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Herwig Wolfram

1934 - Today

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Herwig Wolfram (born 14 February 1934) is an Austrian historian who is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History and Auxiliary Sciences of History at the University of Vienna and the former Director of the Institute of Austrian Historical Research. He is a leading member of the Vienna School of History, and internationally known for his authoritative works on the history of Austria, the Goths, and relationships between the Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herwig Wolfram is the 465th most popular historian (down from 454th in 2019), the 939th most popular biography from Austria (down from 920th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Austrian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Herwig Wolfram ranks 465 out of 561. Before him are Charles Homer Haskins, Mary Beard, Aron Gurevich, Anvar Chingizoglu, Eadmer, and Mikhail Artamonov. After him are Irina Antonova, Stanley Morison, René Rémond, Richard J. Evans, Sara Ashurbeyli, and Miguel León-Portilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Herwig Wolfram ranks 408. Before him are Cammie King, Kedarnath Singh, Roger Maris, Alan Bennett, Alan Baddeley, and Ray Wilson. After him are Miroslav Koranda, Britt Strandberg, Jayakanthan, Nikola Kovachev, Tullio Baraglia, and Jacques Chessex.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Herwig Wolfram ranks 939 out of 1,424. Before him are Eduard Krieger (1946), Liese Prokop (1941), Dietmar Schönherr (1926), Béla von Kehrling (1891), Siegfried Purner (1915), and Bibi Besch (1942). After him are Wolfgang Schwarz (1947), Hans Binder (1948), Friederich Franzl (1905), Eva Ibbotson (1925), Felix Kaspar (1915), and Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878).

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Among HISTORIANS In Austria

Among historians born in Austria, Herwig Wolfram ranks 8. Before him are Alois Riegl (1858), Shlomo Sand (1946), Egon Friedell (1878), Gerda Lerner (1920), İlber Ortaylı (1947), and Riane Eisler (1931). After him are Andreas Maislinger (1955).

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