PHYSICIST
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
August Kundt
August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (German: [ˈaʊɡʊst ˈkʊnt]; 18 November 1839 – 21 May 1894) was a German physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Kundt has received more than 66,229 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). August Kundt is the 274th most popular physicist (up from 330th in 2019), the 994th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,653rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Physicist.
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61.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
13.63
Effective Languages (L*)
1.60
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, August Kundt ranks 274 out of 851. Before him are Andrew Huxley, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Hugh David Politzer, Johannes Rydberg, and Edmond Becquerel. After him are Carlo Rubbia, Leo Esaki, Ernest Walton, Toshihide Maskawa, Antoine César Becquerel, and Carl von Linde.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrew Huxley
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 268
Jagadish Chandra Bose
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 269
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1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
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Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 271
Johannes Rydberg
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 272
Edmond Becquerel
1820 - 1891
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 273
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 274
Carlo Rubbia
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 275
Leo Esaki
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 276
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 277
Toshihide Maskawa
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 278
Antoine César Becquerel
1788 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 279
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1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, August Kundt ranks 14. Before him are George Armstrong Custer, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Josephine Cochrane, Nikolay Przhevalsky, and Emil Škoda. After him are Machado de Assis, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Nikolay Bobrikov, Ali Rıza Efendi, Théodule-Armand Ribot, and Josef Rheinberger. Among people deceased in 1894, August Kundt ranks 17. Before him are Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Hans von Bülow, Leconte de Lisle, Theodor Billroth, and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. After him are Emmanuel Chabrier, Hassan I of Morocco, Austen Henry Layard, Nadezhda von Meck, Nikolai Ge, and Guillaume Lekeu.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsGeorge Armstrong Custer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1876
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 8
Josiah Willard Gibbs
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1903
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
Josephine Cochrane
INVENTOR
1839 - 1913
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 11
Nikolay Przhevalsky
EXPLORER
1839 - 1888
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 12
Emil Škoda
ENGINEER
1839 - 1900
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 13
August Kundt
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 14
Machado de Assis
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 15
Princess Cecilie of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1839 - 1891
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 16
Nikolay Bobrikov
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1904
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 17
Ali Rıza Efendi
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1888
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 18
Théodule-Armand Ribot
PSYCHOLOGIST
1839 - 1916
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 19
Josef Rheinberger
COMPOSER
1839 - 1901
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1894
Go to all RankingsFrancis II of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 11
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1894
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 12
Hans von Bülow
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 13
Leconte de Lisle
WRITER
1818 - 1894
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 14
Theodor Billroth
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1894
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 15
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
WRITER
1838 - 1894
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 16
August Kundt
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 17
Emmanuel Chabrier
COMPOSER
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 18
Hassan I of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 19
Austen Henry Layard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 20
Nadezhda von Meck
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1831 - 1894
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 21
Nikolai Ge
PAINTER
1831 - 1894
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 22
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 23
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, August Kundt ranks 994 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria of Yugoslavia (1900), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Sebastian Münster (1488), Gunter Sachs (1932), and Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876). After him are Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), Stefan Lochner (1410), Gottlob Berger (1896), Princess Louise of Prussia (1838), Hans Oster (1887), and Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (1786).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMaria of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1961
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 988
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 989
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1944
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 990
Sebastian Münster
GEOGRAPHER
1488 - 1552
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 991
Gunter Sachs
PHOTOGRAPHER
1932 - 2011
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 992
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 993
August Kundt
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 994
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1760
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 995
Stefan Lochner
PAINTER
1410 - 1451
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 996
Gottlob Berger
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 997
Princess Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1923
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 998
Hans Oster
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1945
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 999
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1818
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,000
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, August Kundt ranks 40. Before him are Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Georg Bednorz (1950), Rainer Weiss (1932), and Max Delbrück (1906). After him are Carl von Linde (1842), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Christoph Scheiner (1575), Friedrich Hund (1896), Pascual Jordan (1902), and Jack Steinberger (1921).
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 35
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 36
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 37
Rainer Weiss
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 38
Max Delbrück
1906 - 1981
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 39
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 40
Carl von Linde
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 41
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 42
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 43
Friedrich Hund
1896 - 1997
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 44
Pascual Jordan
1902 - 1980
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 45
Jack Steinberger
1921 - 2020
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 46