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4,153
Georg Buschner
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4,154
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Ernst Herzfeld ranks 16. Before him are Max von Oppenheim (1860), Adolf Furtwängler (1853), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), Johann Andreas Wagner (1797), Halet Çambel (1916), and Hugo Winckler (1863). After him are Rudolf Wagner (1805), Klaus Schmidt (1953), and Franz Weidenreich (1873).
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
Halet Çambel
1916 - 2014
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 14
Hugo Winckler
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 15
Ernst Herzfeld
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 16
Rudolf Wagner
1805 - 1864
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 17
Klaus Schmidt
1953 - 2014
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 18
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 19