BIOLOGISTS from Estonia

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Estonian Biologists of all time. This list of famous Estonian Biologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Karl Ernst von Baer (1792 - 1876)

With an HPI of 66.37, Karl Ernst von Baer is the most famous Estonian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 50 different languages on wikipedia.

Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn (Russian: Карл Макси́мович Бэр; 28 February [O.S. 17 February] 1792 – 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1876) was a Baltic German scientist and explorer. Baer was a naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, and is considered a, or the, founding father of embryology. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a co-founder of the Russian Geographical Society, and the first president of the Russian Entomological Society, making him one of the most distinguished Baltic German scientists.

2. Jakob von Uexküll (1864 - 1944)

With an HPI of 59.59, Jakob von Uexküll is the 2nd most famous Estonian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Jakob Johann Freiherr von Uexküll (German: [ˈʏkskʏl]; 8 September [O.S. 27 August] 1864 – 25 July 1944) was a Baltic German biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology and animal behaviour studies and was an influence on the cybernetics of life. However, his most notable contribution is the notion of Umwelt, used by semiotician Thomas Sebeok and philosopher Martin Heidegger. His works established biosemiotics as a field of research.

3. Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793 - 1831)

With an HPI of 53.29, Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz is the 3rd most famous Estonian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California, and Hawaii.