THE 100 A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY Michael H. Hart A Citadel Press Book Published by Carol Publishing GroupTo the memory of my father, without whose encouragement and inspiration this book would never have been writtenACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would particularly like to thank Dr. J. Richard Gott, II for the many insights he provided me on the historical significance of various individuals. Dis- cussions with Harrison Roth and with Donald Archer have also proven most helpful. The encouragement and assistance of my mother and my sister is gratefully acknowledged. Most of all, 1 wish to thank my wife, Sherry, whose help in both the research and the writing con- tributed so greatly to this book.