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Norman Davies

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Ivor Norman Richard Davies (born 8 June 1939) is a British and Polish historian, known for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland and the United Kingdom. He has a special interest in Central and Eastern Europe and is UNESCO Professor at the Jagiellonian University, professor emeritus at University College London, a visiting professor at the Collège d'Europe, and an honorary fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. He was granted Polish citizenship in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Davies is the 158th most popular historian (down from 151st in 2019), the 1,841st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,550th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Norman Davies ranks 158 out of 561. Before him are Adémar de Chabannes, Doukas, François Furet, Matrakçı Nasuh, Gottfried Achenwall, and Martino Martini. After him are Hermann Abert, Marin Barleti, Augustin Thierry, Jan Assmann, Ivane Javakhishvili, and E. P. Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Norman Davies ranks 146. Before him are Marisa Mell, Leo Brouwer, George Hamilton, Judy Chicago, Jānis Lūsis, and John Tong Hon. After him are Ali Farka Touré, Maria Bueno, Germaine Greer, Abdelmajid Lakhal, Festus Mogae, and Irina Press.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Norman Davies ranks 1,841 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Frankland (1825), Ken Matthews (1934), Harry Seeley (1839), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), Kay Parker (1944), and William Watson (1715). After him are Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), John William Godward (1861), Charli XCX (1992), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), and Kingsley Amis (1922).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Norman Davies ranks 12. Before him are Kenneth Clark (1903), Frances Yates (1899), Arnold Toynbee (1852), W. Montgomery Watt (1909), Peter Burke (1937), and Henry Thomas Buckle (1821). After him are E. P. Thompson (1924), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Steven Runciman (1903), Ian Kershaw (1943), Antony Beevor (1946), and William of Malmesbury (1080).

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