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George Grote

1794 - 1871

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George Grote (; 17 November 1794 – 18 June 1871) was an English political radical and classical historian. He is now best known for his major work, the voluminous History of Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Grote is the 515th most popular historian (down from 492nd in 2019), the 5,033rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,390th in 2019) and the 66th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, George Grote ranks 515 out of 561. Before him are Christopher Lasch, Griselda Pollock, Richard Overy, David Bordwell, Hugh N. Kennedy, and Robert Kagan. After him are R. H. Tawney, Orlando Figes, Andreas Maislinger, Alessandro Barbero, Horace Engdahl, and Djibril Tamsir Niane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, George Grote ranks 70. Before him are José Justo Corro, Umihana Čuvidina, Sylvester Graham, Miklós Jósika, William Cullen Bryant, and Dwarkanath Tagore. After him are Feargus O'Connor, Thomas Corwin, Arthur P. Bagby, and George Cathcart. Among people deceased in 1871, George Grote ranks 69. Before him are Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine, Jan Jacob Rochussen, Charles Francis Hall, Martín Carrera, Arvid August Afzelius, and Castro Alves. After him are Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, Thomas Ewing, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, Alexander Keith Johnston, and John Slidell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Grote ranks 5,035 out of 8,785. Before him are Jonathan Lynn (1943), Thomas Lewis (1881), Luke Fildes (1843), Ran Laurie (1915), David Arnold (1962), and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801). After him are Anthony Newley (1931), Paddy Considine (1973), Edmund Gosse (1849), Matthew Tuck (1980), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), and John Byrne (1961).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, George Grote ranks 66. Before him are William of Newburgh (1130), Mark Mazower (1958), William Mitchell Ramsay (1851), N. G. L. Hammond (1907), Richard Overy (1947), and Hugh N. Kennedy (1947). After him are Orlando Figes (1959), Simon Schama (1945), Jan Morris (1926), Richard Bauckham (1946), Warren Treadgold (1949), and Edward Augustus Freeman (1823).

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