ASTRONOMER
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
Franz Kaiser
Franz Heinrich Kaiser (25 April 1891 – 13 March 1962) was a German astronomer. He worked at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory from 1911 to 1914 while working on his Ph.D. there, which he obtained in 1915. During this time, Heidelberg was a center of asteroid discovery, and Kaiser discovered 21 asteroids during his time there. The outer main-belt asteroid 3183 Franzkaiser was named in his memory on 1 September 1993 (M.P.C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Kaiser has received more than 16,910 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Kaiser is the 309th most popular astronomer (down from 298th in 2019), the 3,588th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,397th in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
17k
Page Views (PV)
51.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
9.98
Effective Languages (L*)
1.22
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Franz Kaiser ranks 309 out of 644. Before him are Antonia Maury, Hermann von Struve, Wilhelm Gliese, Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, Richard Christopher Carrington, and Otto August Rosenberger. After him are Karl Christian Bruhns, Pierre Charles Le Monnier, Adam Riess, Grigory Neujmin, Maurice Loewy, and Lewis Boss.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonia Maury
1866 - 1952
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 303
Hermann von Struve
1854 - 1920
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 304
Wilhelm Gliese
1915 - 1993
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 305
Bartholomaeus Pitiscus
1561 - 1613
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 306
Richard Christopher Carrington
1826 - 1875
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 307
Otto August Rosenberger
1800 - 1890
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 308
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 309
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 310
Pierre Charles Le Monnier
1715 - 1799
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 311
Adam Riess
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 312
Grigory Neujmin
1886 - 1946
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 313
Maurice Loewy
1833 - 1907
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 314
Lewis Boss
1846 - 1912
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 315
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Franz Kaiser ranks 152. Before him are Alberto Savinio, Ágnes Esterházy, Zora Neale Hurston, W. Averell Harriman, Charley Patton, and Victoria Kent. After him are Adolf Busch, Emil Julius Gumbel, Galaktion Tabidze, Erich Marcks, Fréhel, and Sam Jaffe. Among people deceased in 1962, Franz Kaiser ranks 106. Before him are Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Richard Herrmann, Abdullah Goran, Carl Diem, Hermann Muhs, and Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria. After him are Raquel Meller, Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, Donald Lippincott, and Kunio Yanagita.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsAlberto Savinio
WRITER
1891 - 1952
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 146
Ágnes Esterházy
ACTOR
1891 - 1956
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 147
Zora Neale Hurston
WRITER
1891 - 1960
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 148
W. Averell Harriman
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1986
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 149
Charley Patton
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1934
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 150
Victoria Kent
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1987
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 151
Franz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 152
Adolf Busch
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 153
Emil Julius Gumbel
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 154
Galaktion Tabidze
WRITER
1891 - 1959
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 155
Erich Marcks
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 156
Fréhel
SINGER
1891 - 1951
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 157
Sam Jaffe
ACTOR
1891 - 1984
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 158
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsEugene Aynsley Goossens
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1962
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 100
Richard Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1962
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 101
Abdullah Goran
WRITER
1904 - 1962
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 102
Carl Diem
ATHLETE
1882 - 1962
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 103
Hermann Muhs
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1962
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 104
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 105
Franz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 106
Raquel Meller
SINGER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 107
Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin
MATHEMATICIAN
1866 - 1962
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 108
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
WRITER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 109
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 110
Donald Lippincott
ATHLETE
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 111
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 112
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Kaiser ranks 3,588 out of 7,253. Before him are Justus Jonas (1493), Moritz Wagner (1813), Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866), Gerald Götting (1923), Ilse Steppat (1917), and Christian Schad (1894). After him are Karl Muck (1859), Rob Pilatus (1965), Horst Blankenburg (1947), Paul von Rusdorf (1385), Karl Christian Bruhns (1830), and Wilhelm Pfeffer (1845).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJustus Jonas
WRITER
1493 - 1555
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 3,582
Moritz Wagner
BIOLOGIST
1813 - 1887
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,583
Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,584
Gerald Götting
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,585
Ilse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,586
Christian Schad
PAINTER
1894 - 1982
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,587
Franz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,588
Karl Muck
CONDUCTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3,589
Rob Pilatus
SINGER
1965 - 1998
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,590
Horst Blankenburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,591
Paul von Rusdorf
POLITICIAN
1385 - 1441
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,592
Karl Christian Bruhns
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1881
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3,593
Wilhelm Pfeffer
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1920
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 3,594
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Franz Kaiser ranks 47. Before him are Johannes Schöner (1477), Wilhelm von Biela (1782), Maria Clara Eimmart (1676), Freimut Börngen (1930), Otto Lesser (1830), and Carl Gustav Witt (1866). After him are Karl Christian Bruhns (1830), Christine Kirch (1697), Joseph Helffrich (1890), Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835), Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (1765), and Georg Marcgrave (1610).
Johannes Schöner
1477 - 1547
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 41
Wilhelm von Biela
1782 - 1856
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 42
Maria Clara Eimmart
1676 - 1707
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 43
Freimut Börngen
1930 - 2021
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 44
Otto Lesser
1830 - 1887
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 45
Carl Gustav Witt
1866 - 1946
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 46
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 47
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 48
Christine Kirch
1697 - 1782
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 49
Joseph Helffrich
1890 - 1971
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 50
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
1835 - 1897
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 51
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
1765 - 1831
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 52
Georg Marcgrave
1610 - 1644
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 53