BIOLOGIST
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
Georg Forster
Johann George Adam Forster, also known as Georg Forster (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfɔʁstɐ], 27 November 1754 – 10 January 1794), was a German geographer, naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary. At an early age, he accompanied his father, Johann Reinhold Forster, on several scientific expeditions, including James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific. His report of that journey, A Voyage Round the World, contributed significantly to the ethnology of the people of Polynesia and remains a respected work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Forster has received more than 252,310 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Georg Forster is the 110th most popular biologist (up from 141st in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Poland (up from 235th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Biologist.
Georg Forster is most famous for being the first person to publish a description of Tahiti in his book, "A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1772, 1773, and 1774."
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
62.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
7.22
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Georg Forster ranks 110 out of 1,097. Before him are Thomas Huckle Weller, Louis Agassiz, Edward Tatum, Jan Swammerdam, Julian Huxley, and Nikolay Pirogov. After him are Alfred Hershey, John Gurdon, Aimé Bonpland, Hans Christian Gram, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, and Carl Woese.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Huckle Weller
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 104
Louis Agassiz
1807 - 1873
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 105
Edward Tatum
1909 - 1975
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 106
Jan Swammerdam
1637 - 1680
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 107
Julian Huxley
1887 - 1975
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 108
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 109
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 110
Alfred Hershey
1908 - 1997
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 111
John Gurdon
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 112
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 113
Hans Christian Gram
1853 - 1938
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 114
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 115
Carl Woese
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1754, Georg Forster ranks 9. Before him are Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Joseph Proust, Seraphim of Sarov, Madame Roland, Jacques Pierre Brissot, and Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. After him are Frederick I of Württemberg, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, and Salawat Yulayev. Among people deceased in 1794, Georg Forster ranks 17. Before him are Élisabeth of France, André Chénier, Georges Couthon, Gregory Skovoroda, Augustin Robespierre, and William Jones. After him are Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Nicolas Chamfort, Jacques Roux, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Henri de la Rochejaquelein, and Jean-Baptiste Carrier.
Others Born in 1754
Go to all RankingsCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
DIPLOMAT
1754 - 1838
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 3
Joseph Proust
CHEMIST
1754 - 1826
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 4
Seraphim of Sarov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 5
Madame Roland
WRITER
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 6
Jacques Pierre Brissot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 7
Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 8
Georg Forster
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 9
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 10
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 11
Antoine Destutt de Tracy
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1836
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
COMPANION
1754 - 1832
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 13
Jean-Baptiste Regnault
PAINTER
1754 - 1829
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 14
Salawat Yulayev
WRITER
1754 - 1800
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1794
Go to all RankingsÉlisabeth of France
NOBLEMAN
1764 - 1794
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 11
André Chénier
WRITER
1762 - 1794
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 12
Georges Couthon
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1794
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 13
Gregory Skovoroda
WRITER
1722 - 1794
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 14
Augustin Robespierre
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1794
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 15
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 16
Georg Forster
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 17
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1794
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 18
Nicolas Chamfort
WRITER
1741 - 1794
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 19
Jacques Roux
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1752 - 1794
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 20
Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1794
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 21
Henri de la Rochejaquelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1794
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 22
Jean-Baptiste Carrier
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1794
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 23
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Georg Forster ranks 194 out of 1,694. Before him are Ernst Kummer (1810), Bolesław II the Generous (1041), Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776), Otto Kretschmer (1912), Hans Lammers (1879), and Carl Wernicke (1848). After him are Reinhard Selten (1930), Mieszko II Lambert (990), Alice Miller (1923), Otto von Below (1857), Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788), and Frederick I of Württemberg (1754).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsErnst Kummer
MATHEMATICIAN
1810 - 1893
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 188
Bolesław II the Generous
POLITICIAN
1041 - 1081
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 189
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
CHEMIST
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 190
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 191
Hans Lammers
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 192
Carl Wernicke
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 193
Georg Forster
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 194
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 195
Mieszko II Lambert
POLITICIAN
990 - 1034
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 196
Alice Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 197
Otto von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1944
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 198
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
WRITER
1788 - 1857
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 199
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 200
Among BIOLOGISTS In Poland
Among biologists born in Poland, Georg Forster ranks 3. Before him are Ferdinand Cohn (1828), and Günter Blobel (1936). After him are Adolf Engler (1844), Johann Reinhold Forster (1729), Julius von Sachs (1832), C. L. Gloger (1803), Gustav Radde (1831), Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799), Martin Rathke (1793), Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884), and Władysław Taczanowski (1819).
Ferdinand Cohn
1828 - 1898
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1
Günter Blobel
1936 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 2
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 3
Adolf Engler
1844 - 1930
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 4
Johann Reinhold Forster
1729 - 1798
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 5
Julius von Sachs
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 6
C. L. Gloger
1803 - 1863
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 7
Gustav Radde
1831 - 1903
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 8
Heinrich von Kittlitz
1799 - 1874
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 9
Martin Rathke
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 10
Ludwik Hirszfeld
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 11
Władysław Taczanowski
1819 - 1890
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 12