1812 - 1885
Hermann von Fehling (9 June 1812 – 1 July 1885) was a German chemist, famous as the developer of Fehling's solution used for estimation of sugar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann von Fehling has received more than 35,045 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann von Fehling is the 372nd most popular chemist (down from 362nd in 2019), the 2,853rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,602nd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular German Chemist.
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Among chemists, Hermann von Fehling ranks 372 out of 509. Before him are Paul Ulrich Villard, Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, Otto Schott, Jennifer Doudna, André-Louis Debierne, and Mathieu Orfila. After him are Friedrich Stromeyer, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Maud Menten, Franz von Soxhlet, Thomas Andrews, and Alexander William Williamson.
1860 - 1934
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 366
1877 - 1947
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 367
1851 - 1935
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 368
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 369
1874 - 1949
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 370
1787 - 1853
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 371
1812 - 1885
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 372
1776 - 1835
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 373
1847 - 1931
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 374
1879 - 1960
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 375
1848 - 1926
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 376
1813 - 1885
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 377
1824 - 1904
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 378
Among people born in 1812, Hermann von Fehling ranks 40. Before him are Hendrik Conscience, Filippo Pacini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Robert Fortune, Duke Peter of Oldenburg, and Samuel Smiles. After him are Melchora Aquino, Yevhen Hrebinka, Rudolf von Alt, Ignacio Comonfort, Luigi Carlo Farini, and Francisco Coll Guitart. Among people deceased in 1885, Hermann von Fehling ranks 41. Before him are Thomas A. Hendricks, Nikolay Kostomarov, Charles Rogier, Aga Khan II, Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, and Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval. After him are Thomas Andrews, Nicolás Avellaneda, Henri Milne-Edwards, Schuyler Colfax, Prince Adolf of Auersperg, and Jules Vallès.
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 34
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 35
1812 - 1865
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 36
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 37
1812 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 38
1812 - 1904
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 39
1812 - 1885
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 40
1812 - 1919
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 41
1812 - 1848
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 42
1812 - 1905
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 43
1812 - 1863
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 44
1812 - 1866
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 45
1812 - 1875
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 46
1819 - 1885
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 35
1817 - 1885
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 36
1800 - 1885
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 37
1830 - 1885
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 38
1836 - 1885
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 39
1808 - 1885
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 40
1812 - 1885
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 41
1813 - 1885
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 42
1837 - 1885
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 43
1800 - 1885
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 44
1823 - 1885
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 45
1821 - 1885
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 46
1832 - 1885
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 47
Among people born in Germany, Hermann von Fehling ranks 2,853 out of 6,142. Before him are Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719), Auguste von Harrach (1800), John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1700), Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805), Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794), and Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths (1759). After him are Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia (1857), Franka Potente (1974), Conrad Moench (1744), Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987), Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark (1070), and Ludwig Rellstab (1799).
1719 - 1763
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,847
1800 - 1873
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 2,848
1700 - 1733
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,849
1805 - 1874
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,850
1794 - 1825
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,851
1759 - 1839
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,852
1812 - 1885
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,853
1857 - 1895
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,854
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,855
1744 - 1805
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,856
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 2,857
1070 - 1103
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,858
1799 - 1860
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,859
Among chemists born in Germany, Hermann von Fehling ranks 63. Before him are Clemens Winkler (1838), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Thomas C. Südhof (1955), Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877), and Otto Schott (1851). After him are Friedrich Stromeyer (1776), Felix Hoppe-Seyler (1825), Benjamin List (1968), Adolf Mayer (1843), Leonor Michaelis (1875), and Otto Ambros (1901).
1838 - 1904
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 57
1795 - 1867
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 58
1794 - 1863
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 59
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 60
1877 - 1947
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 61
1851 - 1935
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 62
1812 - 1885
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 63
1776 - 1835
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 64
1825 - 1895
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 65
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 66
1843 - 1942
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 67
1875 - 1949
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 68
1901 - 1990
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 69