Geologist
Christian Leopold von Buch
German geologist
1774 - 1853
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Christian Leopold von Buch
His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Leopold von Buch is the 21st most popular geologist (down from 17th in 2024), the 1,652nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,589th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Geologist.
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Among Geologists
Among geologists, Christian Leopold von Buch ranks 21 out of 90. Before him are Gideon Mantell, Vasily Dokuchaev, Walter Alvarez, William Smith, Adam Sedgwick, and Jean-André Deluc. After him are Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Ignacy Domeyko, Giuseppe Mercalli, William Buckland, Norman L. Bowen, and John Tuzo Wilson.
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Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 15
Vasily Dokuchaev
1846 - 1903
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 16
Walter Alvarez
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 17
William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 18
Adam Sedgwick
1785 - 1873
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 19
Jean-André Deluc
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 20
Christian Leopold von Buch
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 21
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
1750 - 1801
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 22
Ignacy Domeyko
1802 - 1889
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Mercalli
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 24
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 25
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 26
John Tuzo Wilson
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1774, Christian Leopold von Buch ranks 14. Before him are Gaspare Spontini, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and William Henry. After him are Charles Bell, Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, André Marie Constant Duméril, Matthew Flinders, and Robert Southey. Among people deceased in 1853, Christian Leopold von Buch ranks 15. Before him are Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Leopold Gmelin, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Matteo Carcassi, and Bezmiâlem Sultan. After him are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Princess Amalia of Sweden, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Juan Donoso Cortés, and Julius Jacob von Haynau.
Others Born in 1774
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Gaspare Spontini
COMPOSER
1774 - 1851
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 8
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
PHYSICIAN
1774 - 1838
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 9
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1837
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 10
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
PAINTER
1774 - 1833
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 11
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1850
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 12
William Henry
CHEMIST
1774 - 1836
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 13
Christian Leopold von Buch
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 14
Charles Bell
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1842
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 15
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1774 - 1855
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 16
Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
WRITER
1774 - 1856
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 17
André Marie Constant Duméril
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1860
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 18
Matthew Flinders
EXPLORER
1774 - 1814
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 19
Robert Southey
WRITER
1774 - 1843
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1853
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Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 9
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
PAINTER
1783 - 1853
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 10
Leopold Gmelin
CHEMIST
1788 - 1853
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 11
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
OCCULTIST
1776 - 1853
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 12
Matteo Carcassi
MUSICIAN
1792 - 1853
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 13
Bezmiâlem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1853
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 14
Christian Leopold von Buch
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 15
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 16
Princess Amalia of Sweden
COMPANION
1805 - 1853
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 17
Tokugawa Ieyoshi
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1853
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 18
Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1853
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 19
Juan Donoso Cortés
WRITER
1809 - 1853
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 20
Julius Jacob von Haynau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1853
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 21
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christian Leopold von Buch ranks 1,652 out of NaN. Before him are Hans Speidel (1897), Wilhelm Zaisser (1893), Princess Margaret of Prussia (1872), Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (1706), Georg Kerschensteiner (1854), and Ludwig Borchardt (1863). After him are Fritz Bauer (1903), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), Hans Vaihinger (1852), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), Jürgen Kohler (1965), and Marianne Weber (1870).
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Hans Speidel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1984
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,646
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,647
Princess Margaret of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1954
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,648
Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
COMPANION
1706 - 1735
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,649
Georg Kerschensteiner
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1932
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,650
Ludwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,651
Christian Leopold von Buch
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,652
Fritz Bauer
JUDGE
1903 - 1968
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,653
Wilhelm Backhaus
MUSICIAN
1884 - 1969
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,654
Hans Vaihinger
PHILOSOPHER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,655
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,656
Jürgen Kohler
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,657
Marianne Weber
WRITER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,658
Among Geologists In Germany
Among geologists born in Germany, Christian Leopold von Buch ranks 4. Before him are Alfred Wegener (1880), Friedrich Mohs (1773), and Beno Gutenberg (1889). After him are Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797), Ferdinand Zirkel (1838), Harry Rosenbusch (1836), Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald (1902), Julius von Haast (1822), Ferdinand von Hochstetter (1829), Oskar Lenz (1848), and Rudolf Geiger (1894).
Alfred Wegener
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 2
Beno Gutenberg
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 3
Christian Leopold von Buch
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 4
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann
1797 - 1873
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 5
Ferdinand Zirkel
1838 - 1912
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
Harry Rosenbusch
1836 - 1914
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 7
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
1902 - 1982
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 8
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 9
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 10
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 11
Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 12
