CHEMIST
Emil Erlenmeyer
1825 - 1909
Emil Erlenmeyer
Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (28 June 1825 – 22 January 1909), known simply as Emil Erlenmeyer, was a German chemist known for contributing to the early development of the theory of chemical structure and formulating the Erlenmeyer rule. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emil Erlenmeyer has received more than 134,937 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Emil Erlenmeyer is the 189th most popular chemist (up from 206th in 2019), the 1,005th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,133rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular German Chemist.
Emil Erlenmeyer is most famous for inventing the Erlenmeyer flask.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
9.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Emil Erlenmeyer ranks 189 out of 602. Before him are Stanley Miller, Paul D. Boyer, John E. Walker, F. Sherwood Rowland, Nicolas Leblanc, and Robert S. Mulliken. After him are Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Hennig Brand, Roald Hoffmann, Alan MacDiarmid, Paul L. Modrich, and Robert Curl.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStanley Miller
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 183
Paul D. Boyer
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 184
John E. Walker
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 185
F. Sherwood Rowland
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 186
Nicolas Leblanc
1742 - 1806
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 187
Robert S. Mulliken
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 188
Emil Erlenmeyer
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 189
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 190
Hennig Brand
1630 - 1710
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 191
Roald Hoffmann
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 192
Alan MacDiarmid
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 193
Paul L. Modrich
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 194
Robert Curl
1933 - 2022
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 195
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1825, Emil Erlenmeyer ranks 10. Before him are Thomas Henry Huxley, Ferdinand Lassalle, Jean-Martin Charcot, Johann Jakob Balmer, Charles Garnier, and Paul Kruger. After him are Marie of Prussia, Dadabhai Naoroji, Julia, Princess of Battenberg, Eduard Hanslick, Henri Giffard, and Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. Among people deceased in 1909, Emil Erlenmeyer ranks 14. Before him are Francisco Tárrega, Peder Severin Krøyer, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. After him are Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Besarion Jughashvili, Felice Beato, Francisco Ferrer, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and Red Cloud.
Others Born in 1825
Go to all RankingsThomas Henry Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 4
Ferdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 5
Jean-Martin Charcot
PHYSICIAN
1825 - 1893
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Johann Jakob Balmer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 7
Charles Garnier
ARCHITECT
1825 - 1898
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 8
Paul Kruger
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
Emil Erlenmeyer
CHEMIST
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 10
Marie of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 11
Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
Julia, Princess of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1895
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 13
Eduard Hanslick
COMPOSER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 14
Henri Giffard
INVENTOR
1825 - 1882
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 15
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
WRITER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1909
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 8
Peder Severin Krøyer
PAINTER
1851 - 1909
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 9
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 10
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1909
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 11
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1909
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 12
Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
COMPANION
1831 - 1909
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 13
Emil Erlenmeyer
CHEMIST
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 14
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 15
Besarion Jughashvili
CELEBRITY
1850 - 1909
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 16
Felice Beato
PHOTOGRAPHER
1832 - 1909
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 17
Francisco Ferrer
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 18
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1909
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 19
Red Cloud
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1909
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 20
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Emil Erlenmeyer ranks 1,005 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Oster (1887), Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (1786), Emmy Göring (1893), August Grisebach (1814), Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789), and Christian Thomasius (1655). After him are Zwentibold (870), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526), Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), Peter Sloterdijk (1947), and Manuel Neuer (1986).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans Oster
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1945
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 999
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1818
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,000
Emmy Göring
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,001
August Grisebach
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 1,002
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
PAINTER
1789 - 1869
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,003
Christian Thomasius
PHILOSOPHER
1655 - 1728
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,004
Emil Erlenmeyer
CHEMIST
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,005
Zwentibold
POLITICIAN
870 - 900
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,006
John George, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1598
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,007
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,008
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,009
Peter Sloterdijk
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,010
Manuel Neuer
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,011
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Emil Erlenmeyer ranks 37. Before him are Joachim Frank (1940), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Johann Deisenhofer (1943), Robert Huber (1937), Ernst Chain (1906), and August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818). After him are Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802), Hennig Brand (1630), Hermann Kolbe (1818), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), and Franz Karl Achard (1753).
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 31
Georg Ernst Stahl
1659 - 1734
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 32
Johann Deisenhofer
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 33
Robert Huber
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 34
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 35
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
1818 - 1892
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 36
Emil Erlenmeyer
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 37
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 38
Hennig Brand
1630 - 1710
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 39
Hermann Kolbe
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 40
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 41
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 42
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 43