BIOLOGIST
Georg August Schweinfurth
1836 - 1925
Georg August Schweinfurth
Georg August Schweinfurth (29 December 1836 – 19 September 1925) was a Baltic German botanist and ethnologist who explored East Central Africa. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg August Schweinfurth has received more than 41,123 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Georg August Schweinfurth is the 580th most popular biologist (down from 392nd in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
41k
Page Views (PV)
50.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Georg August Schweinfurth ranks 580 out of 1,097. Before him are Alessandra Giliani, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, William Elford Leach, Jacob Sturm, and George Allman. After him are Harold E. Varmus, Edmond Albius, Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, Franz Unger, Johann Gottfried Zinn, and Tsuneko Okazaki.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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HPI: 50.38
Rank: 574
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1743 - 1782
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 575
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer
1782 - 1854
HPI: 50.37
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HPI: 50.35
Rank: 577
Jacob Sturm
1771 - 1848
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 578
George Allman
1812 - 1898
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 579
Georg August Schweinfurth
1836 - 1925
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 580
Harold E. Varmus
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 581
Edmond Albius
1829 - 1880
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 582
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
1856 - 1928
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 583
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HPI: 50.25
Rank: 584
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1727 - 1759
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 585
Tsuneko Okazaki
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 586
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1836, Georg August Schweinfurth ranks 58. Before him are Giuseppe Abbati, Edward Poynter, Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, Walery Antoni Wróblewski, and Ernst von Bergmann. After him are Bret Harte, Michał Elwiro Andriolli, Émile Étienne Guimet, Emil Hartmann, Robert Swinhoe, and John W. Foster. Among people deceased in 1925, Georg August Schweinfurth ranks 104. Before him are Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg, George Bellows, Anna Kuliscioff, Geo Milev, Ioan Slavici, and Jules Méline. After him are Surendranath Banerjee, Arkady Averchenko, James Buchanan Duke, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt, and Park Eun-sik.
Others Born in 1836
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Abbati
PAINTER
1836 - 1868
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 52
Edward Poynter
PAINTER
1836 - 1919
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 53
Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1836 - 1914
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 54
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1878
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 55
Walery Antoni Wróblewski
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1908
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 56
Ernst von Bergmann
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1907
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 57
Georg August Schweinfurth
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1925
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 58
Bret Harte
WRITER
1836 - 1902
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 59
Michał Elwiro Andriolli
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 60
Émile Étienne Guimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1918
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 61
Emil Hartmann
COMPOSER
1836 - 1898
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 62
Robert Swinhoe
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1877
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 63
John W. Foster
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1917
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsGünther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg
NOBLEMAN
1852 - 1925
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 98
George Bellows
PAINTER
1882 - 1925
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 99
Anna Kuliscioff
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1925
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 100
Geo Milev
WRITER
1895 - 1925
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 101
Ioan Slavici
WRITER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 102
Jules Méline
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1925
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 103
Georg August Schweinfurth
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1925
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 104
Surendranath Banerjee
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 105
Arkady Averchenko
WRITER
1881 - 1925
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 106
James Buchanan Duke
BUSINESSPERSON
1856 - 1925
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 107
Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1925
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 108
Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt
MATHEMATICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 109
Park Eun-sik
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 110
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Georg August Schweinfurth ranks 112 out of 323. Before him are Johann Gerhard König (1728), Jānis Krūmiņš (1930), Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829), Balys Dvarionas (1904), Walter Zapp (1905), and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (1802). After him are Eduard Tisse (1897), Zenta Mauriņa (1897), Vitas (1979), Rosa von Praunheim (1942), Heinz Erhardt (1909), and Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics (1887).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsJohann Gerhard König
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1785
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 106
Jānis Krūmiņš
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 1994
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 107
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1902
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 108
Balys Dvarionas
COMPOSER
1904 - 1972
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 109
Walter Zapp
INVENTOR
1905 - 2003
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 110
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1864
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 111
Georg August Schweinfurth
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1925
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 112
Eduard Tisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1961
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 113
Zenta Mauriņa
WRITER
1897 - 1978
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 114
Vitas
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 115
Rosa von Praunheim
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 116
Heinz Erhardt
ACTOR
1909 - 1979
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 117
Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1925
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 118
Among BIOLOGISTS In Latvia
Among biologists born in Latvia, Georg August Schweinfurth ranks 5. Before him are Karl Eichwald (1795), Alexander Kovalevsky (1840), Heinz Christian Pander (1794), and Johann Gerhard König (1728). After him are Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter (1809).
Karl Eichwald
1795 - 1876
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1
Alexander Kovalevsky
1840 - 1901
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 2
Heinz Christian Pander
1794 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 3
Johann Gerhard König
1728 - 1785
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 4
Georg August Schweinfurth
1836 - 1925
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 5
Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter
1809 - 1889
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6