ARCHAEOLOGIST
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938

Leo Frobenius
Leo Viktor Frobenius (29 June 1873 – 9 August 1938) was a German self-taught ethnologist and archaeologist and a major figure in German ethnography. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Frobenius is the 29th most popular archaeologist (down from 25th in 2019), the 1,871st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,560th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Leo Frobenius ranks 29 out of 151. Before him are Oscar Montelius, Khaemweset, Louis Leakey, Austen Henry Layard, Flinders Petrie, and Othniel Charles Marsh. After him are John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Paul Pelliot, George Gaylord Simpson, Bogdan Filov, Robert Ballard, and André Leroi-Gourhan.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOscar Montelius
1843 - 1921
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 23
Khaemweset
1281 BC - 1225 BC
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 24
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 25
Austen Henry Layard
1817 - 1894
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 26
Flinders Petrie
1853 - 1942
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 27
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 28
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 29
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
1834 - 1913
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 30
Paul Pelliot
1878 - 1945
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 31
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 32
Bogdan Filov
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 33
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 34
André Leroi-Gourhan
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 35
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Leo Frobenius ranks 63. Before him are Viktor Chernov, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Adolph Zukor, Theodor Körner, Ma Barker, and Melitta Bentz. After him are Édouard Claparède, Fritz Thyssen, Hans Berger, Valery Bryusov, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, and Moisei Uritsky. Among people deceased in 1938, Leo Frobenius ranks 66. Before him are Ludwig Borchardt, Ödön von Horváth, Edmund Landau, Nicola Romeo, Leopold Godowsky, and Aleksandr Kuprin. After him are William McDougall, Emile Vandervelde, Francis Jammes, Axel Paulsen, Cao Kun, and Nikolai Krylenko.
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsViktor Chernov
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 57
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
WRITER
1873 - 1936
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 58
Adolph Zukor
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1976
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 59
Theodor Körner
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1957
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 60
Ma Barker
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1935
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 61
Melitta Bentz
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1950
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 62
Leo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 63
Édouard Claparède
PSYCHOLOGIST
1873 - 1940
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 64
Fritz Thyssen
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 65
Hans Berger
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 66
Valery Bryusov
WRITER
1873 - 1924
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 67
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
EXPLORER
1873 - 1969
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 68
Moisei Uritsky
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1918
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 69
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsLudwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 60
Ödön von Horváth
WRITER
1901 - 1938
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 61
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 62
Nicola Romeo
ENGINEER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 63
Leopold Godowsky
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 64
Aleksandr Kuprin
WRITER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 65
Leo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 66
William McDougall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1938
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 67
Emile Vandervelde
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1938
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 68
Francis Jammes
WRITER
1868 - 1938
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 69
Axel Paulsen
SKATER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 70
Cao Kun
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 71
Nikolai Krylenko
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1938
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 72
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Leo Frobenius ranks 1,871 out of 7,253. Before him are Pierre Littbarski (1960), Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), Sahra Wagenknecht (1969), Regino of Prüm (842), Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria (1752), and Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach (1694). After him are Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), Golo Mann (1909), Louise Lehzen (1784), Tobias Mayer (1723), William Dieterle (1893), and Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPierre Littbarski
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,865
Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1630
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,866
Sahra Wagenknecht
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,867
Regino of Prüm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
842 - 915
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,868
Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1837
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,869
Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1729
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,870
Leo Frobenius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 1,871
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1759 - 1830
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 1,872
Golo Mann
HISTORIAN
1909 - 1994
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 1,873
Louise Lehzen
COMPANION
1784 - 1870
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 1,874
Tobias Mayer
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 1,875
William Dieterle
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1,876
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1985
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1,877
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Leo Frobenius ranks 6. Before him are Theodor Mommsen (1817), Heinrich Schliemann (1822), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Isdal Woman (1940), and Karl Richard Lepsius (1810). After him are Ernst Curtius (1814), Ami Boué (1794), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), Max von Oppenheim (1860), Adolf Furtwängler (1853), and Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827).
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 1
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 2
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 3
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 4
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 6
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 9
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 10
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 11
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 12