HISTORIAN
Heinrich von Sybel
1817 - 1895

Heinrich von Sybel
Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel (2 December 1817 – 1 August 1895) was a German historian and politician, who served in the Landtag of Prussia from 1862 to 1864 and from 1874 to 1880. He was a professor at the University of Bonn from 1861 to 1875 and director of the Prussian Archives from 1875. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich von Sybel is the 379th most popular historian (up from 385th in 2019), the 4,371st most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,391st in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Heinrich von Sybel ranks 379 out of 561. Before him are Jacob Talmon, Leo Allatius, Heinrich Zimmer, Géza Alföldy, Gottfried Arnold, and Léon Gautier. After him are Michele Amari, Peter Gay, Heinrich Gelzer, Ernest Labrousse, Fritz Stern, and Cadmus of Miletus.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacob Talmon
1916 - 1980
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 373
Leo Allatius
1586 - 1669
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 374
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 375
Géza Alföldy
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 376
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 377
Léon 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1817, Heinrich von Sybel ranks 71. Before him are Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, Alfred Des Cloizeaux, Konstantin Aksakov, Florian Ceynowa, Alexandros Koumoundouros, and Braxton Bragg. After him are Christen Andreas Fonnesbech, Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Richard Spruce, José María Ventura Casas, Thomas Thomson, and Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio. Among people deceased in 1895, Heinrich von Sybel ranks 77. Before him are Karl Schenk, L. L. Langstroth, Woldemar, Prince of Lippe, Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, and Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna. After him are Silvestro Lega, Louise Otto-Peters, Bertha Valerius, Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, Walter Q. Gresham, and Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque.
Others Born in 1817
Go to all RankingsKarbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi
ARCHITECT
1817 - 1910
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 65
Alfred Des Cloizeaux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1897
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 66
Konstantin Aksakov
WRITER
1817 - 1860
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 67
Florian Ceynowa
WRITER
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 68
Alexandros Koumoundouros
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1883
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 69
Braxton Bragg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1876
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 70
Heinrich von Sybel
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 71
Christen Andreas Fonnesbech
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1880
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 72
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1896
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 73
Richard Spruce
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1893
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 74
José María Ventura Casas
MUSICIAN
1817 - 1875
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 75
Thomas Thomson
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1878
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 76
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
WRITER
1817 - 1901
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 1895
Go to all RankingsKarl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 71
L. L. Langstroth
INVENTOR
1810 - 1895
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 72
Woldemar, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1895
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 73
Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1822 - 1895
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 74
Ahmed Cevdet Pasha
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 75
Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1895
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 76
Heinrich von Sybel
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 77
Silvestro Lega
PAINTER
1826 - 1895
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 78
Louise Otto-Peters
WRITER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 79
Bertha Valerius
PHOTOGRAPHER
1824 - 1895
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 80
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1895
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 81
Walter Q. Gresham
JUDGE
1832 - 1895
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 82
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1895
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 83
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich von Sybel ranks 4,373 out of 7,253. Before him are Gerhard Fieseler (1896), Käthe Krauss (1906), Elfriede Kaun (1914), Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744), Günter Bernard (1939), and Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1570). After him are Sylvester Groth (1958), Manfred Burgsmüller (1949), Oscar Kreuzer (1887), Sven Väth (1964), Theodor Benfey (1809), and Eberhard Diepgen (1941).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGerhard Fieseler
ENGINEER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,367
Käthe Krauss
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,368
Elfriede Kaun
ATHLETE
1914 - 2008
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,369
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
WRITER
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4,370
Günter Bernard
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,371
Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1570 - 1590
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,372
Heinrich von Sybel
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,373
Sylvester Groth
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,374
Manfred Burgsmüller
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,375
Oscar Kreuzer
TENNIS PLAYER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,376
Sven Väth
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,377
Theodor Benfey
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,378
Eberhard Diepgen
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,379
Among HISTORIANS In Germany
Among historians born in Germany, Heinrich von Sybel ranks 47. Before him are Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (1752), Arno Peters (1916), Kurt Aland (1915), Franz Babinger (1891), Heinrich Zimmer (1890), and Gottfried Arnold (1665). After him are Peter Gay (1923), Heinrich Gelzer (1847), Friedrich Kittler (1943), Eberhard Jäckel (1929), Joseph Hergenröther (1824), and Gerhard Ritter (1888).
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
1752 - 1827
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 41
Arno Peters
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 42
Kurt Aland
1915 - 1994
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 43
Franz Babinger
1891 - 1967
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 44
Heinrich Zimmer
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 45
Gottfried Arnold
1665 - 1714
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 46
Heinrich von Sybel
1817 - 1895
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 47
Peter Gay
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 48
Heinrich Gelzer
1847 - 1906
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 49
Friedrich Kittler
1943 - 2011
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 50
Eberhard Jäckel
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 51
Joseph Hergenröther
1824 - 1890
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 52
Gerhard Ritter
1888 - 1967
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 53