ARCHAEOLOGIST

Oscar Montelius

1843 - 1921

Oscar Montelius

Gustaf Oscar Augustin Montelius, known as Oscar Montelius (9 September 1843 – 4 November 1921) was a Swedish archaeologist who refined the concept of seriation, a relative chronological dating method. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Montelius is the 23rd most popular archaeologist (down from 17th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 159th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Oscar Montelius ranks 23 out of 151. Before him are Aurel Stein, Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, Alcide d'Orbigny, Zahi Hawass, Karl Richard Lepsius, and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon. After him are Khaemweset, Louis Leakey, Austen Henry Layard, Flinders Petrie, Othniel Charles Marsh, and Leo Frobenius.

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Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 17
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
1391 - 1452
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 18
Alcide d'Orbigny
1802 - 1857
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 19
Zahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 20
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 21
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
1866 - 1923
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 22
Oscar 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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1843, Oscar Montelius ranks 25. Before him are Benito Pérez Galdós, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, Teófilo Braga, Walther Flemming, Hermann Schwarz, and Mariano Rampolla. After him are Henryk Siemiradzki, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, Hans Richter, Anton von Werner, Lydia Koidula, and Camillo Sitte. Among people deceased in 1921, Oscar Montelius ranks 30. Before him are Matthias Erzberger, William II of Württemberg, Ignác Goldziher, Julius Richard Petri, Hermann Schwarz, and Karl von Bülow. After him are Georges Feydeau, Ivan Vazov, Yan Fu, Robert de Montesquiou, Fernand Khnopff, and Hara Takashi.

Others Born in 1843

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Benito Pérez Galdós
WRITER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 19
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1865
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 20
Teófilo Braga
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1924
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 21
Walther Flemming
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1905
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 22
Hermann Schwarz
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1921
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 23
Mariano Rampolla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1843 - 1913
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 24
Oscar Montelius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1843 - 1921
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 25
Henryk Siemiradzki
PAINTER
1843 - 1902
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 26
Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1911
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 27
Hans Richter
COMPOSER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 28
Anton von Werner
PAINTER
1843 - 1915
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 29
Lydia Koidula
WRITER
1843 - 1886
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 30
Camillo Sitte
ARCHITECT
1843 - 1903
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 31

Others Deceased in 1921

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Matthias Erzberger
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1921
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 24
William II of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 25
Ignác Goldziher
LINGUIST
1850 - 1921
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 26
Julius Richard Petri
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1921
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 27
Hermann Schwarz
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1921
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 28
Karl von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1921
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 29
Oscar Montelius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1843 - 1921
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 30
Georges Feydeau
WRITER
1862 - 1921
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 31
Ivan Vazov
WRITER
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 32
Yan Fu
WRITER
1854 - 1921
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 33
Robert de Montesquiou
WRITER
1855 - 1921
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 34
Fernand Khnopff
PAINTER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 35
Hara Takashi
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1921
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 36

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oscar Montelius ranks 184 out of 1,879. Before him are Emund the Old (1030), Georg Brandt (1694), Thomas Bartholin (1616), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Carl Bildt (1949), and Britt Ekland (1942). After him are Inger Nilsson (1959), Helge von Koch (1870), Jan Guillou (1944), Knut Wicksell (1851), Olaus Rudbeck (1630), and Mats Wilander (1964).

Others born in Sweden

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Emund the Old
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1060
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 178
Georg Brandt
CHEMIST
1694 - 1768
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 179
Thomas Bartholin
PHYSICIAN
1616 - 1680
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 180
Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1001 - 1050
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 181
Carl Bildt
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 182
Britt Ekland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 183
Oscar Montelius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1843 - 1921
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 184
Inger Nilsson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 185
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 186
Jan Guillou
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 187
Knut Wicksell
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1926
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 188
Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 189
Mats Wilander
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 190