1910 - 1992
Ernst Schäfer (14 March 1910 – 21 July 1992) was a German explorer, hunter and zoologist in the 1930s, specializing in ornithology. His zoological explorations in Tibet served as a cover for his role in the German secret service. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Schäfer has received more than 179,600 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ernst Schäfer is the 323rd most popular biologist (down from 282nd in 2019), the 2,640th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,235th in 2019) and the 56th most popular German Biologist.
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Among biologists, Ernst Schäfer ranks 323 out of 841. Before him are Eugene Odum, Albert Günther, Robert Fortune, Anders Sparrman, Guillaume Rondelet, and Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel. After him are Roderick Murchison, Nehemiah Grew, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link, Philibert Commerson, Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, and Carl Ludwig Blume.
1913 - 2002
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 317
1830 - 1914
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 318
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 319
1748 - 1820
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 320
1507 - 1566
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 321
1811 - 1871
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 322
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 323
1792 - 1871
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 324
1641 - 1712
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 325
1767 - 1851
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 326
1727 - 1773
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 327
1725 - 1776
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 328
1796 - 1862
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 329
Among people born in 1910, Ernst Schäfer ranks 129. Before him are Johan Ferrier, Pierre Bézier, Suleiman Frangieh, Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow, Claire Trevor, and Louis Prima. After him are Josef Klaus, Rachel Kempson, Giulietta Simionato, Josef Tal, Sylvia Sidney, and Trygve Bratteli. Among people deceased in 1992, Ernst Schäfer ranks 106. Before him are Paul Henreid, Marisa Mell, Gaston Reiff, Rihei Sano, Suleiman Frangieh, and Lusine Zakaryan. After him are Seichō Matsumoto, Chris McCandless, Dana Andrews, Abbas al-Musawi, Walter Andreas Schwarz, and Frederick William Franz.
1910 - 2010
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 123
1910 - 1999
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 124
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 125
1910 - 1990
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 126
1910 - 2000
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 127
1910 - 1978
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 128
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 129
1910 - 2001
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 130
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 131
1910 - 2010
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 132
1910 - 2008
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 133
1910 - 1999
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 134
1910 - 1984
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 135
1908 - 1992
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 100
1939 - 1992
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 101
1921 - 1992
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 102
1912 - 1992
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 103
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 104
1937 - 1992
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 105
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 106
1909 - 1992
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 107
1968 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 108
1909 - 1992
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 109
1952 - 1992
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 110
1913 - 1992
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 111
1893 - 1992
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 112
Among people born in Germany, Ernst Schäfer ranks 2,640 out of 6,142. Before him are Mario Götze (1992), Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1738), Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811), Henrich Focke (1890), Abraham Fraenkel (1891), and Günter Behnisch (1922). After him are Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1664), Ursula Kuczynski (1907), Loriot (1923), Mina Witkojc (1893), Karl Vogt (1817), and Wilhelm Leibl (1844).
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 2,634
1738 - 1794
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,635
1811 - 1871
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,636
1890 - 1979
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,637
1891 - 1965
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,638
1922 - 2010
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 2,639
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2,640
1664 - 1707
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2,641
1907 - 2000
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 2,642
1923 - 2011
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 2,643
1893 - 1975
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 2,644
1817 - 1895
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 2,645
1844 - 1900
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 2,646
Among biologists born in Germany, Ernst Schäfer ranks 56. Before him are Christian Ludwig Brehm (1787), Karl Möbius (1825), Theodor Boveri (1862), Lorenz Oken (1779), Albert Günther (1830), and Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811). After him are Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767), Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Karl Koch (1809), Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775), and Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823).
1787 - 1864
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 50
1825 - 1908
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 51
1862 - 1915
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 52
1779 - 1851
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 53
1830 - 1914
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 54
1811 - 1871
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 55
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 56
1767 - 1851
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 57
1725 - 1776
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 58
1796 - 1862
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 59
1809 - 1879
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 60
1775 - 1813
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 61
1823 - 1889
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 62