BIOLOGIST
Carl Meissner
1800 - 1874
Carl Meissner
Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Meissner has received more than 39,617 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Carl Meissner is the 459th most popular biologist (up from 882nd in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 580th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swiss Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
40k
Page Views (PV)
52.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
8.37
Effective Languages (L*)
1.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Carl Meissner ranks 459 out of 1,097. Before him are Gabriel Bibron, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Eugene Odum, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, and Wilhelm Roux. After him are June Almeida, Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, André Marie Constant Duméril, Johann Bauhin, Robert Sapolsky, and Joseph Gaertner.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGabriel Bibron
1805 - 1848
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 453
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
1716 - 1800
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 454
Eugene Odum
1913 - 2002
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 455
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
1907 - 2004
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 456
Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
1761 - 1838
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 457
Wilhelm Roux
1850 - 1924
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 458
Carl Meissner
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 459
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 460
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
1742 - 1810
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 461
André Marie Constant Duméril
1774 - 1860
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 462
Johann Bauhin
1541 - 1613
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 463
Robert Sapolsky
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 464
Joseph Gaertner
1732 - 1791
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 465
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, Carl Meissner ranks 51. Before him are Auguste von Harrach, Sadeq Khan Zand, Evangelos Zappas, Jafar Khan, Josef Kriehuber, and Tokugawa Nariaki. After him are Sayed Morad Khan, Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, Johann Georg Wagler, Otto August Rosenberger, Sultan bin Ahmad, and Joseph von Führich. Among people deceased in 1874, Carl Meissner ranks 33. Before him are Niccolò Tommaseo, Wilhelm von Kaulbach, Louise Rasmussen, Ang Mey, Lunalilo, and Abraham Geiger. After him are Gustaaf Wappers, Jules Janin, Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, Heinrich von Kittlitz, and John Phillips.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsAuguste von Harrach
COMPANION
1800 - 1873
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 45
Sadeq Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1782
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 46
Evangelos Zappas
BUSINESSPERSON
1800 - 1865
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 47
Jafar Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 48
Josef Kriehuber
PAINTER
1800 - 1876
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 49
Tokugawa Nariaki
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1860
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 50
Carl Meissner
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 51
Sayed Morad Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 52
Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1868
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 53
Johann Georg Wagler
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1832
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 54
Otto August Rosenberger
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1890
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 55
Sultan bin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1804
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 56
Joseph von Führich
PAINTER
1800 - 1876
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1874
Go to all RankingsNiccolò Tommaseo
WRITER
1802 - 1874
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 27
Wilhelm von Kaulbach
PAINTER
1805 - 1874
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 28
Louise Rasmussen
DANCER
1815 - 1874
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 29
Ang Mey
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1874
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 30
Lunalilo
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1874
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 31
Abraham Geiger
HISTORIAN
1810 - 1874
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 32
Carl Meissner
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 33
Gustaaf Wappers
PAINTER
1803 - 1874
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 34
Jules Janin
WRITER
1804 - 1874
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 35
Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1874
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 36
Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont
ENGINEER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 37
Heinrich von Kittlitz
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1874
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 38
John Phillips
GEOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 39
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Carl Meissner ranks 335 out of 1,015. Before him are Marc Surer (1951), Louis Niedermeyer (1802), Bertha Wegmann (1847), Arnold Henry Guyot (1807), Silvio Moser (1941), and Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750). After him are Johann Baptist Cysat (1585), Felix Manz (1498), Johann Bauhin (1541), Georges Cottier (1922), Hector Hodler (1887), and Claude Goretta (1929).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMarc Surer
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 329
Louis Niedermeyer
COMPOSER
1802 - 1861
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 330
Bertha Wegmann
PAINTER
1847 - 1926
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 331
Arnold Henry Guyot
GEOGRAPHER
1807 - 1884
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 332
Silvio Moser
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 1974
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 333
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1840
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 334
Carl Meissner
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 335
Johann Baptist Cysat
MATHEMATICIAN
1585 - 1657
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 336
Felix Manz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1498 - 1527
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 337
Johann Bauhin
BIOLOGIST
1541 - 1613
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 338
Georges Cottier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2016
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 339
Hector Hodler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 340
Claude Goretta
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 341
Among BIOLOGISTS In Switzerland
Among biologists born in Switzerland, Carl Meissner ranks 17. Before him are Carl Nägeli (1817), Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884), Abraham Trembley (1710), François-Alphonse Forel (1841), Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810), and Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818). After him are Johann Bauhin (1541), Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829), Oswald Heer (1809), Alfred Newton (1829), Johann Amman (1707), and John Isaac Briquet (1870).
Carl Nägeli
1817 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 11
Josias Braun-Blanquet
1884 - 1980
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 12
Abraham Trembley
1710 - 1784
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 13
François-Alphonse Forel
1841 - 1912
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 14
Pierre Edmond Boissier
1810 - 1885
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 15
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
1818 - 1889
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 16
Carl Meissner
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 17
Johann Bauhin
1541 - 1613
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 18
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
1829 - 1905
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 19
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 20
Alfred Newton
1829 - 1907
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 21
Johann Amman
1707 - 1741
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 22
John Isaac Briquet
1870 - 1931
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 23