PSYCHOLOGIST
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
Gustav Fechner
Gustav Theodor Fechner (; German: [ˈfɛçnɐ]; 19 April 1801 – 18 November 1887) was a German physicist, philosopher, and experimental psychologist. A pioneer in experimental psychology and founder of psychophysics (techniques for measuring the mind), he inspired many 20th-century scientists and philosophers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustav Fechner has received more than 397,627 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Gustav Fechner is the 26th most popular psychologist (up from 29th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Poland (down from 70th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Psychologist.
Gustav Fechner was a German physiologist and psychologist who is most famous for his psychophysical law, which states that the magnitude of a sensation is proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Gustav Fechner ranks 26 out of 235. Before him are Irvin D. Yalom, Wilhelm Reich, Edward Thorndike, B. F. Skinner, Anna Freud, and Melanie Klein. After him are Karen Horney, Alfred Binet, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Hermann Rorschach, and Howard Gardner.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
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1931 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Reich
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 21
Edward Thorndike
1874 - 1949
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 22
B. F. Skinner
1904 - 1990
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 23
Anna Freud
1895 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 24
Melanie Klein
1882 - 1960
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 25
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 26
Karen Horney
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 27
Alfred Binet
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 28
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 29
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 30
Hermann Rorschach
1884 - 1922
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 31
Howard Gardner
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1801, Gustav Fechner ranks 3. Before him are Vincenzo Bellini, and Brigham Young. After him are Josip Jelačić, Frédéric Bastiat, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, John of Saxony, Joseph Plateau, Johannes Peter Müller, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, and John Henry Newman. Among people deceased in 1887, Gustav Fechner ranks 3. Before him are Gustav Kirchhoff, and Alexander Borodin. After him are Aleksandr Ulyanov, Jenny Lind, Eugène Edine Pottier, Ivan Kramskoi, Multatuli, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Friedrich von Amerling, Alfred Krupp, and Juan, Count of Montizón.
Others Born in 1801
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Bellini
COMPOSER
1801 - 1835
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
Brigham Young
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1877
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 2
Gustav Fechner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
Josip Jelačić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 4
Frédéric Bastiat
ECONOMIST
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 5
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6
John of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 7
Joseph Plateau
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1883
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 8
Johannes Peter Müller
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1858
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 9
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1862
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1877
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 11
John Henry Newman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1887
Go to all RankingsGustav Kirchhoff
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1887
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 1
Alexander Borodin
COMPOSER
1833 - 1887
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 2
Gustav Fechner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
Aleksandr Ulyanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 4
Jenny Lind
SINGER
1820 - 1887
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 5
Eugène Edine Pottier
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1887
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 6
Ivan Kramskoi
PAINTER
1837 - 1887
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 7
Multatuli
WRITER
1820 - 1887
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 8
Johann Jakob Bachofen
HISTORIAN
1815 - 1887
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 9
Friedrich von Amerling
PAINTER
1803 - 1887
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 10
Alfred Krupp
INVENTOR
1812 - 1887
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 11
Juan, Count of Montizón
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1887
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Gustav Fechner ranks 71 out of 1,694. Before him are Emanuel Lasker (1868), Faustina Kowalska (1905), John II Casimir Vasa (1609), Władysław III of Poland (1424), Erich von Falkenhayn (1861), and Walther Nernst (1864). After him are Marie Walewska (1786), Anna Jagiellon (1523), Jakob Böhme (1575), Ladislaus I of Hungary (1046), Werner von Blomberg (1878), and Tamara de Lempicka (1898).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsEmanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 65
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 66
John II Casimir Vasa
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1672
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 67
Władysław III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 68
Erich von Falkenhayn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1922
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 69
Walther Nernst
CHEMIST
1864 - 1941
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 70
Gustav Fechner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 71
Marie Walewska
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1817
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 72
Anna Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1596
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 73
Jakob Böhme
PHILOSOPHER
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 74
Ladislaus I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1046 - 1095
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 75
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 76
Tamara de Lempicka
PAINTER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 77
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Poland
Among psychologists born in Poland, Gustav Fechner ranks 2. Before him are Kurt Lewin (1890). After him are Solomon Asch (1907), Alice Miller (1923), Hugo Münsterberg (1863), Helene Deutsch (1884), Kurt Goldstein (1878), and Abraham Brill (1874).
Kurt Lewin
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 1
Gustav Fechner
1801 - 1887
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 2
Solomon Asch
1907 - 1996
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 3
Alice Miller
1923 - 2010
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 4
Hugo Münsterberg
1863 - 1916
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 5
Helene Deutsch
1884 - 1982
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 6
Kurt Goldstein
1878 - 1965
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 7
Abraham Brill
1874 - 1948
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 8