Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Васи́льев
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Born October 4, 1867
Died May 30, 1953 (85 years old)
Also known as: A. A. Vasilʹev, Alexander Vasiliev
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Considered the foremost authority on Byzantine history and culture in the mid-20th century, his History of the Byzantine Empire (vol. 1–2, 1928) remains one of a few comprehensive accounts of the entire Byzantine history, on par with those authored by Edward Gibbon and Fyodor Uspensky.