PHYSICIST
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
Christian Mayer
Christian Mayer (20 August 1719 Mederitz – 16 April 1783 in Mannheim) was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christian Mayer has received more than 8,155 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Christian Mayer is the 462nd most popular physicist (up from 510th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 417th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Physicist.
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8.2k
Page Views (PV)
60.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
10.43
Effective Languages (L*)
1.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Christian Mayer ranks 462 out of 851. Before him are Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, Berta Karlik, William Watson, Jules Jamin, Rashid Sunyaev, and Giovanni Aldini. After him are Eugen Goldstein, Vikram Sarabhai, Pierre Victor Auger, Gaspard de Prony, Evgeny Lifshitz, and Yuval Ne'eman.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
1797 - 1869
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 456
Berta Karlik
1904 - 1990
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 457
William Watson
1715 - 1787
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 458
Jules Jamin
1818 - 1886
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 459
Rashid Sunyaev
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 460
Giovanni Aldini
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 461
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 462
Eugen Goldstein
1860 - 1930
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 463
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 464
Pierre Victor Auger
1899 - 1993
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 465
Gaspard de Prony
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 466
Evgeny Lifshitz
1915 - 1985
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 467
Yuval Ne'eman
1925 - 2006
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 468
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1719, Christian Mayer ranks 12. Before him are Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Gottfried Achenwall, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, and Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Pierre Poivre, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Thomas Gage, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, and Michel-Jean Sedaine. Among people deceased in 1783, Christian Mayer ranks 15. Before him are Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Johann Kirnberger, Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Benedict Joseph Labre, Nikita Ivanovich Panin, and Johann Jakob Bodmer. After him are William Hunter, Ignaz Holzbauer, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Capability Brown, and Alexander Ablesimov.
Others Born in 1719
Go to all RankingsXenia of Saint Petersburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1719 - 1803
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 6
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1790
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 7
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1765
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 8
Gottfried Achenwall
HISTORIAN
1719 - 1772
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 9
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
PAINTER
1719 - 1795
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 10
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1763
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 11
Christian Mayer
PHYSICIST
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 12
Pierre Poivre
EXPLORER
1719 - 1786
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 13
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 14
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
MATHEMATICIAN
1719 - 1800
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 15
Thomas Gage
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1719 - 1787
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 16
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1798
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 17
Michel-Jean Sedaine
WRITER
1719 - 1797
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1783
Go to all RankingsFranz Xaver Messerschmidt
SCULPTOR
1736 - 1783
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 9
Johann Kirnberger
COMPOSER
1721 - 1783
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 10
Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1783
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Benedict Joseph Labre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1748 - 1783
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 12
Nikita Ivanovich Panin
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 13
Johann Jakob Bodmer
WRITER
1698 - 1783
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 14
Christian Mayer
PHYSICIST
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 15
William Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 16
Ignaz Holzbauer
COMPOSER
1711 - 1783
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 17
Gerhard Friedrich Müller
HISTORIAN
1705 - 1783
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 18
Capability Brown
ARCHITECT
1716 - 1783
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 19
Alexander Ablesimov
WRITER
1742 - 1783
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 20
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Christian Mayer ranks 319 out of 1,200. Before him are Mirek Topolánek (1956), Anna Chromý (1940), Karel Kosík (1926), Victor Kugler (1900), Margrave Andrew of Burgau (1558), and Marta Kubišová (1942). After him are Milan Baroš (1981), Karel Poborský (1972), Josef Jungmann (1773), Count Gustav Kálnoky (1832), Józef Czapski (1896), and Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsMirek Topolánek
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 313
Anna Chromý
PAINTER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 314
Karel Kosík
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 315
Victor Kugler
CELEBRITY
1900 - 1981
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 316
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 317
Marta Kubišová
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 318
Christian Mayer
PHYSICIST
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 319
Milan Baroš
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 320
Karel Poborský
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 321
Josef Jungmann
WRITER
1773 - 1847
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 322
Count Gustav Kálnoky
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1898
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 323
Józef Czapski
WRITER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 324
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
COMPOSER
1859 - 1951
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 325
Among PHYSICISTS In Czechia
Among physicists born in Czechia, Christian Mayer ranks 3. Before him are Ernst Mach (1838), and Peter Grünberg (1939). After him are Franz Josef Gerstner (1756), and Emil Wolf (1922).
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 1
Peter Grünberg
1939 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 2
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3
Franz Josef Gerstner
1756 - 1832
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4
Emil Wolf
1922 - 2018
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 5