GEOGRAPHER
Curt von François
1852 - 1931
Curt von François
Curt Karl Bruno von François (2 October 1852 – 28 December 1931) was a German geographer, cartographer, Schutztruppe officer and commissioner of the imperial colonial army of the German Empire, particularly in German South West Africa (today's Namibia) where he was responsible on behalf of Kaiser for the foundation of the city of Windhoek on 18 October 1890 and the harbor of Swakopmund on 4 August 1892. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Curt von François has received more than 68,899 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Curt von François is the 69th most popular geographer (down from 65th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Luxembourg (up from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Geographer.
Memorability Metrics
69k
Page Views (PV)
56.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.16
Effective Languages (L*)
1.90
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Curt von François ranks 69 out of 86. Before him are Peter Schenk the Elder, John Walter Gregory, Vaclav Smil, Nicolas de Fer, Ellen Churchill Semple, and Anton Friedrich Büsching. After him are Adolf Stieler, Doreen Massey, Carl O. Sauer, Ellsworth Huntington, Johannes Gabriel Granö, and Aaron Arrowsmith.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Schenk the Elder
1660 - 1711
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 63
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 64
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 65
Nicolas de Fer
1646 - 1720
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 66
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 67
Anton Friedrich Büsching
1724 - 1793
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 68
Curt von François
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 69
Adolf Stieler
1775 - 1836
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 70
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 71
Carl O. Sauer
1889 - 1975
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 72
Ellsworth Huntington
1876 - 1947
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 73
Johannes Gabriel Granö
1882 - 1956
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 74
Aaron Arrowsmith
1750 - 1823
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Curt von François ranks 91. Before him are Carl Chun, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, James Dwight, and Felix Graf von Bothmer. After him are Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, Lin Shu, Fulgence Bienvenüe, and Theodore Robinson. Among people deceased in 1931, Curt von François ranks 107. Before him are Cosmo Duff-Gordon, Oskar Minkowski, Ida B. Wells, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, José Figueroa Alcorta, and Victor Bérard. After him are David Starr Jordan, Aleksander Skrzyński, Elsa Laula Renberg, Jetze Doorman, Kinue Hitomi, and Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsCarl Chun
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 85
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1903
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 86
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1852 - 1904
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 87
Max Carl Wilhelm Weber
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1937
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 88
James Dwight
TENNIS PLAYER
1852 - 1917
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 89
Felix Graf von Bothmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1937
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 90
Curt von François
GEOGRAPHER
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 91
Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak
WRITER
1852 - 1912
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 92
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
WRITER
1852 - 1937
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 93
Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1852 - 1854
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 94
Lin Shu
WRITER
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 95
Fulgence Bienvenüe
ENGINEER
1852 - 1936
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 96
Theodore Robinson
PAINTER
1852 - 1896
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 97
Others Deceased in 1931
Go to all RankingsCosmo Duff-Gordon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1931
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 101
Oskar Minkowski
PHYSICIAN
1858 - 1931
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 102
Ida B. Wells
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 103
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1931
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 104
José Figueroa Alcorta
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1931
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 105
Victor Bérard
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1931
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 106
Curt von François
GEOGRAPHER
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 107
David Starr Jordan
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1931
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 108
Aleksander Skrzyński
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1931
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 109
Elsa Laula Renberg
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1931
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 110
Jetze Doorman
FENCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 111
Kinue Hitomi
ATHLETE
1907 - 1931
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 112
Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1931
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 113
In Luxembourg
Among people born in Luxembourg, Curt von François ranks 40 out of 95. Before him are Pierre Frieden (1892), Paul Eyschen (1841), Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1925), William Justin Kroll (1889), Pierre Dupong (1885), and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (1957). After him are Anne Fontaine (1959), Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (1787), Princess Alix of Luxembourg (1929), Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957), Nicolas Schmit (1953), and Princess Sophie of Luxembourg (1902).
Others born in Luxembourg
Go to all RankingsPierre Frieden
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 34
Paul Eyschen
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1915
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 35
Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 36
William Justin Kroll
INVENTOR
1889 - 1973
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 37
Pierre Dupong
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1953
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 38
Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 39
Curt von François
GEOGRAPHER
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 40
Anne Fontaine
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 41
Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1871
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 42
Princess Alix of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 43
Prince Jean of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 44
Nicolas Schmit
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 45
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1902 - 1941
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 46
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Luxembourg
Among geographers born in Luxembourg, Curt von François ranks 1.