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Samuel Noah Kramer

1897 - 1990

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Samuel Noah Kramer (September 28, 1897 – November 26, 1990) was one of the world's leading Assyriologists, an expert in Sumerian history and Sumerian language. After high school, he attended Temple University, before Dropsie University and the University of Pennsylvania, all in Philadelphia. Among scholars, his work is considered transformative for the field of Sumerian history. His popular book History Begins at Sumer made Sumerian literature accessible to the general public. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Noah Kramer is the 7,206th most popular politician (down from 6,472nd in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 235th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Ukrainian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samuel Noah Kramer ranks 7,206 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Junnin, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Antonio de Mendoza, Margaret Sambiria, Feroz Khan Noon, and Bethuel. After him are Lucius Verginius Rufus, Manuel Doukas, Jonas Gahr Støre, Suchinda Kraprayoon, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, and García Íñiguez of Pamplona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Samuel Noah Kramer ranks 105. Before him are Fredric March, Elijah Muhammad, Kurt Gerron, Josep Pla, Karol Świerczewski, and Otto Struve. After him are Arthur Greiser, Otto Dietrich, Sergey Taboritsky, Maximus V of Constantinople, Olga Chekhova, and Polina Zhemchuzhina. Among people deceased in 1990, Samuel Noah Kramer ranks 73. Before him are Edmund Conen, Art Blakey, Curtis LeMay, Tadeusz Kantor, Nicola Abbagnano, and Jim Henson. After him are Samuel Doe, David Rose, Dexter Gordon, Martin Ritt, Vaso Čubrilović, and Attilio Demaría.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Samuel Noah Kramer ranks 258 out of 1,365. Before him are Aleksandr Medved (1937), Mark Bernes (1911), Otto Struve (1897), Viacheslav Chornovil (1937), Adam Zagajewski (1945), and Ida Kamińska (1899). After him are Konstanty Ostrogski (1460), Muhammad Asad (1900), Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872), Vsevolod II of Kiev (1104), Sergey Gorshkov (1910), and Erwin Chargaff (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Samuel Noah Kramer ranks 80. Before him are Yaropolk I of Kiev (955), Michael of Chernigov (1185), Denys Shmyhal (1975), Angelica Balabanoff (1878), Eugen Ehrlich (1862), and Viacheslav Chornovil (1937). After him are Konstanty Ostrogski (1460), Vsevolod II of Kiev (1104), Meir Dagan (1945), Yaroslav Stetsko (1912), Moisei Uritsky (1873), and Igor II of Kiev (1100).

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