PHYSICIST
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 - 1961
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Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (UK: , US: ; German: [ˈɛɐ̯vɪn ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐ]; 12 August 1887 – 4 January 1961), sometimes written as Schroedinger or Schrodinger, was a Nobel Prize–winning Austrian and naturalized Irish physicist who developed fundamental results in quantum theory. In particular, he is recognized for postulating the Schrödinger equation, an equation that provides a way to calculate the wave function of a system and how it changes dynamically in time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erwin Schrödinger has received more than 5,648,401 page views. His biography is available in 130 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 123 in 2019). Erwin Schrödinger is the 21st most popular physicist, the 15th most popular biography from Austria (up from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Physicist.
Erwin Schrödinger was a physicist who formulated the Schrödinger equation, which is used to describe the behavior of quantum particles.
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5.6M
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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10.85
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Erwin Schrödinger ranks 21 out of 851. Before him are J. Robert Oppenheimer, Werner Heisenberg, Evangelista Torricelli, Henri Becquerel, Enrico Fermi, and André-Marie Ampère. After him are Georg Ohm, Christiaan Huygens, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, James Clerk Maxwell, Edward Teller, and Heinrich Hertz.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJ. Robert Oppenheimer
1904 - 1967
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 15
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 79.86
Rank: 16
Evangelista Torricelli
1608 - 1647
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 17
Henri Becquerel
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 18
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 19
André-Marie Ampère
1775 - 1836
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 20
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 21
Georg Ohm
1789 - 1854
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 22
Christiaan Huygens
1629 - 1695
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 23
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 24
James Clerk Maxwell
1831 - 1879
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 25
Edward Teller
1908 - 2003
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 26
Heinrich Hertz
1857 - 1894
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Erwin Schrödinger ranks 2. Before him is Le Corbusier. After him are Marc Chagall, Marcel Duchamp, Chiang Kai-shek, Erich von Manstein, Charles I of Austria, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Padre Pio, Ernst Röhm, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, and Arthur Rubinstein. Among people deceased in 1961, Erwin Schrödinger ranks 3. Before him are Ernest Hemingway, and Carl Jung. After him are Patrice Lumumba, Dag Hammarskjöld, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Emily Greene Balch, Gary Cooper, Percy Williams Bridgman, Jules Bordet, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Mohammed V of Morocco.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsLe Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 1
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 2
Marc Chagall
PAINTER
1887 - 1985
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 3
Marcel Duchamp
ARTIST
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 4
Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 5
Erich von Manstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1973
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 6
Charles I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1922
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 7
Srinivasa Ramanujan
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1920
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 8
Padre Pio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1968
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 9
Ernst Röhm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1934
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 10
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 11
Arthur Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1982
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsErnest Hemingway
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 1
Carl Jung
PSYCHOLOGIST
1875 - 1961
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 2
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 3
Patrice Lumumba
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1961
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 4
Dag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 6
Emily Greene Balch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1961
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 7
Gary Cooper
ACTOR
1901 - 1961
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 8
Percy Williams Bridgman
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1961
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 9
Jules Bordet
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1961
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 10
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 11
Mohammed V of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1961
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Erwin Schrödinger ranks 15 out of 1,424. Before him are Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791), Stefan Zweig (1881), Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889), and Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863). After him are Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Karl Popper (1902), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Alfred Adler (1870), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), and Klara Hitler (1860).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsFranz Joseph I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1916
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 9
Arnold Schwarzenegger
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 10
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
COMPANION
1791 - 1847
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 11
Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 12
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 13
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 14
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 15
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 16
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 17
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 18
Alfred Adler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1870 - 1937
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 19
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1740
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 20
Klara Hitler
COMPANION
1860 - 1907
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 21
Among PHYSICISTS In Austria
Among physicists born in Austria, Erwin Schrödinger ranks 1. After him are Wolfgang Pauli (1900), Lise Meitner (1878), Christian Doppler (1803), Ludwig Boltzmann (1844), Victor Francis Hess (1883), Anton Zeilinger (1945), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), Victor Weisskopf (1908), Walter Kohn (1923), Fritjof Capra (1939), and Marietta Blau (1894).
Erwin Schrödinger
1887 - 1961
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 1
Wolfgang Pauli
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 2
Lise Meitner
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 3
Christian Doppler
1803 - 1853
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 4
Ludwig Boltzmann
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 5
Victor Francis Hess
1883 - 1964
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Anton Zeilinger
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 7
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 9
Walter Kohn
1923 - 2016
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 10
Fritjof Capra
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Marietta Blau
1894 - 1970
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 12