HISTORIAN
Vasily Klyuchevsky
1841 - 1911

Vasily Klyuchevsky
Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky (Russian: Василий Осипович Ключевский; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1841 – 25 May [O.S. 12 May] 1911) was a leading Russian Imperial historian of the late imperial period. He also addressed the contemporary Russian economy in his writings. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasily Klyuchevsky is the 230th most popular historian (down from 216th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,042nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Vasily Klyuchevsky ranks 230 out of 561. Before him are Aban ibn Uthman, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Joseph de Guignes, Constantine Lascaris, Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi, and İbrahim Peçevi. After him are Albert Soboul, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Julien Ries, Reinhart Dozy, Philochorus, and Abu Mikhnaf.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAban ibn Uthman
641 - 723
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 224
Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés
1478 - 1557
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 225
Joseph de Guignes
1721 - 1800
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 226
Constantine Lascaris
1434 - 1501
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 227
Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi
1213 - 1286
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 228
İbrahim Peçevi
1574 - 1650
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 229
Vasily Klyuchevsky
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 230
Albert Soboul
1914 - 1982
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 231
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
1927 - 2018
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 232
Julien Ries
1920 - 2013
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 233
Reinhart Dozy
1820 - 1883
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 234
Philochorus
340 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 235
Abu Mikhnaf
709 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1841, Vasily Klyuchevsky ranks 55. Before him are Sam Loyd, Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Wilfrid Laurier, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Giovanni Sgambati, and Catulle Mendès. After him are Princess Marie of the Netherlands, Charles J. Guiteau, Carl Robert Jakobson, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, and Laza Kostić. Among people deceased in 1911, Vasily Klyuchevsky ranks 45. Before him are Félix Ziem, Georg Hilmar, Christian Bohr, Sam Loyd, Édouard André, and Piet Cronjé. After him are Konrad Duden, John Hughlings Jackson, Felix Mottl, Alexandros Papadiamantis, Ivan Grohar, and Fritz von Uhde.
Others Born in 1841
Go to all RankingsSam Loyd
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 49
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 50
Wilfrid Laurier
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1919
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 51
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1841 - 1918
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 52
Giovanni Sgambati
MUSICIAN
1841 - 1914
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 53
Catulle Mendès
WRITER
1841 - 1909
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 54
Vasily Klyuchevsky
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 55
Princess Marie of the Netherlands
COMPANION
1841 - 1910
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 56
Charles J. Guiteau
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1882
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 57
Carl Robert Jakobson
WRITER
1841 - 1882
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 58
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
PAINTER
1841 - 1920
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 59
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1913
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 60
Laza Kostić
WRITER
1841 - 1910
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1911
Go to all RankingsFélix Ziem
PAINTER
1821 - 1911
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 39
Georg Hilmar
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1911
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 40
Christian Bohr
PHYSICIAN
1855 - 1911
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 41
Sam Loyd
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 42
Édouard André
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1911
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 43
Piet Cronjé
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1911
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 44
Vasily Klyuchevsky
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 45
Konrad Duden
LINGUIST
1829 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 46
John Hughlings Jackson
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1911
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 47
Felix Mottl
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1911
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 48
Alexandros Papadiamantis
WRITER
1851 - 1911
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 49
Ivan Grohar
PAINTER
1867 - 1911
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 50
Fritz von Uhde
PAINTER
1848 - 1911
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 51
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vasily Klyuchevsky ranks 993 out of 3,761. Before him are Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur (1799), Mikhail Boyarsky (1949), Buvaisar Saitiev (1975), Yevgeny Khrunov (1933), Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800), and Andrei Bubnov (1883). After him are Andrei Sinyavsky (1925), Sergei Yutkevich (1904), Yevgeny Shaposhnikov (1942), Beate Uhse-Rotermund (1919), Aleksandr Khinchin (1894), and Vyacheslav Ivanov (1866).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsPhilipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1878
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 987
Mikhail Boyarsky
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 988
Buvaisar Saitiev
WRESTLER
1975 - 2025
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 989
Yevgeny Khrunov
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2000
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 990
Yevgeny Baratynsky
WRITER
1800 - 1844
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 991
Andrei Bubnov
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 992
Vasily Klyuchevsky
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 993
Andrei Sinyavsky
WRITER
1925 - 1997
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 994
Sergei Yutkevich
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1985
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 995
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2020
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 996
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2001
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 997
Aleksandr Khinchin
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1959
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 998
Vyacheslav Ivanov
WRITER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 999
Among HISTORIANS In Russia
Among historians born in Russia, Vasily Klyuchevsky ranks 6. Before him are George Ostrogorsky (1902), Lev Gumilyov (1912), Vasily Bartold (1869), Vladimir Minorsky (1877), and Alexander Kazhdan (1922). After him are Alexander Vasiliev (1867), Jacob Theodor Klein (1685), Mikhail Pogodin (1800), Serhii Plokhy (1957), Léon Poliakov (1910), and Olena Apanovych (1919).
George Ostrogorsky
1902 - 1976
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 1
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 2
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 3
Vladimir Minorsky
1877 - 1966
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 4
Alexander Kazhdan
1922 - 1997
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 5
Vasily Klyuchevsky
1841 - 1911
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 6
Alexander Vasiliev
1867 - 1953
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 7
Jacob Theodor Klein
1685 - 1759
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 8
Mikhail Pogodin
1800 - 1875
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 9
Serhii Plokhy
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 10
Léon Poliakov
1910 - 1997
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 11
Olena Apanovych
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12