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Peter Brown

1935 - Today

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Peter Robert Lamont Brown (born 26 July 1935) is an Irish historian. He is the Rollins Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. Brown is credited with having brought coherence to the field of Late Antiquity, and is often regarded as the inventor of said field. His work has concerned, in particular, the religious culture of the later Roman Empire and early medieval Europe, and the relation between religion and society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Brown is the 265th most popular historian (up from 292nd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 137th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Peter Brown ranks 265 out of 561. Before him are Alexander Svanidze, William H. Prescott, Lucius Coelius Antipater, Philistus, Hermann Conring, and Thomas the Archdeacon. After him are Frederick Jackson Turner, Festus, Elishe, André Clot, A. H. M. Jones, and Maxime Rodinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Peter Brown ranks 204. Before him are Juan Bautista Agüero, Zeev Sternhell, Nicola Cabibbo, Nabil Elaraby, Seymour Cassel, and Tom Atkins. After him are La Monte Young, Yury Solomin, Velasio de Paolis, Herb Alpert, Martti Talvela, and Józef Szmidt.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Peter Brown ranks 144 out of 549. Before him are Arthur Johnson (1879), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), Pat Cox (1952), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), Patrick O'Connell (1887), and Arthur Guinness (1725). After him are Sally Oldfield (1947), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), George Browne (1698), Colm Meaney (1953), Daniel O'Connell (1775), and Roger Casement (1864).

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Among HISTORIANS In Ireland

Among historians born in Ireland, Peter Brown ranks 1. After him are J. B. Bury (1861).

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