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N. G. L. Hammond

1907 - 2001

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Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond, (15 November 1907 – 24 March 2001) was a British historian, geographer, classicist and an operative for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in occupied Greece during the Second World War. Hammond was seen as the leading expert on the history of ancient Macedonia. His trilogy, A History of Macedonia, has been described as the "most celebrated (and partly irreplaceable) work" on the subject. Additionally, he was recognised for his meticulous research on the geography, historical topography and history of ancient Epirus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. N. G. L. Hammond is the 506th most popular historian (down from 481st in 2019), the 4,888th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,215th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, N. G. L. Hammond ranks 506 out of 561. Before him are Walter Rodney, Gregory Areshian, Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, Firishta, and Richard Taruskin. After him are Jacques Barzun, Vladimir Ćorović, Christopher Lasch, Griselda Pollock, Richard Overy, and David Bordwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, N. G. L. Hammond ranks 348. Before him are Arturo Rodríguez, Amir Sjarifuddin, Bob Tisdall, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Barbara Kent, and Art Babbitt. After him are Jacques Barzun, Célestin Delmer, Jules Roy, Farid Simaika, Kalle Jalkanen, and Leonid Sedov. Among people deceased in 2001, N. G. L. Hammond ranks 297. Before him are Margaret Scriven, Otto Stuppacher, Fritz Fromm, Andreas Kupfer, Abdulaziz al-Omari, and Mwanza Mukombo. After him are Larry Adler, Norman Granz, Tatyana Averina, Jennifer Syme, Anthony Shaffer, and Kira Ivanova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, N. G. L. Hammond ranks 4,889 out of 8,785. Before him are Jennie Fletcher (1890), Myra Hess (1890), Susanna Clarke (1959), Spencer Davis (1939), Mary Midgley (1919), and Frederick Rolfe (1860). After him are Robert Newton (1905), Richard Hoggart (1918), Alice Eve (1982), Stephen Moyer (1969), Stuart Baxter (1953), and John Pendry (1943).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, N. G. L. Hammond ranks 63. Before him are Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Robert Service (1947), William of Newburgh (1130), Mark Mazower (1958), and William Mitchell Ramsay (1851). After him are Richard Overy (1947), Hugh N. Kennedy (1947), George Grote (1794), Orlando Figes (1959), Simon Schama (1945), and Jan Morris (1926).

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