1844 - 1904
Friedrich Ratzel (August 30, 1844 – August 9, 1904) was a German geographer and ethnographer, notable for first using the term Lebensraum ("living space") in the sense that the National Socialists later would. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Ratzel has received more than 316,374 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Friedrich Ratzel is the 872nd most popular politician (up from 1,404th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Germany (up from 400th in 2019) and the 74th most popular German Politician.
Friedrich Ratzel was a German geographer and ethnologist who is most famous for his work in the field of ethnology, specifically in regards to the study of race.
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Among politicians, Friedrich Ratzel ranks 872 out of 15,577. Before him are Abū Lahab, Irma Grese, Justin I, Joachim Gauck, James V of Scotland, and Crixus. After him are Pepin of Herstal, Pietro Badoglio, Barbara of Cilli, Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, Andrei Gromyko, and Hua Guofeng.
549 - 624
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 866
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 867
450 - 527
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 868
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 869
1512 - 1542
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 870
100 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 871
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 872
635 - 714
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 873
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 874
1392 - 1451
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 875
1797 - 1871
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 876
1909 - 1989
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 877
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 878
Among people born in 1844, Friedrich Ratzel ranks 15. Before him are Bernadette Soubirous, Henri Rousseau, Ludwig Boltzmann, Peter I of Serbia, Umberto I of Italy, and Alexandra of Denmark. After him are Mary Cassatt, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Pablo de Sarasate, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Menelik II, and Muhammad Ahmad. Among people deceased in 1904, Friedrich Ratzel ranks 7. Before him are Anton Chekhov, Antonín Dvořák, Theodor Herzl, Murad V, Isabella II of Spain, and Henry Morton Stanley. After him are Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Eadweard Muybridge, Gabriel Tarde, and Abai Qunanbaiuly.
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 9
1844 - 1910
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 10
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 11
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 12
1844 - 1900
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 13
1844 - 1925
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 14
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 15
1844 - 1926
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 16
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 17
1844 - 1908
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 18
1844 - 1900
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 19
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 20
1844 - 1885
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 21
1860 - 1904
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 1
1841 - 1904
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 2
1860 - 1904
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 3
1840 - 1904
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 4
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 5
1841 - 1904
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 6
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 7
1834 - 1904
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 8
1824 - 1904
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 9
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 10
1830 - 1904
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 11
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 12
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 13
Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Ratzel ranks 247 out of 6,142. Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Martin Niemöller (1892), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Irma Grese (1923), and Joachim Gauck (1940). After him are Adam Weishaupt (1748), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), Ernst Jünger (1895), Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), and Max Stirner (1806).
1086 - 1125
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 241
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 242
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 243
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 244
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 245
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 246
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 247
1748 - 1830
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 248
1855 - 1936
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 249
1895 - 1998
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 250
1887 - 1977
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 251
1652 - 1722
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 252
1806 - 1856
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 253
Among politicians born in Germany, Friedrich Ratzel ranks 74. Before him are Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Irma Grese (1923), and Joachim Gauck (1940). After him are Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (1887), Julius Streicher (1885), Helmut Schmidt (1918), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), and Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955).
1895 - 1952
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 68
1086 - 1125
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 69
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 70
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 71
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 72
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 73
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 74
1887 - 1977
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 75
1885 - 1946
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 76
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 77
1620 - 1688
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 78
1808 - 1892
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 79
955 - 983
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 80