BIOLOGIST
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German naturalist, zoologist, botanist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg has received more than 144,788 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg is the 122nd most popular biologist (up from 191st in 2019), the 973rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,634th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Biologist.
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg is most famous for his discovery of the bacteria that causes cholera.
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140k
Page Views (PV)
61.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
10.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 122 out of 1,097. Before him are Carl Woese, Edward B. Lewis, Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Sydney Brenner, Har Gobind Khorana, and Macfarlane Burnet. After him are Martinus Beijerinck, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Othenio Abel, Charles Scott Sherrington, August Grisebach, and Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarl Woese
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 116
Edward B. Lewis
1918 - 2004
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 117
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 118
Sydney Brenner
1927 - 2019
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 119
Har Gobind Khorana
1922 - 2011
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 120
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 121
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 122
Martinus Beijerinck
1851 - 1931
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 123
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 124
Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 125
Charles Scott Sherrington
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 126
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 127
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1795, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 13. Before him are Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Antonio José de Sucre, Ary Scheffer, Dred Scott, Alexander Griboyedov, and Ernst Heinrich Weber. After him are John William Polidori, Gabriel Lamé, Saverio Mercadante, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Hadji Murad, and Johns Hopkins. Among people deceased in 1876, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 12. Before him are Karl Ernst von Baer, George Armstrong Custer, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Catherine Labouré, Marie d'Agoult, and Ildefons Cerdà. After him are Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Francesco Maria Piave, Hristo Botev, Antoine Jérôme Balard, and Ferenc Deák.
Others Born in 1795
Go to all RankingsPavel Jozef Šafárik
WRITER
1795 - 1861
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 7
Antonio José de Sucre
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 8
Ary Scheffer
PAINTER
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 9
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 10
Alexander Griboyedov
WRITER
1795 - 1829
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 11
Ernst Heinrich Weber
PSYCHOLOGIST
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 12
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 13
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 14
Gabriel Lamé
MATHEMATICIAN
1795 - 1870
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 15
Saverio Mercadante
COMPOSER
1795 - 1870
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 16
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 17
Hadji Murad
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1852
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 18
Johns Hopkins
BUSINESSPERSON
1795 - 1873
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1876
Go to all RankingsKarl Ernst von Baer
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1876
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 6
George Armstrong Custer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1876
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 7
Antonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 8
Catherine Labouré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1876
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 9
Marie d'Agoult
WRITER
1805 - 1876
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 10
Ildefons Cerdà
ENGINEER
1815 - 1876
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 11
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 12
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
NOBLEMAN
1847 - 1876
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 13
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1819 - 1876
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 14
Francesco Maria Piave
WRITER
1810 - 1876
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 15
Hristo Botev
WRITER
1848 - 1876
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 16
Antoine Jérôme Balard
CHEMIST
1802 - 1876
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 17
Ferenc Deák
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1876
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 973 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), Philipp Otto Runge (1777), Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724), Conrad II of Italy (1074), Wilhelm Kempff (1895), and Johann Joachim Becher (1635). After him are Alfred Weber (1868), Franz Ziereis (1905), Joseph Karl Stieler (1781), Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), Hardy Krüger (1928), and Albert of Riga (1165).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1906
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 967
Philipp Otto Runge
PAINTER
1777 - 1810
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 968
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
COMPOSER
1724 - 1780
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 969
Conrad II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1101
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 970
Wilhelm Kempff
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1991
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 971
Johann Joachim Becher
PHYSICIAN
1635 - 1682
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 972
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 973
Alfred Weber
ECONOMIST
1868 - 1958
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 974
Franz Ziereis
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1945
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 975
Joseph Karl Stieler
PAINTER
1781 - 1858
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 976
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 977
Hardy Krüger
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 978
Albert of Riga
PHYSICIAN
1165 - 1229
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 979
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 16. Before him are August Weismann (1834), Ernst Mayr (1904), Bernard Katz (1911), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942), and Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748). After him are August Grisebach (1814), Erwin Neher (1944), Bert Sakmann (1942), Walther Flemming (1843), Julius Richard Petri (1852), and Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739).
August Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 10
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 11
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
1806 - 1886
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 13
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 14
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 16
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 17
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 18
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 19
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 20
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 21
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22