HISTORIAN
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759

Jacob Theodor Klein
Jacob Theodor Klein (nickname Plinius Gedanensium; 15 August 1685 – 27 February 1759) was a German jurist, historian, botanist, zoologist, mathematician and diplomat in service of Polish King August II the Strong. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Theodor Klein is the 314th most popular historian (up from 368th in 2019), the 1,283rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,627th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Russian Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Jacob Theodor Klein ranks 314 out of 561. Before him are Émile Mâle, Yehuda Bauer, Walter Laqueur, Vakhushti of Kartli, Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, and Marsyas of Pella. After him are ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Christopher Hill, Malchus, Ludwig von Pastor, and Walter Burkert.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉmile Mâle
1862 - 1954
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 308
Yehuda Bauer
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 309
Walter Laqueur
1921 - 2018
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 310
Vakhushti of Kartli
1696 - 1757
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 311
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde
1674 - 1743
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 312
Marsyas of Pella
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 313
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 314
ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
1540 - 1615
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 315
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
1930 - 2006
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 316
Christopher Hill
1912 - 2003
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 317
Malchus
450 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 318
Ludwig von Pastor
1854 - 1928
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 319
Walter Burkert
1931 - 2015
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 320
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1685, Jacob Theodor Klein ranks 20. Before him are Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, William Kent, Dominikus Zimmermann, Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Farrukhsiyar, and George Clifford III. After him are Francesco Loredan, Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, and George Hadley. Among people deceased in 1759, Jacob Theodor Klein ranks 17. Before him are Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, Sedjefakare, James Wolfe, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Ewald Christian von Kleist, and Alamgir II. After him are Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Johann Gottfried Zinn, and William Collins.
Others Born in 1685
Go to all RankingsSophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1685 - 1735
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 14
William Kent
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 15
Dominikus Zimmermann
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 16
Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1753
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 17
Farrukhsiyar
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1719
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 18
George Clifford III
BIOLOGIST
1685 - 1760
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 19
Jacob Theodor Klein
HISTORIAN
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 20
Francesco Loredan
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1762
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 21
Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1761
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 22
George Hadley
LAWYER
1685 - 1768
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1759
Go to all RankingsJacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
ECONOMIST
1712 - 1759
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 11
Sedjefakare
POLITICIAN
1750 BC - 1759
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 12
James Wolfe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1727 - 1759
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 13
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1759
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 14
Ewald Christian von Kleist
WRITER
1715 - 1759
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 15
Alamgir II
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1759
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 16
Jacob Theodor Klein
HISTORIAN
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 17
Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1759
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 18
Johann Gottfried Zinn
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1759
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 19
William Collins
WRITER
1721 - 1759
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 20
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Jacob Theodor Klein ranks 1,283 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksandr Demyanenko (1937), Yuli Daniel (1925), Ivan Pyryev (1901), Fritz Schaudinn (1871), Georgy Grechko (1931), and Igor Rodionov (1936). After him are Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (1962), Viktor Grishin (1914), Vladimir Basov (1923), Constantin Fahlberg (1850), Aristarkh Lentulov (1882), and Nikolay Ogarev (1813).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Demyanenko
ACTOR
1937 - 1999
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,277
Yuli Daniel
WRITER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,278
Ivan Pyryev
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1968
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,279
Fritz Schaudinn
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1906
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,280
Georgy Grechko
ASTRONAUT
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,281
Igor Rodionov
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,282
Jacob Theodor Klein
HISTORIAN
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,283
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,284
Viktor Grishin
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,285
Vladimir Basov
ACTOR
1923 - 1987
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,286
Constantin Fahlberg
CHEMIST
1850 - 1910
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,287
Aristarkh Lentulov
PAINTER
1882 - 1943
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,288
Nikolay Ogarev
WRITER
1813 - 1877
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,289
Among HISTORIANS In Russia
Among historians born in Russia, Jacob Theodor Klein ranks 8. Before him are Lev Gumilyov (1912), Vasily Bartold (1869), Vladimir Minorsky (1877), Alexander Kazhdan (1922), Vasily Klyuchevsky (1841), and Alexander Vasiliev (1867). After him are Mikhail Pogodin (1800), Serhii Plokhy (1957), Léon Poliakov (1910), Olena Apanovych (1919), Boris Rybakov (1908), and Cyril Toumanoff (1913).
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 2
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 3
Vladimir Minorsky
1877 - 1966
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 4
Alexander Kazhdan
1922 - 1997
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 5
Vasily Klyuchevsky
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 6
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 7
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 8
Mikhail Pogodin
1800 - 1875
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 9
Serhii Plokhy
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 10
Léon Poliakov
1910 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 11
Olena Apanovych
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12
Boris Rybakov
1908 - 2001
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 13
Cyril Toumanoff
1913 - 1997
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 14