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William Mitchell Ramsay

1851 - 1939

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Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (15 March 1851 – 20 April 1939) was a British archaeologist and New Testament scholar. He was the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor, and a leading scholar in the study of the New Testament. Ramsay was educated in the Tübingen school of thought (founded by F. C. Baur) which doubted the reliability of the New Testament, but his extensive archaeological and historical studies convinced him of its historical accuracy. From the post of Professor of Classical Art and Architecture at Oxford, he was appointed Regius Professor of Humanity at Aberdeen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Mitchell Ramsay is the 503rd most popular historian (down from 431st in 2019), the 4,851st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,682nd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Historian.

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Among historians, William Mitchell Ramsay ranks 503 out of 561. Before him are Daniel Pipes, William of Newburgh, American Horse, Walter Rodney, Gregory Areshian, and Mark Mazower. After him are Firishta, Richard Taruskin, N. G. L. Hammond, Jacques Barzun, Vladimir Ćorović, and Christopher Lasch.

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Among people born in 1851, William Mitchell Ramsay ranks 100. Before him are Juan Gualberto González, Arthur Schuster, Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Ivan Tavčar, Walter Reed, and Theo de Meester. After him are Berthold Englisch, William Quan Judge, Thomas Dewing, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Mary Augusta Ward. Among people deceased in 1939, William Mitchell Ramsay ranks 155. Before him are Alfredo Panzini, Louis Eugène Roy, Jens Bratlie, Har Dayal, Alvah Meyer, and Caius Welcker. After him are Joseph Lyons, Lili Bech, Chick Webb, Boris Shchukin, Aurelio Mosquera, and Charles Eastman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Mitchell Ramsay ranks 4,852 out of 8,785. Before him are John Goodall (1863), Alistair Overeem (1980), William Duesbury (1725), George Henry Lewes (1817), Eddie Thomson (1947), and Isaac Pitman (1813). After him are Michael Foot (1913), Alan Hansen (1955), Grey Owl (1888), John Eliot (1604), Barnes Wallis (1887), and Bart McGhee (1899).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, William Mitchell Ramsay ranks 62. Before him are Thomas Fuller (1608), Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Robert Service (1947), William of Newburgh (1130), and Mark Mazower (1958). After him are N. G. L. Hammond (1907), Richard Overy (1947), Hugh N. Kennedy (1947), George Grote (1794), Orlando Figes (1959), and Simon Schama (1945).

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