1852 - 1931
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 61,425 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Curt von François is the 65th most popular geographer (down from 58th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Geographer.
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Among geographers, Curt von François ranks 65 out of 67. Before him are Ellen Churchill Semple, Adolf Stieler, Torsten Hägerstrand, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Doreen Massey, and John Walter Gregory. After him are Ellsworth Huntington, Carl O. Sauer, Yuly Shokalsky, Herman Moll, Johannes Gabriel Granö, and Arnold Henry Guyot.
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 59
1775 - 1836
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 60
1916 - 2004
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 61
1724 - 1793
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 62
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 63
1864 - 1932
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 64
1852 - 1931
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 65
1876 - 1947
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 66
1889 - 1975
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 67
1856 - 1940
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 68
1654 - 1732
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 69
1882 - 1956
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 70
1807 - 1884
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 71
Among people born in 1852, Curt von François ranks 94. Before him are Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Vasily Safonov, Theodore Robinson, Hans Huber, George Moore, and Fulgence Bienvenüe. After him are Carl Chun, Lin Shu, James Dwight, Johan Ramstedt, Theo Heemskerk, and Orest Khvolson. Among people deceased in 1931, Curt von François ranks 110. Before him are José Figueroa Alcorta, Marvin Hart, Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Federico Tinoco Granados, Emiliano Figueroa, and William Orpen. After him are Aleksander Skrzyński, Alfred Maudslay, Konrad Stäheli, Louis Wolheim, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, and Art Acord.
1852 - 1937
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 88
1852 - 1918
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 89
1852 - 1896
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 90
1852 - 1921
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 91
1852 - 1933
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 92
1852 - 1936
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 93
1852 - 1931
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 94
1852 - 1914
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 95
1852 - 1924
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 96
1852 - 1917
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 97
1852 - 1935
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 98
1852 - 1932
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 99
1852 - 1934
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 100
1860 - 1931
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 104
1876 - 1931
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 105
1856 - 1931
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 106
1868 - 1931
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 107
1866 - 1931
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 108
1878 - 1931
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 109
1852 - 1931
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 110
1882 - 1931
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 111
1850 - 1931
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 112
1931 - 1931
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 113
1880 - 1931
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 114
1878 - 1931
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 115
1890 - 1931
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 116
Among people born in Luxembourg, Curt von François ranks 41 out of 79. Before him are Johny Schleck (1942), Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria (1954), Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957), Pierre Dupong (1885), Pierre Frieden (1892), and Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg (1924). After him are Paul Eyschen (1841), Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927), Désirée Nosbusch (1965), Anne Fontaine (1959), Nicolas Schmit (1953), and Lydie Polfer (1952).
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 35
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 36
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 37
1885 - 1953
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 38
1892 - 1959
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 39
1924 - 2007
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 40
1852 - 1931
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 41
1841 - 1915
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 42
1927 - 1977
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 43
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 44
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 45
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 46
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 47
Among geographers born in Luxembourg, Curt von François ranks 1.