PHILOSOPHER
Hermann Usener
1834 - 1905
Hermann Usener
Hermann Karl Usener (23 October 1834 – 21 October 1905) was a German scholar in the fields of philology and comparative religion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Usener has received more than 39,488 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Usener is the 1,027th most popular philosopher, the 3,894th most popular biography from Germany and the 125th most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
39k
Page Views (PV)
50.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.50
Effective Languages (L*)
1.41
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Hermann Usener ranks 1,027 out of 1,267. Before him are Derek Parfit, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Hegesias of Magnesia, Caspar Bartholin the Elder, John Hick, and Robert Spaemann. After him are Josiah Royce, August Böckh, Idomeneus of Lampsacus, Jaime Balmes, Sopater of Apamea, and Paul Deussen.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDerek Parfit
1942 - 2017
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 1,021
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
1921 - 1990
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 1,022
Hegesias of Magnesia
200 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 1,023
Caspar Bartholin the Elder
1585 - 1629
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 1,024
John Hick
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 1,025
Robert Spaemann
1927 - 2018
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1,026
Hermann Usener
1834 - 1905
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1,027
Josiah Royce
1855 - 1916
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 1,028
August Böckh
1785 - 1867
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,029
Idomeneus of Lampsacus
400 BC - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 1,030
Jaime Balmes
1810 - 1848
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,031
Sopater of Apamea
242 - 325
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 1,032
Paul Deussen
1845 - 1919
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 1,033
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1834, Hermann Usener ranks 60. Before him are Edwin Klebs, Peter Benoit, Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, Georg Hermann Quincke, John Gilbert Baker, and Carl Lange. After him are Todor Burmov, Joachim III of Constantinople, Julius Reubke, Lyuben Karavelov, John Wesley Powell, and Herman Snellen. Among people deceased in 1905, Hermann Usener ranks 63. Before him are Hermann Wissmann, Charles Renard, Alexander, Prince of Lippe, John Hay, Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano, and Charles Yerkes. After him are Célestine Galli-Marié, Theodoros Diligiannis, Francesco Tamagno, Ralph Copeland, René Goblet, and Louis-Ernest Barrias.
Others Born in 1834
Go to all RankingsEdwin Klebs
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1913
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 54
Peter Benoit
COMPOSER
1834 - 1901
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 55
Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1906
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 56
Georg Hermann Quincke
PHYSICIST
1834 - 1924
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 57
John Gilbert Baker
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1920
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 58
Carl Lange
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1900
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 59
Hermann Usener
PHILOSOPHER
1834 - 1905
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 60
Todor Burmov
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1906
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 61
Joachim III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1834 - 1912
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 62
Julius Reubke
COMPOSER
1834 - 1858
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 63
Lyuben Karavelov
WRITER
1834 - 1879
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 64
John Wesley Powell
EXPLORER
1834 - 1902
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 65
Herman Snellen
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1908
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 1905
Go to all RankingsHermann Wissmann
EXPLORER
1853 - 1905
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 57
Charles Renard
ENGINEER
1847 - 1905
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 58
Alexander, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1905
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 59
John Hay
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1905
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 60
Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 61
Charles Yerkes
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1905
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 62
Hermann Usener
PHILOSOPHER
1834 - 1905
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 63
Célestine Galli-Marié
SINGER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 64
Theodoros Diligiannis
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1905
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 65
Francesco Tamagno
SINGER
1850 - 1905
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 66
Ralph Copeland
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1905
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 67
René Goblet
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1905
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 68
Louis-Ernest Barrias
SCULPTOR
1841 - 1905
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 69
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hermann Usener ranks 3,894 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744), Maximilian von Montgelas (1759), Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (1765), Karl Alfred von Zittel (1839), Wilhelm Jordan (1842), and Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913). After him are Alice Weidel (1979), Friedrich von Bodenstedt (1819), Christian Rohlfs (1849), Emil Warburg (1846), Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1657), and J. C. Leyendecker (1874).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsChristian Gotthilf Salzmann
WRITER
1744 - 1811
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3,888
Maximilian von Montgelas
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3,889
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1831
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3,890
Karl Alfred von Zittel
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1904
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3,891
Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 3,892
Walter Andreas Schwarz
SINGER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 3,893
Hermann Usener
PHILOSOPHER
1834 - 1905
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 3,894
Alice Weidel
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 3,895
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 3,896
Christian Rohlfs
PAINTER
1849 - 1938
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 3,897
Emil Warburg
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1931
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 3,898
Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1672
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 3,899
J. C. Leyendecker
PAINTER
1874 - 1951
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 3,900
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Hermann Usener ranks 125. Before him are Gabriel Biel (1418), Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Gottlob Ernst Schulze (1761), Heinrich Khunrath (1560), Friedrich Paulsen (1846), and Robert Spaemann (1927). After him are August Böckh (1785), Paul Deussen (1845), Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Carl Dahlhaus (1928), Theodor Benfey (1809), and Hermann Gunkel (1862).
Gabriel Biel
1418 - 1495
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 119
Rüdiger Safranski
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 120
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
1761 - 1833
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 121
Heinrich Khunrath
1560 - 1605
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 122
Friedrich Paulsen
1846 - 1908
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 123
Robert Spaemann
1927 - 2018
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 124
Hermann Usener
1834 - 1905
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 125
August Böckh
1785 - 1867
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 126
Paul Deussen
1845 - 1919
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 127
Wilhelm Gesenius
1786 - 1842
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 128
Carl Dahlhaus
1928 - 1989
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 129
Theodor Benfey
1809 - 1881
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 130
Hermann Gunkel
1862 - 1932
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 131