PHYSICIST
Franz Josef Gerstner
1756 - 1832
Franz Josef Gerstner
Franz Josef Gerstner (from 1810 Franz Josef Ritter von Gerstner, Czech: František Josef Gerstner; 23 February 1756 – 25 July 1832) was a German-Bohemian physicist, astronomer and engineer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Josef Gerstner has received more than 11,805 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Franz Josef Gerstner is the 655th most popular physicist (down from 631st in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 562nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Physicist.
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12k
Page Views (PV)
47.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 655 out of 851. Before him are Julius Wess, Hertha Sponer, Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, César Lattes, Michael Berry, and Lee Smolin. After him are Maurice Goldhaber, Orest Khvolson, Adriaan Fokker, Hans Reissner, Mordehai Milgrom, and Paul Peter Ewald.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulius Wess
1934 - 2007
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 649
Hertha Sponer
1895 - 1968
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 650
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
1795 - 1871
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 651
César Lattes
1924 - 2005
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 652
Michael Berry
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 653
Lee Smolin
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 654
Franz Josef Gerstner
1756 - 1832
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 655
Maurice Goldhaber
1911 - 2011
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 656
Orest Khvolson
1852 - 1934
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 657
Adriaan Fokker
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 658
Hans Reissner
1874 - 1967
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 659
Mordehai Milgrom
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 660
Paul Peter Ewald
1888 - 1985
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 661
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1756, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 42. Before him are Henry Raeburn, Michael von Kienmayer, Everard Home, Francesca Lebrun, Georg Friedrich von Martens, and Henry Lee III. After him are Willem Bilderdijk, Thomas Linley the younger, and Christian Gottfried Körner. Among people deceased in 1832, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 39. Before him are Andrew Bell, Antonio Scarpa, Wilhelm Bendz, Karl Rudolphi, Everard Home, and Henri Cassini. After him are Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, George Crabbe, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Barnaba Oriani, Johann Friedrich Adam, and Philip Freneau.
Others Born in 1756
Go to all RankingsHenry Raeburn
PAINTER
1756 - 1823
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 36
Michael von Kienmayer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1756 - 1828
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 37
Everard Home
BIOLOGIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 38
Francesca Lebrun
SINGER
1756 - 1791
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 39
Georg Friedrich von Martens
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1821
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 40
Henry Lee III
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1818
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 41
Franz Josef Gerstner
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 42
Willem Bilderdijk
WRITER
1756 - 1831
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 43
Thomas Linley the younger
COMPOSER
1756 - 1778
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 44
Christian Gottfried Körner
LAWYER
1756 - 1831
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1832
Go to all RankingsAndrew Bell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1753 - 1832
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 33
Antonio Scarpa
PHYSICIAN
1752 - 1832
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 34
Wilhelm Bendz
PAINTER
1804 - 1832
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 35
Karl Rudolphi
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1832
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 36
Everard Home
BIOLOGIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 37
Henri Cassini
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1832
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 38
Franz Josef Gerstner
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 39
Marie-Jeanne de Lalande
MATHEMATICIAN
1768 - 1832
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 40
George Crabbe
WRITER
1754 - 1832
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 41
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1832
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 42
Barnaba Oriani
ASTRONOMER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 43
Johann Friedrich Adam
BIOLOGIST
1780 - 1832
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 44
Philip Freneau
WRITER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 45
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 598 out of 1,200. Before him are Petr Kellner (1964), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), John Neumann (1811), Franz Xaver Fieber (1807), Tomáš Šmíd (1956), and František Ladislav Rieger (1818). After him are Jiří Paroubek (1952), Adolf Lang (1848), Josef Musil (1932), Karel Sabina (1813), Emil Holub (1847), and Emil Filla (1882).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsPetr Kellner
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - 2021
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 592
Karel Mejta Sr
ATHLETE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 593
John Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1860
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 594
Franz Xaver Fieber
BIOLOGIST
1807 - 1872
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 595
Tomáš Šmíd
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 596
František Ladislav Rieger
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1903
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 597
Franz Josef Gerstner
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 598
Jiří Paroubek
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 599
Adolf Lang
ARCHITECT
1848 - 1913
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 600
Josef Musil
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 601
Karel Sabina
WRITER
1813 - 1877
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 602
Emil Holub
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1902
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 603
Emil Filla
PAINTER
1882 - 1953
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 604
Among PHYSICISTS In Czechia
Among physicists born in Czechia, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 4. Before him are Ernst Mach (1838), Peter Grünberg (1939), and Christian Mayer (1719). After him are Emil Wolf (1922).
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 1
Peter Grünberg
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 2
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 3
Franz Josef Gerstner
1756 - 1832
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 4
Emil Wolf
1922 - 2018
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 5