PHYSICIST
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
Alfred Kleiner
Alfred Kleiner (24 April 1849 – 3 July 1916) was a Swiss physicist and Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zurich. He was Albert Einstein's doctoral advisor or Doktorvater. Initially Einstein's advisor was Heinrich F. Weber. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Kleiner has received more than 279,068 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Kleiner is the 600th most popular physicist (down from 537th in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 366th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swiss Physicist.
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280k
Page Views (PV)
49.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Alfred Kleiner ranks 600 out of 851. Before him are Clyde Cowan, Joan Feynman, Seth Neddermeyer, Bruno Zumino, Toshiko Yuasa, and Heinrich Kayser. After him are Robert H. Dicke, Henry Augustus Rowland, Wilhelm Hisinger, Étienne-Gaspard Robert, Robert Mills, and Marcel Brillouin.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClyde Cowan
1919 - 1974
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 594
Joan Feynman
1927 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 595
Seth Neddermeyer
1907 - 1988
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 596
Bruno Zumino
1923 - 2014
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 597
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 598
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 599
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 600
Robert H. Dicke
1916 - 1997
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 601
Henry Augustus Rowland
1848 - 1901
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 602
Wilhelm Hisinger
1766 - 1852
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 603
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
1763 - 1837
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 604
Robert Mills
1927 - 1999
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 605
Marcel Brillouin
1854 - 1948
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 606
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1849, Alfred Kleiner ranks 82. Before him are Pedro Montt, Richard Lydekker, Prosper-René Blondlot, Henry Clay Frick, John Hartley, and Panas Myrny. After him are Gerhard Munthe, Johan Kjeldahl, Emil Zuckerkandl, Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Fernand de Langle de Cary, and N. E. Brown. Among people deceased in 1916, Alfred Kleiner ranks 112. Before him are Albert Chmielowski, Charles Dawson, Ioannis Frangoudis, Ishi, Henri Harpignies, and Florence Baker. After him are Giuseppe Pitrè, Ștefan Luchian, Gabrielle Petit, Walter Sutton, Karl Klindworth, and Clements Markham.
Others Born in 1849
Go to all RankingsPedro Montt
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 76
Richard Lydekker
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 77
Prosper-René Blondlot
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1930
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 78
Henry Clay Frick
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1919
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 79
John Hartley
TENNIS PLAYER
1849 - 1935
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 80
Panas Myrny
WRITER
1849 - 1920
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 81
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 82
Gerhard Munthe
PAINTER
1849 - 1929
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 83
Johan Kjeldahl
CHEMIST
1849 - 1900
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 84
Emil Zuckerkandl
PHYSICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 85
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 86
Fernand de Langle de Cary
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1927
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 87
N. E. Brown
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1934
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 88
Others Deceased in 1916
Go to all RankingsAlbert Chmielowski
PAINTER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 106
Charles Dawson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1864 - 1916
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 107
Ioannis Frangoudis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1916
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 108
Ishi
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1916
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 109
Henri Harpignies
PAINTER
1819 - 1916
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 110
Florence Baker
EXPLORER
1841 - 1916
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 111
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 112
Giuseppe Pitrè
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1916
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 113
Ștefan Luchian
PAINTER
1868 - 1916
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 114
Gabrielle Petit
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1893 - 1916
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 115
Walter Sutton
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1916
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 116
Karl Klindworth
COMPOSER
1830 - 1916
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 117
Clements Markham
EXPLORER
1830 - 1916
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 118
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alfred Kleiner ranks 442 out of 1,015. Before him are Simeon Bavier (1825), Charles Antenen (1929), Walter Wild (1872), Walther von Wartburg (1888), Nicolas Fuss (1755), and Walter Breisky (1871). After him are Heinz Hermann (1958), Fritz Schär (1926), Joseph Benz (1944), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664), and Stan Wawrinka (1985).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsSimeon Bavier
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 436
Charles Antenen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 437
Walter Wild
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1953
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 438
Walther von Wartburg
LINGUIST
1888 - 1971
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 439
Nicolas Fuss
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1826
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 440
Walter Breisky
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1944
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 441
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 442
Heinz Hermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 443
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 444
Joseph Benz
ATHLETE
1944 - 2021
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 445
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 446
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
ASTRONOMER
1664 - 1753
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 447
Stan Wawrinka
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 448
Among PHYSICISTS In Switzerland
Among physicists born in Switzerland, Alfred Kleiner ranks 12. Before him are Johann Jakob Balmer (1825), Ami Argand (1750), Walter H. Schottky (1886), Raoul Pictet (1846), Walther Ritz (1878), and Jakob II Bernoulli (1759). After him are Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Scherrer (1890), and Ernst Stueckelberg (1905).
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 6
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 7
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 8
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 9
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 10
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 11
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 12
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 13
Paul Scherrer
1890 - 1969
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 14
Ernst Stueckelberg
1905 - 1984
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 15