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Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

1641 - 1693

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Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor (Slovene: Janez Vajkard Valvasor, pronounced [ˈʋáːlʋazɔɾ]) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, present-day Slovenia, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He is known as a pioneer in the study of karst topography. Together with his other writings, until the late 19th century his best-known work—the 1689 Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, published in 15 books in four volumes—was the main source for older Slovenian history, making him one of the precursors of modern Slovenian historiography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Weikhard von Valvasor is the 149th most popular historian (down from 133rd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 149 out of 561. Before him are Henry Thomas Buckle, Helmold, Matthew of Edessa, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Evagrius Scholasticus, and Richard Pipes. After him are Shlomo Sand, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Adémar de Chabannes, Doukas, François Furet, and Matrakçı Nasuh.

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Among people born in 1641, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 7. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Tokugawa Ietsuna, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Regnier de Graaf, and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. After him are Nehemiah Grew, Titus van Rijn, Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Nicolaes Witsen, Dositheus II of Jerusalem, and Menno van Coehoorn. Among people deceased in 1693, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 10. Before him are Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, Ihara Saikaku, Willem Kalf, Nicolaes Maes, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, and John de Britto. After him are Elisabeth Hevelius, Johann Caspar Kerll, John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Maria van Oosterwijck, Laurent Cassegrain, and Flavio Chigi.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 44 out of 340. Before him are Ivana Kobilca (1861), Robert Golob (1967), Leon Štukelj (1898), Srečko Katanec (1963), Luka Dončić (1999), and Leon Rupnik (1880). After him are Alma Karlin (1889), Sigismund von Herberstein (1486), Janko Prunk (1942), Milan Vidmar (1885), Max Fabiani (1865), and Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929).

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Among HISTORIANS In Slovenia

Among historians born in Slovenia, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor ranks 1. After him are Janko Prunk (1942).

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