BIOLOGIST

Ernst Ahl

1898 - 1945

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Christoph Gustav Ernst Ahl (1 September 1898 – 14 February 1945) was a German zoologist, born in Berlin. He was the director of the department of ichthyology and herpetology in the Museum für Naturkunde. He was also the editor in chief of the review Das Aquarium from 1927 to 1934. During World War II, Ahl fought in the ranks of the Wehrmacht - in Poland, North Africa, and later, Yugoslavia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Ahl has received more than 26,109 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ernst Ahl is the 786th most popular biologist (down from 718th in 2019), the 4,783rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,191st in 2019) and the 168th most popular German Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Ernst Ahl ranks 786 out of 1,097. Before him are Paul R. Ehrlich, Henry Baker, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Aharon Katzir, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, and Sabin Berthelot. After him are Johannes Müller Argoviensis, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Domenico Vandelli, Philipp Christoph Zeller, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, and Karel Domin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ernst Ahl ranks 224. Before him are Georg Kulenkampff, Riichi Yokomitsu, Luis Muñoz Marín, John Grierson, Johan Richthoff, and Wallace Ford. After him are Arnold Chikobava, Eero Lehtonen, María Corda, David Toro, Oscar Homolka, and Fridrikh Ermler. Among people deceased in 1945, Ernst Ahl ranks 303. Before him are Ragnar Östberg, Richárd Weisz, Josef Gočár, Emmanuel Foulon, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, and Cecil Griffiths. After him are Ernie Pyle, Janko Jesenský, Klaus Junge, Harry Liedtke, Jesús Bermúdez, and Gottlieb Haberlandt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Ahl ranks 4,783 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Scholl (1967), Wendelin Werner (1968), Roland Grapow (1959), Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750), Axel von dem Bussche (1919), and Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916). After him are Oskar Perron (1880), Thomas Helmer (1965), Helene Stöcker (1869), Oliver of Paderborn (1170), Hubert Hahne (1935), and Arno Bieberstein (1886).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany

Among biologists born in Germany, Ernst Ahl ranks 168. Before him are Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg (1766), August W. Eichler (1839), Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (1768), Karl Moritz Schumann (1851), Charlotte Auerbach (1899), and Peter Duesberg (1936). After him are Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808), Amalie Dietrich (1821), Johann Christoph Wendland (1755), Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1835), Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer (1829), and Carl Bolle (1821).

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