CHEMIST
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
Franz Karl Achard
Franz Karl Achard (28 April 1753 – 20 April 1821) was a German (Prussian) chemist, geoscientist, physicist, and biologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Karl Achard has received more than 42,179 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Franz Karl Achard is the 219th most popular chemist (up from 225th in 2019), the 1,156th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,242nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular German Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
60.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
11.02
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Franz Karl Achard ranks 219 out of 602. Before him are Aziz Sancar, Antoni Grabowski, Alan J. Heeger, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Donald J. Cram, and Stephanie Kwolek. After him are Derek Barton, Aaron Klug, Rodney Robert Porter, Alfred G. Gilman, William Lipscomb, and Herbert C. Brown.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAziz Sancar
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 213
Antoni Grabowski
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 214
Alan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 215
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 216
Donald J. Cram
1919 - 2001
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 217
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 218
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 219
Derek Barton
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 220
Aaron Klug
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 221
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 222
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 223
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 224
Herbert C. Brown
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 225
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1753, Franz Karl Achard ranks 13. Before him are Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Benjamin Thompson, Phillis Wheatley, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, and Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans. After him are Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Samuel Crompton, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, Josef Dobrovský, and Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. Among people deceased in 1821, Franz Karl Achard ranks 7. Before him are Napoleon, John Keats, Joseph de Maistre, Caroline of Brunswick, John William Polidori, and Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans. After him are Johann Jacob Schweppe, William I, Elector of Hesse, Tudor Vladimirescu, Gregory V of Constantinople, Jean Rapp, and Johann Peter Frank.
Others Born in 1753
Go to all RankingsMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1753 - 1811
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 7
Benjamin Thompson
PHYSICIST
1753 - 1814
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 8
Phillis Wheatley
WRITER
1753 - 1784
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 9
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1805
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 10
Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1824
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 11
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Franz Karl Achard
CHEMIST
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 13
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1830
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 14
Samuel Crompton
INVENTOR
1753 - 1827
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 15
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
INVENTOR
1753 - 1809
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 16
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1793
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 17
Josef Dobrovský
LINGUIST
1753 - 1829
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 18
Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1824
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1821
Go to all RankingsNapoleon
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1821
HPI: 93.38
Rank: 1
John Keats
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 2
Joseph de Maistre
PHILOSOPHER
1753 - 1821
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 3
Caroline of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1821
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 4
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 5
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 6
Franz Karl Achard
CHEMIST
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 7
Johann Jacob Schweppe
INVENTOR
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 8
William I, Elector of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1821
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 9
Tudor Vladimirescu
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 10
Gregory V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1745 - 1821
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 11
Jean Rapp
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1821
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 12
Johann Peter Frank
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1821
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Karl Achard ranks 1,156 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl von Bülow (1846), Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892), Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (1752), Josef Terboven (1898), Adam Elsheimer (1578), and Theodelinda (570). After him are Carl Clauberg (1898), Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855), Johann Jakob Froberger (1616), Johann van Beethoven (1740), Sigmund Jähn (1937), and James Mayer de Rothschild (1792).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 1,150
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 1,151
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
WRITER
1752 - 1831
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 1,152
Josef Terboven
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 1,153
Adam Elsheimer
PAINTER
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,154
Theodelinda
POLITICIAN
570 - 627
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,155
Franz Karl Achard
CHEMIST
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,156
Carl Clauberg
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1957
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1,157
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1855 - 1944
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1,158
Johann Jakob Froberger
COMPOSER
1616 - 1667
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 1,159
Johann van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1740 - 1792
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 1,160
Sigmund Jähn
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 2019
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 1,161
James Mayer de Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 1,162
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Franz Karl Achard ranks 43. Before him are Emil Erlenmeyer (1825), Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802), Hennig Brand (1630), Hermann Kolbe (1818), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), and Friedrich Sertürner (1783). After him are Hartmut Michel (1948), Henri Victor Regnault (1810), Andreas Libavius (1555), Feodor Lynen (1911), Joachim Sauer (1949), and Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799).
Emil Erlenmeyer
1825 - 1909
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 37
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 38
Hennig Brand
1630 - 1710
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 39
Hermann Kolbe
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 40
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 41
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 42
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 43
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 44
Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 45
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 46
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 47
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 48
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49