HISTORIAN
Karl Krumbacher
1856 - 1909

Karl Krumbacher
Karl Krumbacher (23 September 1856 – 12 December 1909) was a German scholar who was an expert on Byzantine Greek language, literature, history and culture. He was one of the principal founders of Byzantine Studies as an independent academic discipline in modern universities. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Krumbacher is the 204th most popular historian (down from 171st in 2019), the 2,739th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,407th in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Karl Krumbacher ranks 204 out of 561. Before him are Slobodan Jovanović, Christian Gottlob Heyne, H. A. R. Gibb, Howard Zinn, William of Malmesbury, and Philipp Spitta. After him are Pei Songzhi, Egon Friedell, Peter Andreas Munch, Simon Dubnow, Edgar Quinet, and Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSlobodan Jovanović
1869 - 1958
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 198
Christian Gottlob Heyne
1729 - 1812
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 199
H. A. R. Gibb
1895 - 1971
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 200
Howard Zinn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 201
William of Malmesbury
1080 - 1140
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 202
Philipp Spitta
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 203
Karl Krumbacher
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 204
Pei Songzhi
372 - 451
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 205
Egon Friedell
1878 - 1938
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 206
Peter Andreas Munch
1810 - 1863
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 207
Simon Dubnow
1860 - 1941
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 208
Edgar Quinet
1803 - 1875
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 209
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 210
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1856, Karl Krumbacher ranks 62. Before him are Karl Lamprecht, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Louise Catherine Breslau, Dimitar Blagoev, Alexander Izvolsky, and Stevan Mokranjac. After him are Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt, Yu Kil-chun, Semyon Alapin, Felix Mottl, and Rudolf Stammler. Among people deceased in 1909, Karl Krumbacher ranks 43. Before him are Abdul Karim, Friedrich Martens, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Walther Ritz, Joshua Slocum, and Margarete Steiff. After him are Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Zhang Zhidong, John Millington Synge, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Charles-Louis Philippe, and Catulle Mendès.
Others Born in 1856
Go to all RankingsKarl Lamprecht
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1915
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 56
José Batlle y Ordóñez
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1929
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 57
Louise Catherine Breslau
PAINTER
1856 - 1927
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 58
Dimitar Blagoev
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1924
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 59
Alexander Izvolsky
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 60
Stevan Mokranjac
COMPOSER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 61
Karl Krumbacher
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 62
Mahmud Shevket Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1913
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 63
Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1918
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 64
Yu Kil-chun
WRITER
1856 - 1914
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 65
Semyon Alapin
CHESS PLAYER
1856 - 1923
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 66
Felix Mottl
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1911
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 67
Rudolf Stammler
PHILOSOPHER
1856 - 1938
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1909
Go to all RankingsAbdul Karim
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1909
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 37
Friedrich Martens
DIPLOMAT
1845 - 1909
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 38
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1909
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 39
Walther Ritz
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1909
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 40
Joshua Slocum
EXPLORER
1844 - 1909
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 41
Margarete Steiff
DESIGNER
1847 - 1909
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 42
Karl Krumbacher
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 43
Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
PAINTER
1821 - 1909
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 44
Zhang Zhidong
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 45
John Millington Synge
WRITER
1871 - 1909
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 46
Mieczysław Karłowicz
COMPOSER
1876 - 1909
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 47
Charles-Louis Philippe
WRITER
1874 - 1909
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 48
Catulle Mendès
WRITER
1841 - 1909
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 49
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Krumbacher ranks 2,740 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Peierls (1907), Adolf Hühnlein (1881), Joseph Gaertner (1732), Paul de Lagarde (1827), Philipp Spitta (1841), and Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1632). After him are Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1753), Max Slevogt (1868), Erich Hückel (1896), Doro (1964), Andrzej Seweryn (1946), and Blasius Merrem (1761).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRudolf Peierls
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,734
Adolf Hühnlein
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,735
Joseph Gaertner
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1791
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,736
Paul de Lagarde
PHILOSOPHER
1827 - 1891
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,737
Philipp Spitta
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,738
Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1632 - 1668
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,739
Karl Krumbacher
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,740
Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1824
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,741
Max Slevogt
PAINTER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,742
Erich Hückel
PHYSICIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,743
Doro
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,744
Andrzej Seweryn
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,745
Blasius Merrem
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1824
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,746
Among HISTORIANS In Germany
Among historians born in Germany, Karl Krumbacher ranks 25. Before him are Hermann Abert (1871), Jan Assmann (1938), Karl Lamprecht (1856), Friedrich Meinecke (1862), Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729), and Philipp Spitta (1841). After him are Moritz Cantor (1829), Johannes Aventinus (1477), Gerardus Vossius (1577), Fritz Fischer (1908), Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim (1701), and Hermann Conring (1606).
Hermann Abert
1871 - 1927
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 19
Jan Assmann
1938 - 2024
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 20
Karl Lamprecht
1856 - 1915
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 21
Friedrich Meinecke
1862 - 1954
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 22
Christian Gottlob Heyne
1729 - 1812
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 23
Philipp Spitta
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 24
Karl Krumbacher
1856 - 1909
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 25
Moritz Cantor
1829 - 1920
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 26
Johannes Aventinus
1477 - 1534
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 27
Gerardus Vossius
1577 - 1649
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 28
Fritz Fischer
1908 - 1999
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 29
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim
1701 - 1790
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 30
Hermann Conring
1606 - 1681
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 31