HISTORIAN
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884

Johann Gustav Droysen
Johann Gustav Bernhard Droysen (; German: [ˈdʁɔʏzn̩]; 6 July 1808 – 19 June 1884) was a German historian. His history of Alexander the Great was the first work representing a new school of German historical thought that idealized power held by so-called "great" men. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Gustav Droysen is the 60th most popular historian (down from 54th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 143rd in 2019) and the most popular Polish Historian.
Johann Gustav Droysen is most famous for his work on the history of Alexander the Great.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Johann Gustav Droysen ranks 60 out of 561. Before him are Joseph Justus Scaliger, Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Justin, Francesco Guicciardini, Euhemerus, and Ernst Gombrich. After him are John Skylitzes, Heinrich Wölfflin, Tzvetan Todorov, Jared Diamond, Libanius, and Movses Khorenatsi.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 54
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
1372 - 1449
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 55
Justin
110 - 200
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 56
Francesco Guicciardini
1483 - 1540
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 57
Euhemerus
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 58
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 59
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 60
John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 61
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 62
Tzvetan Todorov
1939 - 2017
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 63
Jared Diamond
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 64
Libanius
314 - 393
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 65
Movses Khorenatsi
410 - 490
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 66
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1808, Johann Gustav Droysen ranks 12. Before him are Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Antonio Meucci, Jefferson Davis, Frederick VII of Denmark, Emir Abdelkader, and Gérard de Nerval. After him are David Strauss, Maria Malibran, Carl Spitzweg, Mohammad Shah Qajar, Thomas Cook, and George Robert Gray. Among people deceased in 1884, Johann Gustav Droysen ranks 9. Before him are Maria Anna of Savoy, Elias Lönnrot, Marie Taglioni, Hermann Kolbe, Cetshwayo kaMpande, and Paul Morphy. After him are Charles Adolphe Wurtz, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Marie Bashkirtseff, Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, Fanny Elssler, and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
Others Born in 1808
Go to all RankingsDuke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1888
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 6
Antonio Meucci
INVENTOR
1808 - 1889
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 7
Jefferson Davis
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1889
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 8
Frederick VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1863
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 9
Emir Abdelkader
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1883
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 10
Gérard de Nerval
WRITER
1808 - 1855
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 11
Johann Gustav Droysen
HISTORIAN
1808 - 1884
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 12
David Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1808 - 1874
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 13
Maria Malibran
SINGER
1808 - 1836
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 14
Carl Spitzweg
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 15
Mohammad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1848
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 16
Thomas Cook
BUSINESSPERSON
1808 - 1892
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 17
George Robert Gray
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1872
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1884
Go to all RankingsMaria Anna of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1884
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 3
Elias Lönnrot
PHYSICIAN
1802 - 1884
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 4
Marie Taglioni
DANCER
1804 - 1884
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 5
Hermann Kolbe
CHEMIST
1818 - 1884
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 6
Cetshwayo kaMpande
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 7
Paul Morphy
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1884
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 8
Johann Gustav Droysen
HISTORIAN
1808 - 1884
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 9
Charles Adolphe Wurtz
CHEMIST
1817 - 1884
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 10
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
CHEMIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 11
Marie Bashkirtseff
PAINTER
1858 - 1884
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 12
Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal
COMPANION
1843 - 1884
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 13
Fanny Elssler
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1884
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 14
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1884
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 15
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Johann Gustav Droysen ranks 142 out of 1,694. Before him are Adolf Anderssen (1818), Alfred Tarski (1901), Albert Sabin (1906), Olga Tokarczuk (1962), Edward Sapir (1884), and Anna Anderson (1896). After him are Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Alexander Bogdanov (1873), Adolph Menzel (1815), Witold Gombrowicz (1904), Albert Marth (1828), and Géza I of Hungary (1040).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAdolf Anderssen
CHESS PLAYER
1818 - 1879
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 136
Alfred Tarski
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 137
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 138
Olga Tokarczuk
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 139
Edward Sapir
LINGUIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 140
Anna Anderson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1984
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 141
Johann Gustav Droysen
HISTORIAN
1808 - 1884
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 142
Bronisław Komorowski
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 143
Alexander Bogdanov
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1928
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 144
Adolph Menzel
ARTIST
1815 - 1905
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 145
Witold Gombrowicz
WRITER
1904 - 1969
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 146
Albert Marth
ASTRONOMER
1828 - 1897
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 147
Géza I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1077
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 148
Among HISTORIANS In Poland
Among historians born in Poland, Johann Gustav Droysen ranks 1. After him are Benzion Netanyahu (1910), Richard Pipes (1923), Gottfried Achenwall (1719), Otto von Gierke (1841), Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821), Ernst Kantorowicz (1895), Heinrich Graetz (1817), Zeev Sternhell (1935), Karl Otfried Müller (1797), Walter Laqueur (1921), and Israel Gutman (1923).
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 1
Benzion Netanyahu
1910 - 2012
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 2
Richard Pipes
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 3
Gottfried Achenwall
1719 - 1772
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 4
Otto von Gierke
1841 - 1921
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 5
Ferdinand Gregorovius
1821 - 1891
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 6
Ernst Kantorowicz
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 7
Heinrich Graetz
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 8
Zeev Sternhell
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 9
Karl Otfried Müller
1797 - 1840
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 10
Walter Laqueur
1921 - 2018
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 11
Israel Gutman
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 12