PHYSICIST
Hans Reissner
1874 - 1967

Hans Reissner
Hans Jacob Reissner, also known as Jacob Johannes Reissner (18 January 1874, Berlin – 2 October 1967, Mt. Angel, Oregon), was a German aeronautical engineer whose avocation was mathematical physics. During World War I he was awarded the Iron Cross second class (for civilians) for his pioneering work on aircraft design. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Reissner is the 744th most popular physicist (down from 660th in 2019), the 5,267th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,635th in 2019) and the 101st most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Hans Reissner ranks 744 out of 851. Before him are Seymour Benzer, Peter Mark Roget, Ted Fujita, Shirley Ann Jackson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, and Robert Bacher. After him are Hubert Curien, Adriaan Fokker, Humberto Fernández-Morán, Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels, Stanton T. Friedman, and John Hopkinson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSeymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 738
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 739
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 740
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 741
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 742
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 743
Hans Reissner
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 744
Hubert Curien
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 745
Adriaan Fokker
1887 - 1972
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 746
Humberto Fernández-Morán
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 747
Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels
1865 - 1913
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 748
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 749
John Hopkinson
1849 - 1898
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 750
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, Hans Reissner ranks 221. Before him are Paul Van Asbroeck, Émile Reuter, Frank Knox, Auguste Giroux, Cathal Brugha, and Victor Sonnemans. After him are Ottó Hellmich, Josiah McCracken, Ivan Moskvin, Manuel María Ponce Brousset, Sergey Lebedev, and William Dickey. Among people deceased in 1967, Hans Reissner ranks 248. Before him are Max Taut, Henry J. Kaiser, Robert Daniel Carmichael, Samuel Mosberg, Gaetano Martino, and Anatoly Maltsev. After him are Nathaniel Cartmell, Charles Darrow, Anders Hylander, Joe Orton, Malcolm Sargent, and Edward Givens.
Others Born in 1874
Go to all RankingsPaul Van Asbroeck
ATHLETE
1874 - 1959
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 215
Émile Reuter
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1973
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 216
Frank Knox
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 217
Auguste Giroux
RUGBY PLAYER
1874 - 1953
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 218
Cathal Brugha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 219
Victor Sonnemans
ATHLETE
1874 - 1962
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 220
Hans Reissner
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 221
Ottó Hellmich
GYMNAST
1874 - 1937
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 222
Josiah McCracken
ATHLETE
1874 - 1962
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 223
Ivan Moskvin
ACTOR
1874 - 1946
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 224
Manuel María Ponce Brousset
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1966
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 225
Sergey Lebedev
CHEMIST
1874 - 1934
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 226
William Dickey
ATHLETE
1874 - 1944
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 227
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsMax Taut
ARCHITECT
1884 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 242
Henry J. Kaiser
INVENTOR
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 243
Robert Daniel Carmichael
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1967
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 244
Samuel Mosberg
BOXER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 245
Gaetano Martino
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1967
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 246
Anatoly Maltsev
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1967
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 247
Hans Reissner
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 248
Nathaniel Cartmell
ATHLETE
1883 - 1967
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 249
Charles Darrow
INVENTOR
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 250
Anders Hylander
ATHLETE
1883 - 1967
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 251
Joe Orton
WRITER
1933 - 1967
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 252
Malcolm Sargent
CONDUCTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 253
Edward Givens
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1967
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 254
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Reissner ranks 5,270 out of 7,253. Before him are Karim Adeyemi (2002), Holger Hieronymus (1959), Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (1951), Hans Deppe (1897), Brigitte Zypries (1953), and Josef Peters (1914). After him are Lars Ricken (1976), Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia (1890), Hans von Pechmann (1850), Hanns Kilian (1905), Caspar Memering (1953), and Elke Erb (1938).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarim Adeyemi
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 5,264
Holger Hieronymus
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 5,265
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 5,266
Hans Deppe
ACTOR
1897 - 1969
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 5,267
Brigitte Zypries
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 5,268
Josef Peters
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,269
Hans Reissner
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,270
Lars Ricken
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,271
Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1890 - 1923
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,272
Hans von Pechmann
CHEMIST
1850 - 1902
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 5,273
Hanns Kilian
ATHLETE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5,274
Caspar Memering
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 5,275
Elke Erb
WRITER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 5,276
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Hans Reissner ranks 101. Before him are Ernst Ising (1900), Rudolf Haag (1922), Walter Gordon (1893), Arthur Schuster (1851), Gregor Wentzel (1898), and Rolf-Dieter Heuer (1948). After him are Rolf Landauer (1927), Werner Israel (1931), Hedwig Kohn (1887), Sabine Hossenfelder (1976), Gabriele Hegerl (1962), and Katherine Freese (1957).
Ernst Ising
1900 - 1998
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 95
Rudolf Haag
1922 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 96
Walter Gordon
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 97
Arthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 98
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 99
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 100
Hans Reissner
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 101
Rolf Landauer
1927 - 1999
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 102
Werner Israel
1931 - 2022
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 103
Hedwig Kohn
1887 - 1964
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 104
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 105
Gabriele Hegerl
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 106
Katherine Freese
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 107