BIOLOGIST
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdl̩bɛʁt fɔn ʃaˈmɪso]; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adelbert von Chamisso has received more than 160,142 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Adelbert von Chamisso is the 62nd most popular biologist (down from 54th in 2019), the 758th most popular biography from France (down from 712th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Biologist.
Adelbert von Chamisso is most famous for his book, "Peter Schlemihl," which tells the story of a man who sells his shadow to the devil.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
64.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
7.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Adelbert von Chamisso ranks 62 out of 1,097. Before him are Hugo de Vries, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Daniel Bovet, John Edward Gray, Nikolai Vavilov, and George Beadle. After him are Trofim Lysenko, Irwin Rose, Linda B. Buck, André Michel Lwoff, August Weismann, and Ulisse Aldrovandi.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 56
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 57
Daniel Bovet
1907 - 1992
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 58
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 59
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 60
George Beadle
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 61
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 62
Trofim Lysenko
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 63
Irwin Rose
1926 - 2015
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 64
Linda B. Buck
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 65
André Michel Lwoff
1902 - 1994
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 66
August Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 67
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 68
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1781, Adelbert von Chamisso ranks 9. Before him are Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Bernard Bolzano, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, René Laennec, Siméon Denis Poisson, and Stamford Raffles. After him are William I of Württemberg, Anton Diabelli, Achim von Arnim, Frederica of Baden, David Brewster, and Joseph Karl Stieler. Among people deceased in 1838, Adelbert von Chamisso ranks 3. Before him are Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, and Lorenzo Da Ponte. After him are Johanna Schopenhauer, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Bernard Courtois, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Pierre Louis Dulong, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Ferdinand Ries, and Bernhard Crusell.
Others Born in 1781
Go to all RankingsLouis Joseph, Dauphin of France
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1789
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 3
Bernard Bolzano
PHILOSOPHER
1781 - 1848
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 4
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
ARCHITECT
1781 - 1841
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 5
René Laennec
PHYSICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 6
Siméon Denis Poisson
MATHEMATICIAN
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Stamford Raffles
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 8
Adelbert von Chamisso
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 9
William I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 10
Anton Diabelli
MUSICIAN
1781 - 1858
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 11
Achim von Arnim
WRITER
1781 - 1831
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 12
Frederica of Baden
COMPANION
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 13
David Brewster
PHYSICIST
1781 - 1868
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 14
Joseph Karl Stieler
PAINTER
1781 - 1858
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1838
Go to all RankingsCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
DIPLOMAT
1754 - 1838
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1
Lorenzo Da Ponte
WRITER
1749 - 1838
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 2
Adelbert von Chamisso
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 3
Johanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 4
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
PHYSICIAN
1774 - 1838
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 5
Bernard Courtois
CHEMIST
1777 - 1838
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 6
Ivan Kotliarevsky
WRITER
1769 - 1838
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 8
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 9
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
WRITER
1758 - 1838
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 10
Ferdinand Ries
COMPOSER
1784 - 1838
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
Bernhard Crusell
COMPOSER
1775 - 1838
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Adelbert von Chamisso ranks 758 out of 6,770. Before him are Robert Doisneau (1912), Joan II of Navarre (1311), Marie Laforêt (1939), Girard Desargues (1591), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), and Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763). After him are Charles-François Daubigny (1817), Thomas Bangalter (1), Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), Juliette Gréco (1927), Fanny Ardant (1949), and René Coty (1882).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRobert Doisneau
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 752
Joan II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1349
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 753
Marie Laforêt
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 754
Girard Desargues
MATHEMATICIAN
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 755
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
ARCHITECT
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 756
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 757
Adelbert von Chamisso
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 758
Charles-François Daubigny
PAINTER
1817 - 1878
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 759
Thomas Bangalter
MUSICIAN
1 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 760
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1279 - 1341
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 761
Juliette Gréco
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 762
Fanny Ardant
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 763
René Coty
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 764
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Adelbert von Chamisso ranks 12. Before him are Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Roger Guillemin (1924), Jean-Henri Fabre (1823), and François Jacob (1920). After him are André Michel Lwoff (1902), Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Jean Dausset (1916), and Aimé Bonpland (1773).
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 - 1836
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 6
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
1683 - 1757
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 8
Roger Guillemin
1924 - 2024
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 9
Jean-Henri Fabre
1823 - 1915
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 10
François Jacob
1920 - 2013
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 11
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 12
André Michel Lwoff
1902 - 1994
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 13
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 14
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 15
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
1772 - 1844
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 16
Jean Dausset
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 17
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 18