INVENTOR
Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
Heinrich Gerber
Heinrich Gerber (Johann Gottfried Heinrich Gerber; November 18, 1832 in Hof, Bavaria – January 3, 1912 in Munich, Germany) was a German civil engineer and inventor of the Gerber girder. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Gerber has received more than 1,394 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Gerber is the 317th most popular inventor, the 4,438th most popular biography from Germany and the 41st most popular German Inventor.
Memorability Metrics
1.4k
Page Views (PV)
48.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.57
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Heinrich Gerber ranks 317 out of 426. Before him are Wilson Greatbatch, Joseph Engelberger, Roland Moreno, Peter Carl Goldmark, Ernst Alexanderson, and Walter Bruch. After him are Thomas Wedgwood, Victor Hasselblad, Kálmán Kandó, Tabitha Babbitt, Patricia Bath, and Jay Miner.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilson Greatbatch
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 311
Joseph Engelberger
1925 - 2015
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 312
Roland Moreno
1945 - 2012
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 313
Peter Carl Goldmark
1906 - 1977
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 314
Ernst Alexanderson
1878 - 1975
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 315
Walter Bruch
1908 - 1990
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 316
Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 317
Thomas Wedgwood
1771 - 1805
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 318
Victor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 319
Kálmán Kandó
1869 - 1931
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 320
Tabitha Babbitt
1779 - 1853
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 321
Patricia Bath
1942 - 2019
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 322
Jay Miner
1932 - 1994
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 323
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, Heinrich Gerber ranks 78. Before him are Lucretia Garfield, Nikiforos Lytras, Juan Montalvo, Victor Meirelles, Eugenio Montero Ríos, and Caroline Harrison. After him are Zsófia Torma, Boston Corbett, Adalbert Krueger, Horatio Alger, Léon Gautier, and William Thomas Blanford. Among people deceased in 1912, Heinrich Gerber ranks 105. Before him are Daniel Burnham, Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Felix Dahn, Anna Filosofova, Iakob Gogebashvili, and Pencho Slaveykov. After him are Ahmet Mithat, Ferdinand Zirkel, Aleksey Suvorin, Ferdinand Monoyer, Patricio Escobar, and Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsLucretia Garfield
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1918
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 72
Nikiforos Lytras
PAINTER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 73
Juan Montalvo
WRITER
1832 - 1889
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 74
Victor Meirelles
PAINTER
1832 - 1903
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 75
Eugenio Montero Ríos
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1914
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 76
Caroline Harrison
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1892
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 77
Heinrich Gerber
INVENTOR
1832 - 1912
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 78
Zsófia Torma
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1832 - 1899
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 79
Boston Corbett
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1894
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 80
Adalbert Krueger
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1896
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 81
Horatio Alger
WRITER
1832 - 1899
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 82
Léon Gautier
HISTORIAN
1832 - 1897
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 83
William Thomas Blanford
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 1912
Go to all RankingsDaniel Burnham
ARCHITECT
1846 - 1912
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 99
Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak
WRITER
1852 - 1912
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 100
Felix Dahn
WRITER
1834 - 1912
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 101
Anna Filosofova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1912
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 102
Iakob Gogebashvili
WRITER
1840 - 1912
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 103
Pencho Slaveykov
WRITER
1866 - 1912
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 104
Heinrich Gerber
INVENTOR
1832 - 1912
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 105
Ahmet Mithat
WRITER
1844 - 1912
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 106
Ferdinand Zirkel
GEOLOGIST
1838 - 1912
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 107
Aleksey Suvorin
JOURNALIST
1834 - 1912
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 108
Ferdinand Monoyer
PHYSICIST
1836 - 1912
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 109
Patricio Escobar
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1912
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 110
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1912
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 111
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Gerber ranks 4,438 out of 7,253. Before him are Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (1714), Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857), Ludwig Goldbrunner (1908), Markus Grosskopf (1965), Ilona Slupianek (1956), and Boris Papandopulo (1906). After him are Prince William of Baden (1792), Otto Heckmann (1901), Kurt Beck (1949), Ernst Stromer (1871), Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp (1631), and Kurt Maetzig (1911).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLandgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg
NOBLEMAN
1714 - 1741
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 4,432
Christian Wilhelm Allers
PAINTER
1857 - 1915
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 4,433
Ludwig Goldbrunner
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,434
Markus Grosskopf
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,435
Ilona Slupianek
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,436
Boris Papandopulo
COMPOSER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,437
Heinrich Gerber
INVENTOR
1832 - 1912
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,438
Prince William of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1859
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 4,439
Otto Heckmann
ASTRONOMER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,440
Kurt Beck
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,441
Ernst Stromer
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1952
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,442
Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1631 - 1719
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 4,443
Kurt Maetzig
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2012
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 4,444
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Heinrich Gerber ranks 41. Before him are Fritz von Opel (1899), Ricardo Wolf (1887), Adolf Martens (1850), Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789), Wilhelm Bauer (1822), and Walter Bruch (1908). After him are Didi Senft (1952), Albrecht Berblinger (1770), Andy Bechtolsheim (1955), and Karl Jatho (1873).
Fritz von Opel
1899 - 1971
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 35
Ricardo Wolf
1887 - 1981
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 36
Adolf Martens
1850 - 1914
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 37
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
1789 - 1849
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 38
Wilhelm Bauer
1822 - 1875
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 39
Walter Bruch
1908 - 1990
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 40
Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 41
Didi Senft
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 42
Albrecht Berblinger
1770 - 1829
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 43
Andy Bechtolsheim
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 44
Karl Jatho
1873 - 1933
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 45