BIOLOGIST
Erik Pontoppidan
1698 - 1764
Erik Pontoppidan
Erik Ludvigsen Pontoppidan (24 August 1698 – 20 December 1764) was a Danish author, a Lutheran bishop of the Church of Norway, a historian, and an antiquarian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Pontoppidan has received more than 85,161 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Erik Pontoppidan is the 265th most popular biologist (down from 193rd in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 169th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
85k
Page Views (PV)
56.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
7.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Erik Pontoppidan ranks 265 out of 1,097. Before him are Sergei Winogradsky, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link, Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, James Bond, John Lindley, and Henrietta Lacks. After him are Johann Friedrich von Brandt, Eric F. Wieschaus, Francis Darwin, David Julius, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, and Christen C. Raunkiær.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergei Winogradsky
1856 - 1953
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 259
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
1767 - 1851
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 260
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
1809 - 1885
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 261
James Bond
1900 - 1989
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 262
John Lindley
1799 - 1865
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 263
Henrietta Lacks
1920 - 1951
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 264
Erik Pontoppidan
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 265
Johann Friedrich von Brandt
1802 - 1879
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 266
Eric F. Wieschaus
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 267
Francis Darwin
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 268
David Julius
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 269
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 270
Christen C. Raunkiær
1860 - 1938
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 271
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1698, Erik Pontoppidan ranks 12. Before him are Pierre Bouguer, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Riccardo Broschi, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Jean Calas. After him are Johann Jakob Bodmer, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Pyotr Saltykov, François Francoeur, Giacomo Ceruti, and George Browne. Among people deceased in 1764, Erik Pontoppidan ranks 10. Before him are William Hogarth, Christian Goldbach, Pietro Locatelli, Johann Mattheson, Jean-Marie Leclair, and Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After him are Francesco Algarotti, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Picander, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, and Semyon Chelyuskin.
Others Born in 1698
Go to all RankingsPierre Bouguer
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1758
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 6
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1738
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 7
Riccardo Broschi
COMPOSER
1698 - 1756
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 8
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
CHEMIST
1698 - 1739
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 9
Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1780
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 10
Jean Calas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1762
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 11
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 12
Johann Jakob Bodmer
WRITER
1698 - 1783
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 13
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1743
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 14
Pyotr Saltykov
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1772
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 15
François Francoeur
COMPOSER
1698 - 1787
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 16
Giacomo Ceruti
PAINTER
1698 - 1767
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 17
George Browne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1698 - 1792
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1764
Go to all RankingsWilliam Hogarth
PAINTER
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 4
Christian Goldbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 5
Pietro Locatelli
COMPOSER
1695 - 1764
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 6
Johann Mattheson
COMPOSER
1681 - 1764
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
Jean-Marie Leclair
MUSICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 8
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 9
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 10
Francesco Algarotti
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1764
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 11
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 12
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
COMPANION
1705 - 1764
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 13
Picander
WRITER
1700 - 1764
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 14
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
PHILOSOPHER
1676 - 1764
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 15
Semyon Chelyuskin
EXPLORER
1700 - 1764
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 16
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Erik Pontoppidan ranks 205 out of 1,032. Before him are Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737), Hastein (810), Prince Axel of Denmark (1888), Poul Schlüter (1929), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1546), and Augusta of Denmark (1580). After him are Christen C. Raunkiær (1860), Jens Otto Krag (1914), Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747), Marie Krøyer (1867), Søren Lerby (1958), and Henning Larsen (1925).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsMorten Thrane Brünnich
BIOLOGIST
1737 - 1827
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 199
Hastein
POLITICIAN
810 - 896
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 200
Prince Axel of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 201
Poul Schlüter
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 202
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1617
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 203
Augusta of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1639
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 204
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 205
Christen C. Raunkiær
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1938
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 206
Jens Otto Krag
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1978
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 207
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1820
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 208
Marie Krøyer
PAINTER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 209
Søren Lerby
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 210
Henning Larsen
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 211
Among BIOLOGISTS In Denmark
Among biologists born in Denmark, Erik Pontoppidan ranks 5. Before him are Hans Christian Gram (1853), Johan Christian Fabricius (1745), Wilhelm Johannsen (1857), and Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737). After him are Christen C. Raunkiær (1860), Otto Friedrich Müller (1730), Eugenius Warming (1841), Emil Christian Hansen (1842), Japetus Steenstrup (1813), Nathaniel Wallich (1786), and Johannes Schmidt (1877).
Hans Christian Gram
1853 - 1938
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1
Johan Christian Fabricius
1745 - 1808
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Johannsen
1857 - 1927
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 3
Morten Thrane Brünnich
1737 - 1827
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4
Erik Pontoppidan
1698 - 1764
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 5
Christen C. Raunkiær
1860 - 1938
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 6
Otto Friedrich Müller
1730 - 1784
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 7
Eugenius Warming
1841 - 1924
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8
Emil Christian Hansen
1842 - 1909
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 9
Japetus Steenstrup
1813 - 1897
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 10
Nathaniel Wallich
1786 - 1854
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 11
Johannes Schmidt
1877 - 1933
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 12