HISTORIAN
Fritz Stern
1926 - 2016

Fritz Stern
Fritz Richard Stern (February 2, 1926 – May 18, 2016) was a German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history and historiography. He was a University Professor and a provost at New York's Columbia University. His work focused on the complex relationships between Germans and Jews in the 19th and 20th centuries and on the rise of National Socialism in Germany during the first half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Stern is the 384th most popular historian (down from 359th in 2019), the 932nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 895th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Polish Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Fritz Stern ranks 384 out of 561. Before him are Léon Gautier, Heinrich von Sybel, Michele Amari, Peter Gay, Heinrich Gelzer, and Ernest Labrousse. After him are Cadmus of Miletus, Domenico Losurdo, Jan T. Gross, Ronald Syme, Ehsan Yarshater, and Zhao Rukuo.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLéon Gautier
1832 - 1897
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 378
Heinrich von Sybel
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 379
Michele Amari
1806 - 1889
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 380
Peter Gay
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 381
Heinrich Gelzer
1847 - 1906
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 382
Ernest Labrousse
1895 - 1988
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 383
Fritz Stern
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 384
Cadmus of Miletus
500 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 385
Domenico Losurdo
1941 - 2018
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 386
Jan T. Gross
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 387
Ronald Syme
1903 - 1989
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 388
Ehsan Yarshater
1920 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 389
Zhao Rukuo
1170 - 1228
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 390
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Fritz Stern ranks 317. Before him are Hong Deok-young, René Depestre, Edmund Purdom, Julius Katchen, Abdur Rahman Biswas, and Hans Günter Winkler. After him are Ede Király, Marcello Abbado, Pino Dordoni, Franco Faggi, Yevgeny Yevstigneyev, and Bob Falkenburg. Among people deceased in 2016, Fritz Stern ranks 313. Before him are Anita Brookner, Marco Pannella, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Muhamed Mujić, John Johnson, and Martin Gray. After him are Michel Déon, Susana Duijm, Eliseo Prado, Georges Balandier, Merle Haggard, and Ad-Diba.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsHong Deok-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 311
René Depestre
WRITER
1926 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 312
Edmund Purdom
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 313
Julius Katchen
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1969
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 314
Abdur Rahman Biswas
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 315
Hans Günter Winkler
ATHLETE
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 316
Fritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 317
Ede Király
SKATER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 318
Marcello Abbado
COMPOSER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 319
Pino Dordoni
ATHLETE
1926 - 1998
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 320
Franco Faggi
ATHLETE
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 321
Yevgeny Yevstigneyev
ACTOR
1926 - 1992
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 322
Bob Falkenburg
TENNIS PLAYER
1926 - 2022
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 323
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsAnita Brookner
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 307
Marco Pannella
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 308
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 309
Muhamed Mujić
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2016
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 310
John Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 311
Martin Gray
WRITER
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 312
Fritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 313
Michel Déon
WRITER
1919 - 2016
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 314
Susana Duijm
CELEBRITY
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 315
Eliseo Prado
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 316
Georges Balandier
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 2016
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 317
Merle Haggard
SINGER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 318
Ad-Diba
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 319
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Fritz Stern ranks 932 out of 1,694. Before him are Marie Rambert (1888), Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820), Hanna Krall (1935), Konstantin Kalinin (1887), and Martin Gray (1922). After him are Stanisław Kowalski (1910), Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (1503), Tommy Wiseau (1955), Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska (1925), Adam Zamenhof (1888), and Michalina Wisłocka (1921).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsMarie Rambert
DANCER
1888 - 1982
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 926
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1845 - 1920
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 927
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1875
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 928
Hanna Krall
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 929
Konstantin Kalinin
ENGINEER
1887 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 930
Martin Gray
WRITER
1922 - 2016
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 931
Fritz Stern
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 932
Stanisław Kowalski
ATHLETE
1910 - 2022
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 933
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski
PHILOSOPHER
1503 - 1572
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 934
Tommy Wiseau
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 935
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 936
Adam Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1940
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 937
Michalina Wisłocka
WRITER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 938
Among HISTORIANS In Poland
Among historians born in Poland, Fritz Stern ranks 14. Before him are Heinrich Graetz (1817), Zeev Sternhell (1935), Karl Otfried Müller (1797), Walter Laqueur (1921), Israel Gutman (1923), and Jacob Talmon (1916). After him are Jan T. Gross (1947), Franz Theodor Kugler (1808), Albrecht Weber (1825), Benjamin Mazar (1906), and Janusz Kurtyka (1960).
Heinrich Graetz
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 8
Zeev Sternhell
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 9
Karl Otfried Müller
1797 - 1840
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 10
Walter Laqueur
1921 - 2018
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 11
Israel Gutman
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 12
Jacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 13
Fritz Stern
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 14
Jan T. Gross
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 15
Franz Theodor Kugler
1808 - 1858
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 16
Albrecht Weber
1825 - 1901
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 17
Benjamin Mazar
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 18
Janusz Kurtyka
1960 - 2010
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 19