1859 - 1941
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. His half-brother was Otto Hettner.He is known for his concept of chorology, the study of places and regions, a concept that influenced both Carl O. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Hettner has received more than 48,272 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Hettner is the 36th most popular geographer (up from 38th in 2019), the 1,802nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,011th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Geographer.
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Among geographers, Alfred Hettner ranks 36 out of 67. Before him are Nicolas Sanson, Albrecht Penck, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, and Willem Blaeu. After him are Artemidorus Ephesius, Jovan Cvijić, Johann Georg Gmelin, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Otto Nordenskjöld, and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville.
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 30
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 32
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 33
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 34
1571 - 1638
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 35
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 36
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 37
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 38
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 39
1827 - 1914
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 40
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 41
1697 - 1782
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 42
Among people born in 1859, Alfred Hettner ranks 43. Before him are Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Alexandru Averescu, Natalie of Serbia, Jānis Čakste, Diana Abgar, and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria. After him are Feng Guozhang, Adolf Hurwitz, Thibaw Min, Léon Duguit, Karl von Stürgkh, and Georg Alexander Pick. Among people deceased in 1941, Alfred Hettner ranks 64. Before him are Hans Berger, Charles Huntziger, Amrita Sher-Gil, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Natalie of Serbia, and Annie Jump Cannon. After him are Henri Cornet, Guillermo Kahlo, Jelly Roll Morton, Guido Adler, Hjalmar Söderberg, and Karin Boye.
1859 - 1935
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 37
1859 - 1938
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 38
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 39
1859 - 1927
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 40
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 41
1859 - 1949
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 42
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 43
1859 - 1919
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 44
1859 - 1919
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 45
1859 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 46
1859 - 1928
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 47
1859 - 1916
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 48
1859 - 1942
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 49
1873 - 1941
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 58
1880 - 1941
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 59
1913 - 1941
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 60
1866 - 1941
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 61
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 62
1863 - 1941
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 63
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 64
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 65
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 66
1890 - 1941
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 67
1855 - 1941
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 68
1869 - 1941
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 69
1900 - 1941
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 70
Among people born in Germany, Alfred Hettner ranks 1,802 out of 6,142. Before him are Otto Abetz (1903), Andreas Achenbach (1815), Simon Mayr (1763), Hans Globke (1898), Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), and Heinz Hitler (1920). After him are Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1906), Franzl Lang (1930), Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1721), Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880), Jordan of Saxony (1190), and Igor Mitoraj (1944).
1903 - 1958
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,796
1815 - 1910
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,797
1763 - 1845
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,798
1898 - 1973
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,799
1667 - 1752
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 1,800
1920 - 1942
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,801
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,802
1906 - 1963
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 1,803
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,804
1721 - 1792
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,805
1880 - 1943
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,806
1190 - 1237
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,807
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,808
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), Adolf Stieler (1775), and Anton Friedrich Büsching (1724).
1769 - 1859
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 1
1779 - 1859
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 2
1470 - 1520
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 3
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 4
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 5
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 6
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 7
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 8
1775 - 1836
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 9
1724 - 1793
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 10