INVENTOR
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
Abraham-Louis Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet (10 January 1747 – 17 September 1823), born in Neuchâtel, then a Prussian principality, was a horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking industry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham-Louis Breguet has received more than 271,929 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham-Louis Breguet is the 91st most popular inventor (up from 95th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 91st in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Inventor.
Abraham-Louis Breguet is most famous for inventing the tourbillon, a device that compensates for the effects of gravity on the timepiece's accuracy.
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270k
Page Views (PV)
61.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
7.79
Effective Languages (L*)
1.74
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Abraham-Louis Breguet ranks 91 out of 354. Before him are Franz Reichelt, Alois Senefelder, John Harrison, Alphonse Bertillon, Cornelis Drebbel, and Daniel Swarovski. After him are Étienne-Jules Marey, Elisha Otis, Leo Fender, Johann Maria Farina, Wolfgang von Kempelen, and Bob Kahn.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Franz Reichelt
1879 - 1912
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 85
Alois Senefelder
1771 - 1834
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 86
John Harrison
1693 - 1776
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 87
Alphonse Bertillon
1853 - 1914
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 88
Cornelis Drebbel
1572 - 1633
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 89
Daniel Swarovski
1862 - 1956
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 90
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 91
Étienne-Jules Marey
1830 - 1904
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 92
Elisha Otis
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 93
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 94
Johann Maria Farina
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 95
Wolfgang von Kempelen
1734 - 1804
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 96
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 97
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1747, Abraham-Louis Breguet ranks 3. Before him are Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. After him are Johann Elert Bode, Vivant Denon, Roger Ducos, Gottfried August Bürger, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, Leopold Koželuch, Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria, and John Paul Jones. Among people deceased in 1823, Abraham-Louis Breguet ranks 11. Before him are Lazare Carnot, Jacques Charles, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Ann Radcliffe, André-Jacques Garnerin, and Charles François Dumouriez. After him are Edmund Cartwright, Rafael del Riego, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, and Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.
Others Born in 1747
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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
1747 - 1792
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 1
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
1747 - 1793
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 2
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 3
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 4
Vivant Denon
1747 - 1825
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
Roger Ducos
1747 - 1816
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6
Gottfried August Bürger
1747 - 1794
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 7
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark
1747 - 1820
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 8
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
1747 - 1768
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 9
Leopold Koželuch
1747 - 1818
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 10
Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria
1747 - 1777
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 11
John Paul Jones
1747 - 1792
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1823
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Lazare Carnot
1753 - 1823
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 5
Jacques Charles
1763 - 1823
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 6
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
1778 - 1823
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 7
Ann Radcliffe
1764 - 1823
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 8
André-Jacques Garnerin
1769 - 1823
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 9
Charles François Dumouriez
1739 - 1823
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 10
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 11
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 12
Rafael del Riego
1784 - 1823
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 13
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
1758 - 1823
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 14
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
1757 - 1823
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 15
Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg
1789 - 1823
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 16
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski
1734 - 1823
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 17
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Abraham-Louis Breguet ranks 86 out of 876. Before him are Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), Mario Botta (1943), Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980), Werner Arber (1929), Jean Tinguely (1925), and Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413). After him are Brother Roger (1915), Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Kurt Wüthrich (1938), Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270), Albrecht von Haller (1708), and Alfred Cortot (1877).
Others born in Switzerland
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Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 80
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 81
Humbert I, Count of Savoy
980 - 1047
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 82
Werner Arber
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 83
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 84
Louis, Duke of Savoy
1413 - 1465
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 85
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 86
Brother Roger
1915 - 2005
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 87
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 88
Kurt Wüthrich
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 89
Rudolf II, Duke of Austria
1270 - 1290
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 90
Albrecht von Haller
1708 - 1777
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 91
Alfred Cortot
1877 - 1962
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 92
Among INVENTORS In Switzerland
Among inventors born in Switzerland, Abraham-Louis Breguet ranks 1. After him are George de Mestral (1907) and Georges Beuchat (1910).
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 1
George de Mestral
1907 - 1990
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 2
Georges Beuchat
1910 - 1992
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 3
