Numerous individuals have contributed to the study of chronology. An even larger number have contributed to my studies into chronology and related subjects. This calendar contains a collection of the main people who have inspired me and who have contributed to chronology.
The people are ordered by month, then day. If the day of birth is not known and the day of death is, I place them on the calendar according to when they passed away. If neither of those dates are known, then I place them where I choose and I include a note saying so.
I started this list in February 2021.
The last time I counted, there were 49 names on the list.
James Ussher (Jan 4, 1581 – Mar. 21, 1656)
Isaac Newton (Jan. 4, 1643 – Mar. 31, 1727) – Had a revised chronology
William James (Jan. 11, 1842 – Aug. 26, 1910)
Robert Anton Wilson (Jan. 18, 1932 – Jan. 11, 2007)
Elias Joseph Bickerman (Feb. 14, 1897 – Aug. 31, 1981) – Prominent historian of the 20th century, author of some works on chronology
Onofrio Panvinio (Feb. 23, 1568 – April 7, 1568) – A “father of history”
Friedrich Karl Ginzel (Feb. 26, 1850 – Jun. 29, 1926)
Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko (Mar. 13, 1945 – present) – Head of Fomenko’s New Chronology
Joseph Aschbach (Apr. 29, 1801 – Apr. 25, 1882)
Gregorio Mayans y Siscar (May 9, 1699 – 1781)
Anselm Desing (Mar. 15, 1699 – Dec. 17, 1772) – Coined the term Latin term “auxilia historica” which later went on to be known in English as “auxiliary historical sciences”
Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872 – Feb. 2, 1970) – Important 20th century philosopher
Charles-Victor Langlois (May 26, 1836 – Jun. 25, 1929)
Otto Eduard Neugebauer (May 26, 1899 – Feb. 19, 1990)
Immanuel Velikovsky (Jun. 10, 1895 – Nov. 17, 1979)
Barthelemy Germon (Jun. 17, 1663 – Oct. 2, 1718)
Giambattista Vico (Jun. 23, 1668 – Jan. 23, 1744)
Edward Hallett Carr (Jun. 28, 1892 – Nov. 3, 1982) – Philosophy of History
Andrew Ellicott Douglass (Jul. 5, 1867 – Mar. 20, 1962) – Father of Dendrochronology
Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov (Jul. 7, 1854 – Jul. 30, 1946) – New Chronology forerunner
Robert Russell Newton (Jul. 7, 1918 – Jun. 2, 1991) – NASA Astrophysicist
Martin Persson Nilsson (Jul. 12, 1874 – Apr. 7, 1967)
Johann Christoph Gatterer (Jul. 13, 1727 – Apr. 5, 1799) – Coined the term “Historische Hilfswissenschaft” (Historical Auxiliary sciences). Also wrote a number of works on the historical auxiliary sciences
Alan Edouard Samuel (Jul. 24, 1932 – Aug. 15, 2008)
Nicolas Antonio (Jul. 31, 1617 – Apr. 13, 1684)
Joseph Justus Scaliger (Aug. 5, 1540 – Jan. 21, 1609) – Father of Chronology
Charles Clémencet (1703 – Aug. 5, 1778)
Archbishop Matthew Parker (Aug. 6, 1504 – May 17, 1575)
James Randi (Aug. 7, 1928 – Oct. 20, 2020)
Denis Pétau (Aug. 21, 1583 – Dec. 11, 1652)
Jerónimo Román de la Higuera (Aug. 28, 1538 – Sep. 14, 1611) – Spanish Jesuit forger
Ernest Rutherford (Aug. 30, 1871 – Oct. 19, 1937)
J. M. E. McTaggart (Sept. 3, 1866 – Jan. 18, 1925) – He made significant contributions to the study of time
Arnaldo Dante Momigliano (Sept. 5, 1908 – Sept. 1, 1987)
Christian Ludwig Ideler (Sep. 21, 1766 – Aug. 10, 1846)
Theodor von Oppolzer (Oct. 26, 1841 – Dec. 26, 1886)
Alexandra Elbakyan (Nov. 6, 1988 – present). Creator of Sci-Hub
Edwin Johnson (Nov. 9, 1842 – Oct. 3, 1901)
Nicolas Antoine Boulanger (Nov. 11, 1722 – Sept. 16, 1759)
François-Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire (Nov. 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778)
Theodor Mommsen (Nov. 30, 1817 – Nov. 1, 1903)
Williard Frank Libby (Dec. 17, 1908 – Sept. 8, 1980)
Jean de Launoy (Dec. 21, 1603 – Mar. 10, 1678)
Leopold von Ranke (Dec. 21, 1795 – May 23, 1886)
Jean Hardouin (Dec. 23, 1646 – Sep. 3, 1729)
Unknown Birthdays
Abraham Ortelius (d.1598)
Edwin Johnson (1842-1901)
Jean Bodin (c.1530-1596)
Petr Nikiforovich Krekshin (1684-1763)
Robert Baldauf (19th-20th cc.)
Wilhelm Kampier (end of 19th century-1959)
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