BIOLOGIST
George Engelmann
1809 - 1884
George Engelmann
George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Engelmann has received more than 73,530 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Engelmann is the 918th most popular biologist (down from 855th in 2019), the 5,182nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,608th in 2019) and the 186th most popular German Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
74k
Page Views (PV)
45.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Engelmann ranks 918 out of 1,097. Before him are Nikolai Turczaninow, Jan-Just Bos, Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Mark Catesby, Jon E. Ahlquist, and Edward Newton. After him are William Sherard, Johan Lange, Wilfred Hudson Osgood, Osamu Hayaishi, Victor Motschulsky, and Michael Sars.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolai Turczaninow
1796 - 1863
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 912
Jan-Just Bos
1939 - 2003
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 913
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
1808 - 1880
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 914
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 915
Jon E. Ahlquist
1944 - 2020
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 916
Edward Newton
1832 - 1897
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 917
George Engelmann
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 918
William Sherard
1659 - 1728
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 919
Johan Lange
1818 - 1898
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 920
Wilfred Hudson Osgood
1875 - 1947
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 921
Osamu Hayaishi
1920 - 2015
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 922
Victor Motschulsky
1810 - 1871
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 923
Michael Sars
1805 - 1869
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 924
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, George Engelmann ranks 68. Before him are Karl Bodmer, Louis Meijer, Nestor Kukolnik, Giuseppe Giusti, Thomas Campbell Eyton, and Ștefan Golescu. After him are Juan Antonio Pezet, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, Svend Foyn, Sterling Price, Fanny Kemble, and Samuel Ajayi Crowther. Among people deceased in 1884, George Engelmann ranks 67. Before him are Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Julius Friedrich Cohnheim, Menyhért Lónyay, Heinrich Laube, Tomás Frías, and Quintino Sella. After him are Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, John Hutton Balfour, LeRoy Pope Walker, José Eusebio Otalora, Charles J. Folger, and John Kilian.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsKarl Bodmer
PAINTER
1809 - 1893
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 62
Louis Meijer
PAINTER
1809 - 1866
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 63
Nestor Kukolnik
WRITER
1809 - 1868
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 64
Giuseppe Giusti
WRITER
1809 - 1850
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 65
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 66
Ștefan Golescu
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1874
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 67
George Engelmann
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 68
Juan Antonio Pezet
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1879
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 69
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 70
Svend Foyn
BUSINESSPERSON
1809 - 1894
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 71
Sterling Price
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1867
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 72
Fanny Kemble
ACTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 73
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1891
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 74
Others Deceased in 1884
Go to all RankingsJohann Friedrich Julius Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1884
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 61
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim
PHYSICIAN
1839 - 1884
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 62
Menyhért Lónyay
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1884
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 63
Heinrich Laube
WRITER
1806 - 1884
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 64
Tomás Frías
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1884
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 65
Quintino Sella
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1884
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 66
George Engelmann
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 67
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1884
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 68
John Hutton Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1884
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 69
LeRoy Pope Walker
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 70
José Eusebio Otalora
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 71
Charles J. Folger
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1884
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 72
John Kilian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1884
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 73
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, George Engelmann ranks 5,182 out of 7,253. Before him are Ludwig von Brenner (1833), Heinz Hornig (1937), Richard Brauer (1901), Christian Streich (1965), Paul Möhring (1710), and Guido Knopp (1948). After him are Ulrich Plenzdorf (1934), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), Hieronymous Theodor Richter (1824), Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (1942), Carsten Ramelow (1974), and Mille Petrozza (1967).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLudwig von Brenner
CONDUCTOR
1833 - 1902
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 5,176
Heinz Hornig
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 5,177
Richard Brauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1977
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 5,178
Christian Streich
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 5,179
Paul Möhring
PHYSICIAN
1710 - 1792
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 5,180
Guido Knopp
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 5,181
George Engelmann
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 5,182
Ulrich Plenzdorf
WRITER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,183
Nico Hülkenberg
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,184
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
CHEMIST
1824 - 1898
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,185
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
SKATER
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 5,186
Carsten Ramelow
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 5,187
Mille Petrozza
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 5,188
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, George Engelmann ranks 186. Before him are Gustav Lindau (1866), Hermann Harms (1870), Jakob Emanuel Lange (1864), Johann August Ephraim Goeze (1731), Otto Bütschli (1848), and Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825). After him are Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764), Rudolf Schlechter (1872), Alexander Wendt (1958), Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (1862), Tilly Edinger (1897), and Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (1834).
Gustav Lindau
1866 - 1923
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 180
Hermann Harms
1870 - 1942
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 181
Jakob Emanuel Lange
1864 - 1941
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 182
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
1731 - 1793
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 183
Otto Bütschli
1848 - 1920
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 184
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 185
George Engelmann
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 186
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
1764 - 1845
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 187
Rudolf Schlechter
1872 - 1925
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 188
Alexander Wendt
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 189
Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
1862 - 1948
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 190
Tilly Edinger
1897 - 1967
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 191
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
1834 - 1878
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 192