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Hermann Alexander Diels

1848 - 1922

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Hermann Alexander Diels (German: [diːls]; 18 May 1848 – 4 June 1922) was a German classical scholar, who was influential in the area of early Greek philosophy and is known for his standard work Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker. Diels helped to import the term Presocratic into classical scholarship and developed the Diels–Kranz numbering system for ancient Greek Pre-Socratic texts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Alexander Diels is the 91st most popular historian (down from 89th in 2019), the 1,236th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,179th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Hermann Alexander Diels ranks 91 out of 561. Before him are Timaeus, Donna Haraway, Erich Auerbach, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Georges Duby, and Al-Maqrizi. After him are George Kedrenos, Sozomen, Eunapius, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Flavio Biondo, and Tyrannius Rufinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Hermann Alexander Diels ranks 29. Before him are Carl Wernicke, William II of Württemberg, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Milena Vukotić, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, and Pierre De Geyter. After him are Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Katsura Tarō, Hristo Botev, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Anna Boch, and Guido von List. Among people deceased in 1922, Hermann Alexander Diels ranks 35. Before him are Arthur Nikisch, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Mori Ōgai, Henri Désiré Landru, Velimir Khlebnikov, and Yamagata Aritomo. After him are Alessandro Moreschi, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Giovanni Verga, Catherine Dolgorukov, Wolfgang Kapp, and Jacobus Kapteyn.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann Alexander Diels ranks 1,236 out of 7,253. Before him are Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (1755), Christiane F. (1962), Lucian Freud (1922), Marie of Prussia (1825), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874), and Franz Karl Achard (1753). After him are Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1601), Paul Natorp (1854), Rudolf von Sebottendorf (1875), and Manfred Rommel (1928).

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Among HISTORIANS In Germany

Among historians born in Germany, Hermann Alexander Diels ranks 10. Before him are Adam of Bremen (1100), Erwin Panofsky (1892), Samuel von Pufendorf (1632), Aby Warburg (1866), Julius Wellhausen (1844), and Erich Auerbach (1892). After him are Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (1876), Christoph Cellarius (1638), Reinhart Koselleck (1923), August Ludwig von Schlözer (1735), Golo Mann (1909), and Heinrich von Treitschke (1834).

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