GEOGRAPHER
Alfred Hettner
1859 - 1941
Alfred Hettner
Alfred Hettner (6 August 1859, in Dresden – 31 August 1941, in Heidelberg) was a German geographer. His parents were art historian Hermann Theodor Hettner and Marie von Stockmar. His maternal grandfather was Christian Friedrich, Baron Stockmar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Hettner has received more than 51,198 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Alfred Hettner is the 38th most popular geographer (down from 36th in 2019), the 2,105th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,801st in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Geographer.
Memorability Metrics
51k
Page Views (PV)
56.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
8.45
Effective Languages (L*)
1.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Alfred Hettner ranks 38 out of 86. Before him are Marinus of Tyre, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Artemidorus Ephesius, Jovan Cvijić, Vincenzo Coronelli, and Jodocus Hondius. After him are Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Otto Nordenskjöld, Johann Georg Gmelin, Conrad Malte-Brun, Erich von Drygalski, and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 32
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 33
Artemidorus Ephesius
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 34
Jovan Cvijić
1865 - 1927
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 35
Vincenzo Coronelli
1650 - 1718
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 36
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 37
Alfred Hettner
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 38
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
1827 - 1914
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 39
Otto Nordenskjöld
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 40
Johann Georg Gmelin
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 41
Conrad Malte-Brun
1775 - 1826
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 42
Erich von Drygalski
1865 - 1949
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 43
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
1697 - 1782
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 44
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Alfred Hettner ranks 48. Before him are Thibaw Min, Feng Guozhang, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Léon Duguit, Georg Alexander Pick, and Gustave Kahn. After him are Nahum Sokolow, Walther von Lüttwitz, Sen Katayama, Kenneth Grahame, Havelock Ellis, and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1941, Alfred Hettner ranks 71. Before him are Hans Berger, Lou Gehrig, Issai Schur, May Ziade, Christian Sinding, and Ivan Panfilov. After him are Guillermo Kahlo, Hanns Kerrl, Anandyn Amar, Walter Ruttmann, Joachim Schepke, and Maximilien Luce.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsThibaw Min
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 42
Feng Guozhang
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 43
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
COMPOSER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 44
Léon Duguit
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1928
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 45
Georg Alexander Pick
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1942
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 46
Gustave Kahn
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 47
Alfred Hettner
GEOGRAPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 48
Nahum Sokolow
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1936
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 49
Walther von Lüttwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1942
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 50
Sen Katayama
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1933
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 51
Kenneth Grahame
WRITER
1859 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 52
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 53
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1859 - 1949
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsHans Berger
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 65
Lou Gehrig
BASEBALL PLAYER
1903 - 1941
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 66
Issai Schur
MATHEMATICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 67
May Ziade
WRITER
1886 - 1941
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 68
Christian Sinding
COMPOSER
1856 - 1941
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 69
Ivan Panfilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1941
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 70
Alfred Hettner
GEOGRAPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 71
Guillermo Kahlo
PHOTOGRAPHER
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 72
Hanns Kerrl
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1941
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 73
Anandyn Amar
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 74
Walter Ruttmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1941
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 75
Joachim Schepke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1941
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 76
Maximilien Luce
PAINTER
1858 - 1941
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 77
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Alfred Hettner ranks 2,105 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Paschen (1865), İlkay Gündoğan (1990), Bodo Illgner (1967), Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891), Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (1891), and Johann Trollmann (1907). After him are Karl Baedeker (1801), William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1598), Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), Magdalene of Bavaria (1587), Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810), and Matthias Jabs (1955).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Paschen
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,099
İlkay Gündoğan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,100
Bodo Illgner
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,101
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1948
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,102
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1963
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,103
Johann Trollmann
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1943
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,104
Alfred Hettner
GEOGRAPHER
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,105
Karl Baedeker
BUSINESSPERSON
1801 - 1859
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,106
William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1598 - 1662
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,107
Gotthold Eisenstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1852
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,108
Magdalene of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1587 - 1628
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,109
Princess Pauline of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1810 - 1856
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 2,110
Matthias Jabs
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 2,111
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Germany
Among geographers born in Germany, Alfred Hettner ranks 6. Before him are Alexander von Humboldt (1769), Carl Ritter (1779), Martin Waldseemüller (1470), Sebastian Münster (1488), and Albrecht Penck (1858). After him are Johann Georg Gmelin (1709), Hans Meyer (1858), August Heinrich Petermann (1822), Peter Schenk the Elder (1660), Anton Friedrich Büsching (1724), and Adolf Stieler (1775).
Alexander von Humboldt
1769 - 1859
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 1
Carl Ritter
1779 - 1859
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 2
Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 3
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 4
Albrecht Penck
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5
Alfred Hettner
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 6
Johann Georg Gmelin
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 7
Hans Meyer
1858 - 1929
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 8
August Heinrich Petermann
1822 - 1878
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 9
Peter Schenk the Elder
1660 - 1711
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 10
Anton Friedrich Büsching
1724 - 1793
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 11
Adolf Stieler
1775 - 1836
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 12