BIOLOGIST
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
Georg Wilhelm Steller
Georg Wilhelm Steller (10 March 1709 – 14 November 1746) was a German-born naturalist and explorer who contributed to the fields of biology, zoology, and ethnography. He participated in the Great Northern Expedition (1733–1743) and his observations of the natural world helped the exploration and documentation of the flora and fauna of the North Pacific region. Steller pursued studies in theology and medicine before turning his attention to the natural sciences. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Wilhelm Steller has received more than 274,937 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Georg Wilhelm Steller is the 182nd most popular biologist (down from 124th in 2019), the 1,400th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,059th in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
59.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
5.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Georg Wilhelm Steller ranks 182 out of 1,097. Before him are George Wald, Giuseppe Acerbi, Jakob von Uexküll, Theodor Escherich, Anna Atkins, and George Robert Gray. After him are Peter Medawar, Stephen Jay Gould, Armand David, Jeffrey C. Hall, Ian Wilmut, and Mathurin Jacques Brisson.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 176
Giuseppe Acerbi
1773 - 1846
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 177
Jakob von Uexküll
1864 - 1944
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 178
Theodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 179
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 180
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 181
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 182
Peter Medawar
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 183
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 184
Armand David
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 185
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 186
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 187
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 188
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1709, Georg Wilhelm Steller ranks 10. Before him are Jacques de Vaucanson, Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Franz Benda, and Gabriel Bonnot de Mably. After him are Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Tokugawa Ietsugu, Alexei Razumovsky, Charles de Brosses, Johann Georg Gmelin, and Franz Xaver Richter. Among people deceased in 1746, Georg Wilhelm Steller ranks 7. Before him are Philip V of Spain, Christian VI of Denmark, Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Colin Maclaurin, Francis Hutcheson, and Anna Leopoldovna. After him are Nicolas de Largillière, Domenico Alberti, Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and John Peter Zenger.
Others Born in 1709
Go to all RankingsJacques de Vaucanson
INVENTOR
1709 - 1782
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 4
Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
COMPANION
1709 - 1742
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 5
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1759
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 6
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
COMPOSER
1709 - 1758
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 7
Franz Benda
COMPOSER
1709 - 1786
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 8
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1785
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 9
Georg Wilhelm Steller
BIOLOGIST
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 10
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
CHEMIST
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 11
Tokugawa Ietsugu
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1716
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 12
Alexei Razumovsky
COMPANION
1709 - 1771
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 13
Charles de Brosses
WRITER
1709 - 1777
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 14
Johann Georg Gmelin
GEOGRAPHER
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 15
Franz Xaver Richter
COMPOSER
1709 - 1789
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1746
Go to all RankingsPhilip V of Spain
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1746
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 1
Christian VI of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1746
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 2
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1746
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 3
Colin Maclaurin
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 4
Francis Hutcheson
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1746
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 5
Anna Leopoldovna
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1746
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 6
Georg Wilhelm Steller
BIOLOGIST
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 7
Nicolas de Largillière
PAINTER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 8
Domenico Alberti
MUSICIAN
1710 - 1746
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 9
Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
PHILOSOPHER
1707 - 1746
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 10
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
COMPOSER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1746
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 12
John Peter Zenger
BUSINESSPERSON
1697 - 1746
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Georg Wilhelm Steller ranks 1,400 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Schreck (1879), Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560), Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736), André Previn (1929), Lothar de Maizière (1940), and Walter Kasper (1933). After him are Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741), Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), Henry III, Margrave of Meissen (1218), Gottfried Böhm (1920), Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1724), and Toni Kroos (1990).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMax Schreck
ACTOR
1879 - 1936
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,394
Christian I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,395
Rudolf Erich Raspe
WRITER
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 1,396
André Previn
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,397
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,398
Walter Kasper
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,399
Georg Wilhelm Steller
BIOLOGIST
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,400
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1816
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,401
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,402
Henry III, Margrave of Meissen
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1288
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,403
Gottfried Böhm
ARCHITECT
1920 - 2021
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,404
Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1802
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,405
Toni Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,406
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Georg Wilhelm Steller ranks 25. Before him are Bert Sakmann (1942), Walther Flemming (1843), Julius Richard Petri (1852), Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), and Theodor Escherich (1857). After him are Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), Friedrich Parrot (1791), Hans Driesch (1867), Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), and Carl Bernhard von Trinius (1778).
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 19
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 20
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 21
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 23
Theodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 24
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 25
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
1765 - 1812
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 26
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 27
Friedrich Parrot
1791 - 1841
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 28
Hans Driesch
1867 - 1941
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 29
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
1771 - 1853
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 30
Carl Bernhard von Trinius
1778 - 1844
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 31