PHYSICIST
Berta Karlik
1904 - 1990
Berta Karlik
Berta Karlik (24 January 1904 – 4 February 1990) was an Austrian physicist. She worked for the University of Vienna, eventually becoming the first female professor at the institution. While working with Ernst Foyn she published a paper on the radioactivity of seawater. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Berta Karlik has received more than 21,995 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Berta Karlik is the 456th most popular physicist (up from 509th in 2019), the 553rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 640th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Austrian Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
22k
Page Views (PV)
54.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.73
Effective Languages (L*)
1.77
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Berta Karlik ranks 456 out of 851. Before her are Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Boris Podolsky, Erich Hückel, Alan Guth, Marietta Blau, and Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille. After her are William Watson, Jules Jamin, Rashid Sunyaev, Giovanni Aldini, Christian Mayer, and Eugen Goldstein.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis-François-Clement Breguet
1804 - 1883
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 450
Boris Podolsky
1896 - 1966
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 451
Erich Hückel
1896 - 1980
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 452
Alan Guth
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 453
Marietta Blau
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 454
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
1797 - 1869
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 455
Berta Karlik
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 456
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 457
Jules Jamin
1818 - 1886
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 458
Rashid Sunyaev
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 459
Giovanni Aldini
1762 - 1834
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 460
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 461
Eugen Goldstein
1860 - 1930
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 462
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Berta Karlik ranks 131. Before her are Max Mallowan, Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Joseph Valachi, Seán MacBride, Edvard Kocbek, and Helen Kane. After her are Edgar P. Jacobs, Attilio Ferraris, Lippo Hertzka, Antonin Magne, Cecil Beaton, and Chishū Ryū. Among people deceased in 1990, Berta Karlik ranks 102. Before her are Shigeo Shingo, J. C. R. Licklider, Gerald Bull, Hans Freudenthal, Paul Tortelier, and Stefano Casiraghi. After her are Xavier Cugat, Rashad Khalifa, Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow, Wolfgang Schmieder, Martin Ritt, and Del Shannon.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsMax Mallowan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 125
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1954
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 126
Joseph Valachi
EXTREMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 127
Seán MacBride
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 128
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 129
Helen Kane
SINGER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 130
Berta Karlik
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 131
Edgar P. Jacobs
SINGER
1904 - 1987
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 132
Attilio Ferraris
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1947
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 133
Lippo Hertzka
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1951
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 134
Antonin Magne
CYCLIST
1904 - 1983
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 135
Cecil Beaton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 136
Chishū Ryū
ACTOR
1904 - 1993
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsShigeo Shingo
INVENTOR
1909 - 1990
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 96
J. C. R. Licklider
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 97
Gerald Bull
INVENTOR
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 98
Hans Freudenthal
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 99
Paul Tortelier
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1990
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 100
Stefano Casiraghi
BUSINESSPERSON
1960 - 1990
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 101
Berta Karlik
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 102
Xavier Cugat
COMPOSER
1900 - 1990
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 103
Rashad Khalifa
CHEMIST
1935 - 1990
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 104
Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 105
Wolfgang Schmieder
COMPOSER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 106
Martin Ritt
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 107
Del Shannon
SINGER
1934 - 1990
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 108
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Berta Karlik ranks 553 out of 1,424. Before her are Franz Klammer (1953), Hieronymus von Colloredo (1732), Josef Frank (1885), Marietta Blau (1894), Fred Sinowatz (1929), and Wilhelm von Mirbach (1871). After her are Josef Krips (1902), Ernst Fuchs (1930), Karl Koller (1929), Erich von Hornbostel (1877), Ulrich Seidl (1952), and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1813).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsFranz Klammer
SKIER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 547
Hieronymus von Colloredo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1732 - 1812
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 548
Josef Frank
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1967
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 549
Marietta Blau
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 550
Fred Sinowatz
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 551
Wilhelm von Mirbach
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1918
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 552
Berta Karlik
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 553
Josef Krips
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 554
Ernst Fuchs
PAINTER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 555
Karl Koller
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 556
Erich von Hornbostel
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1935
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 557
Ulrich Seidl
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 558
Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
NOBLEMAN
1813 - 1881
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 559
Among PHYSICISTS In Austria
Among physicists born in Austria, Berta Karlik ranks 13. Before her are Anton Zeilinger (1945), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), Victor Weisskopf (1908), Walter Kohn (1923), Fritjof Capra (1939), and Marietta Blau (1894). After her are Marian Smoluchowski (1872), Heinz von Foerster (1911), Friedrich Hasenöhrl (1874), Julius Wess (1934), Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger (1795), and Sulamith Goldhaber (1923).
Anton Zeilinger
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 7
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 9
Walter Kohn
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 10
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Marietta Blau
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 12
Berta Karlik
1904 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 13
Marian Smoluchowski
1872 - 1917
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 14
Heinz von Foerster
1911 - 2002
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 15
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
1874 - 1915
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 16
Julius Wess
1934 - 2007
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 17
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
1795 - 1871
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 18
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 19