PSYCHOLOGIST
Adolf Bastian
1826 - 1905
Adolf Bastian
Adolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 1826 – 2 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of anthropology as a discipline. His theory of the Elementargedanke resulted in Carl Jung's development of the theory of archetypes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolf Bastian has received more than 154,942 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Adolf Bastian is the 114th most popular psychologist (up from 120th in 2019), the 1,808th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,764th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Adolf Bastian ranks 114 out of 235. Before him are Édouard Claparède, William McDougall, John Money, Heinz Kohut, Robert Cialdini, and Frederic Bartlett. After him are Aleksei N. Leontiev, Robert Sternberg, Oswald Külpe, Bluma Zeigarnik, Thomas Gordon, and Henry Murray.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉdouard Claparède
1873 - 1940
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 108
William McDougall
1871 - 1938
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 109
John Money
1921 - 2006
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 110
Heinz Kohut
1913 - 1981
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 111
Robert Cialdini
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 112
Frederic Bartlett
1886 - 1969
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 113
Adolf Bastian
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 114
Aleksei N. Leontiev
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 115
Robert Sternberg
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 116
Oswald Külpe
1862 - 1915
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 117
Bluma Zeigarnik
1900 - 1988
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 118
Thomas Gordon
1918 - 2002
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 119
Henry Murray
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Adolf Bastian ranks 16. Before him are Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Alexander Afanasyev, Armand David, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, and Zénobe Gramme. After him are George B. McClellan, Karl von Piloty, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Henri Mouhot, and George Johnstone Stoney. Among people deceased in 1905, Adolf Bastian ranks 28. Before him are Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Alphonse Allais, Anton Ažbe, Hudson Taylor, Albert von Kölliker, and Marcel Schwob. After him are Ivan Sechenov, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Carmine Crocco, George MacDonald, Meyer Guggenheim, and Lew Wallace.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsFrederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1860
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 11
Alexander Afanasyev
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 12
Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 13
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 14
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 15
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 16
George B. McClellan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1885
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 17
Karl von Piloty
PAINTER
1826 - 1886
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 18
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 19
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1914
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 20
Henri Mouhot
EXPLORER
1826 - 1861
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 21
George Johnstone Stoney
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1911
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1905
Go to all RankingsArchduke Joseph Karl of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1905
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 22
Alphonse Allais
WRITER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 23
Anton Ažbe
PAINTER
1862 - 1905
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 24
Hudson Taylor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 25
Albert von Kölliker
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1905
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 26
Marcel Schwob
WRITER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 27
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 28
Ivan Sechenov
ENGINEER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 29
Otto Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 30
Carmine Crocco
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1830 - 1905
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 31
George MacDonald
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 32
Meyer Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1905
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 33
Lew Wallace
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1905
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 34
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Adolf Bastian ranks 1,808 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845), Friedrich Naumann (1860), George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Christoph Graupner (1683), Michael Schenker (1955), and Herbert Kappler (1907). After him are Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818), Johann Gottfried Walther (1684), William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Robert Enke (1977), and Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErnest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1923
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1,802
Friedrich Naumann
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1,803
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1661
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,804
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,805
Michael Schenker
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,806
Herbert Kappler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1978
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,807
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,808
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,809
Johann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,810
William III, Landgrave of Thuringia
NOBLEMAN
1425 - 1482
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,811
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1806
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,812
Robert Enke
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2009
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,813
Miguel, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1927
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,814
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Germany
Among psychologists born in Germany, Adolf Bastian ranks 16. Before him are Ernst Kretschmer (1888), Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795), Karl Bühler (1879), William Stern (1871), Rudolf Arnheim (1904), and Marie-Louise von Franz (1915). After him are Ulric Neisser (1928), Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884), Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (1889), Charlotte Bühler (1893), Laura Perls (1905), and Uta Frith (1941).
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 10
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 11
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 12
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 13
Rudolf Arnheim
1904 - 2007
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 14
Marie-Louise von Franz
1915 - 1998
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 15
Adolf Bastian
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 16
Ulric Neisser
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 17
Johannes Heinrich Schultz
1884 - 1970
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 18
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
1889 - 1957
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 19
Charlotte Bühler
1893 - 1974
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 20
Laura Perls
1905 - 1990
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 21
Uta Frith
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 22