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Julien Ries

1920 - 2013

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Julien Ries (19 April 1920 – 23 February 2013) was a Belgian religious historian, titular archbishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Prior to his death, Ries was described as "the greatest living religious scholar". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julien Ries is the 233rd most popular historian (up from 330th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 517th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Julien Ries ranks 233 out of 561Before him are Constantine Lascaris, Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi, İbrahim Peçevi, Vasily Klyuchevsky, Albert Soboul, and Lyudmila Alexeyeva. After him are Reinhart Dozy, Philochorus, Abu Mikhnaf, Tony Judt, Edward Luttwak, and Francisco López de Gómara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Julien Ries ranks 179Before him are Lassie Lou Ahern, Josip Manolić, Stan Ockers, Georg Ots, Michel Audiard, and Yang Kyoungjong. After him are Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Knut Nordahl, Juan José Torres, Fiorenzo Magni, Barend Biesheuvel, and Yves Robert. Among people deceased in 2013, Julien Ries ranks 169Before him are Shakuntala Devi, Pietro Mennea, Yury Yakovlev, S. N. Goenka, Manolo Escobar, and Lothar Bisky. After him are Georges Lautner, Bill Foulkes, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Zao Wou-Ki, Ronnie Biggs, and Tom Sharpe.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Julien Ries ranks 404 out of 1,190Before him are Olivier Gendebien (1924), Alexander De Croo (1975), Daniel Van Buyten (1978), Gustaaf Wappers (1803), Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), and Gaston Roelants (1937). After him are Adrien-François Servais (1807), Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), David Vinckboons (1576), Briek Schotte (1919), George Washington (1871), and Jean-Marc Bosman (1964).

Among HISTORIANS In Belgium

Among historians born in Belgium, Julien Ries ranks 2Before him are Henri Pirenne (1862). After him are Henri Grégoire (1881).