PHYSICIST
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʊsta(ː)f ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈviːdəman]; 2 October 1826 – 24 March 1899) was a German physicist and scientific author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann has received more than 33,013 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann is the 578th most popular physicist (down from 566th in 2019), the 4,054th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,711th in 2019) and the 80th most popular German Physicist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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7.26
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann ranks 578 out of 851. Before him are Gunnar Nordström, James David Forbes, Antonio Pacinotti, Ludvig Faddeev, Jean Becquerel, and Ole Jacob Broch. After him are Dirk Coster, Giuseppe Occhialini, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, Charles W. Misner, José Celestino Mutis, and Yakov Frenkel.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGunnar Nordström
1881 - 1923
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 572
James David Forbes
1809 - 1868
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 573
Antonio Pacinotti
1841 - 1912
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 574
Ludvig Faddeev
1934 - 2017
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 575
Jean Becquerel
1878 - 1953
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 576
Ole Jacob Broch
1818 - 1889
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 577
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 578
Dirk Coster
1889 - 1950
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 579
Giuseppe Occhialini
1907 - 1993
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 580
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
1847 - 1884
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 581
Charles W. Misner
1932 - 2023
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 582
José Celestino Mutis
1732 - 1808
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 583
Yakov Frenkel
1894 - 1952
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 584
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann ranks 44. Before him are Richard Christopher Carrington, Mohamed Sherif Pasha, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Julia Grant, Adile Sultan, and Rahime Perestu Sultan. After him are Matilda Joslyn Gage, İbrahim Şinasi, Spotted Elk, Silvestro Lega, August Ahlqvist, and Mariano Ignacio Prado. Among people deceased in 1899, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann ranks 57. Before him are Gaston Tissandier, James Paget, Wilhelm Jordan, Jovan Ristić, Max Lange, and Emil Welti. After him are Lascăr Catargiu, Constant Fornerod, Heymann Steinthal, Ernest Renshaw, Johann Köler, and Robert G. Ingersoll.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsRichard Christopher Carrington
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1875
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 38
Mohamed Sherif Pasha
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1887
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 39
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1896
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 40
Julia Grant
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1902
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 41
Adile Sultan
WRITER
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 42
Rahime Perestu Sultan
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1826 - 1906
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 43
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 44
Matilda Joslyn Gage
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1826 - 1898
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 45
İbrahim Şinasi
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 46
Spotted Elk
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1890
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 47
Silvestro Lega
PAINTER
1826 - 1895
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 48
August Ahlqvist
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 49
Mariano Ignacio Prado
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1901
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1899
Go to all RankingsGaston Tissandier
CHEMIST
1843 - 1899
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 51
James Paget
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1899
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 52
Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 53
Jovan Ristić
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1899
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 54
Max Lange
WRITER
1832 - 1899
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 55
Emil Welti
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1899
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 56
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 57
Lascăr Catargiu
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1899
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 58
Constant Fornerod
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1899
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 59
Heymann Steinthal
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 60
Ernest Renshaw
TENNIS PLAYER
1861 - 1899
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 61
Johann Köler
PAINTER
1826 - 1899
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 62
Robert G. Ingersoll
WRITER
1833 - 1899
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 63
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann ranks 4,054 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch (1714), William II of Berg (1348), Immanuel Hermann Fichte (1796), Theodor Plievier (1892), Erwin Stresemann (1889), and Leonhard Kaupisch (1878). After him are Albert Brülls (1937), Torsten Frings (1976), Joachim Camerarius (1500), Bill Kaulitz (1989), Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1712), and Alfred Bickel (1918).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohann Gottlieb Gleditsch
PHYSICIAN
1714 - 1786
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 4,048
William II of Berg
POLITICIAN
1348 - 1408
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,049
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1879
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,050
Theodor Plievier
WRITER
1892 - 1955
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 4,051
Erwin Stresemann
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1972
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4,052
Leonhard Kaupisch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1945
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4,053
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4,054
Albert Brülls
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2004
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 4,055
Torsten Frings
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 4,056
Joachim Camerarius
PHILOSOPHER
1500 - 1574
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 4,057
Bill Kaulitz
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 4,058
Konrad Ernst Ackermann
ACTOR
1712 - 1771
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 4,059
Alfred Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 4,060
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann ranks 80. Before him are Georg Hermann Quincke (1834), Albert Betz (1885), Emil Warburg (1846), Woldemar Voigt (1850), August Beer (1825), and Otto Lehmann (1855). After him are Georg Adolf Erman (1806), Heinrich Kayser (1853), Burkhard Heim (1925), Gustav Mie (1868), Walther Müller (1905), and Walter Kaufmann (1871).
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 74
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 75
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 76
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 77
August Beer
1825 - 1863
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 78
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 79
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 80
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 81
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 82
Burkhard Heim
1925 - 2001
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 83
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 84
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 85
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 86