INVENTOR
Édouard Branly
1844 - 1940
Édouard Branly
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly ( BRAN-lee; French: [edwaʁ bʁɑ̃li]; 23 October 1844 – 24 March 1940) was a French physicist and inventor known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy and his invention of the coherer in 1890. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Édouard Branly has received more than 85,727 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Édouard Branly is the 167th most popular inventor (up from 192nd in 2019), the 2,171st most popular biography from France (up from 2,373rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
86k
Page Views (PV)
56.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
6.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Édouard Branly ranks 167 out of 426. Before him are Hovannes Adamian, Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, Royal Rife, Angelo Moriondo, Lucien Olivier, and Siegfried Marcus. After him are Elihu Thomson, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Guillaume Amontons, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, Reginald Fessenden, and Charles Cros.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHovannes Adamian
1879 - 1932
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 161
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 162
Royal Rife
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 163
Angelo Moriondo
1851 - 1914
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 164
Lucien Olivier
1838 - 1883
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 165
Siegfried Marcus
1831 - 1898
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 166
Édouard Branly
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 167
Elihu Thomson
1853 - 1937
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 168
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi
1600 - 1700
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 169
Guillaume Amontons
1663 - 1705
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 170
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 171
Reginald Fessenden
1866 - 1932
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 172
Charles Cros
1842 - 1888
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Édouard Branly ranks 39. Before him are Thomas Eakins, Henry J. Heinz, Victorine Meurent, William Robert Brooks, Mihály Munkácsy, and Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After him are Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon, Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Minna Canth, Carl Hagenbeck, and Vasily Polenov. Among people deceased in 1940, Édouard Branly ranks 58. Before him are Anton Korošec, Arthur Zimmermann, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Jan Kubelík, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, and Wilhelm Dörpfeld. After him are Jesse Livermore, Nedo Nadi, Lewis Hine, Marie Krøyer, Willi Münzenberg, and Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval.
Others Born in 1844
Go to all RankingsThomas Eakins
PAINTER
1844 - 1916
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 33
Henry J. Heinz
BUSINESSPERSON
1844 - 1919
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 34
Victorine Meurent
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 35
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 36
Mihály Munkácsy
PAINTER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 37
Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 38
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 39
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 40
Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 41
Princess Françoise of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1925
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 42
Minna Canth
WRITER
1844 - 1897
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 43
Carl Hagenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1913
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 44
Vasily Polenov
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsAnton Korošec
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 52
Arthur Zimmermann
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1940
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 53
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
WRITER
1878 - 1940
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 54
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 55
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1940
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 56
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 57
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 58
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 59
Nedo Nadi
FENCER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 60
Lewis Hine
PHOTOGRAPHER
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 61
Marie Krøyer
PAINTER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 62
Willi Münzenberg
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 63
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1940
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 64
In France
Among people born in France, Édouard Branly ranks 2,171 out of 6,770. Before him are Alain Ducasse (1956), Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine (1428), Yannick Noah (1960), André Claveau (1911), Alexandre Brongniart (1770), and Leos Carax (1960). After him are Alexandre Astruc (1923), Henri Gouraud (1867), Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon (1844), Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe (1747), Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), and Ghislaine Maxwell (1961).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlain Ducasse
CHEF
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 2,165
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1428 - 1483
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,166
Yannick Noah
TENNIS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,167
André Claveau
SINGER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,168
Alexandre Brongniart
CHEMIST
1770 - 1847
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 2,169
Leos Carax
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,170
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,171
Alexandre Astruc
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 2,172
Henri Gouraud
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1946
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 2,173
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,174
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1768
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,175
Jean-Jacques Goldman
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,176
Ghislaine Maxwell
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 2,177
Among INVENTORS In France
Among inventors born in France, Édouard Branly ranks 23. Before him are Clément Ader (1841), Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844), André Michelin (1853), Henri Giffard (1825), Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753), and Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (1817). After him are Guillaume Amontons (1663), Charles Cros (1842), Joseph Monier (1823), Georges Claude (1870), Charles Xavier Thomas (1785), and Émile Baudot (1845).
Clément Ader
1841 - 1925
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 17
Charles-Émile Reynaud
1844 - 1918
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 18
André Michelin
1853 - 1931
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 19
Henri Giffard
1825 - 1882
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 20
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 21
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
1817 - 1879
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 22
Édouard Branly
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 23
Guillaume Amontons
1663 - 1705
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 24
Charles Cros
1842 - 1888
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 25
Joseph Monier
1823 - 1906
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 26
Georges Claude
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 27
Charles Xavier Thomas
1785 - 1870
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 28
Émile Baudot
1845 - 1903
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 29