BIOLOGIST
Ignaz Schiffermüller
1727 - 1806
Ignaz Schiffermüller
Jeremias "Johann" Ignaz Schiffermüller (Austrian German pronunciation: [jereˈmiːas ˈiːɡnats ˈʃɪfɐˌmʏlɐ]; 2 November 1727 in Hellmonsödt – 21 June 1806 in Linz) was an Austrian naturalist and Jesuit teacher who took a special interest in the Lepidoptera. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ignaz Schiffermüller has received more than 22,395 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ignaz Schiffermüller is the 705th most popular biologist (down from 586th in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from Austria (down from 727th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Austrian Biologist.
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7.80
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 705 out of 1,097. Before him are Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, Jan Frederik Gronovius, Carlo Luigi Spegazzini, Ruth Arnon, Jane Colden, and Édouard Spach. After him are Richard Lewontin, Philip Barker-Webb, Curt Backeberg, Josephine Kablick, George Newbold Lawrence, and Friedrich Reinitzer.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
1723 - 1778
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 699
Jan Frederik Gronovius
1686 - 1762
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 700
Carlo Luigi Spegazzini
1858 - 1926
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 701
Ruth Arnon
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 702
Jane Colden
1724 - 1766
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 703
Édouard Spach
1801 - 1879
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 704
Ignaz Schiffermüller
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 705
Richard Lewontin
1929 - 2021
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 706
Philip Barker-Webb
1793 - 1854
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 707
Curt Backeberg
1894 - 1966
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 708
Josephine Kablick
1787 - 1863
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 709
George Newbold Lawrence
1806 - 1895
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 710
Friedrich Reinitzer
1857 - 1927
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 711
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1727, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 30. Before him are François-Hubert Drouais, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel, Ivan Shuvalov, Johann Gottfried Zinn, Peter Woulfe, and Andrew Planche. After him are William Samuel Johnson, and William Ellery. Among people deceased in 1806, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 44. Before him are Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, Gabriel François Doyen, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Karoline von Günderrode, Henry Knox, and Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter. After him are Heinrich Christian Boie, Benjamin Banneker, Rana Bahadur Shah, Robert Morris, William Paterson, and Charlotte Smith.
Others Born in 1727
Go to all RankingsFrançois-Hubert Drouais
PAINTER
1727 - 1775
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 24
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 25
Ivan Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1797
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 26
Johann Gottfried Zinn
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1759
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 27
Peter Woulfe
CHEMIST
1727 - 1803
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 28
Andrew Planche
BUSINESSPERSON
1727 - 1809
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 29
Ignaz Schiffermüller
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 30
William Samuel Johnson
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1819
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 31
William Ellery
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1820
HPI: 39.91
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1806
Go to all RankingsMoritz Balthasar Borkhausen
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1806
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 38
Gabriel François Doyen
PAINTER
1726 - 1806
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 39
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 40
Karoline von Günderrode
WRITER
1780 - 1806
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 41
Henry Knox
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1806
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 42
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1806
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 43
Ignaz Schiffermüller
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 44
Heinrich Christian Boie
WRITER
1744 - 1806
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 45
Benjamin Banneker
ASTRONOMER
1731 - 1806
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 46
Rana Bahadur Shah
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1806
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 47
Robert Morris
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1806
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 48
William Paterson
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1806
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 49
Charlotte Smith
WRITER
1749 - 1806
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 50
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 839 out of 1,424. Before him are Gottfried Haberler (1900), Josef Stroh (1913), Marianne Stokes (1855), Joseph Woelfl (1773), Franz Brunner (1913), and La Jana (1905). After him are Alexander Wurz (1974), Franz Wagner (1911), Robert Menasse (1954), Rosa Mayreder (1858), Rudolf Raftl (1911), and O. W. Fischer (1915).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsGottfried Haberler
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1995
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 833
Josef Stroh
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 834
Marianne Stokes
PAINTER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 835
Joseph Woelfl
MUSICIAN
1773 - 1812
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 836
Franz Brunner
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 837
La Jana
ACTOR
1905 - 1940
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 838
Ignaz Schiffermüller
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 839
Alexander Wurz
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 840
Franz Wagner
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1974
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 841
Robert Menasse
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 842
Rosa Mayreder
WRITER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 843
Rudolf Raftl
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 844
O. W. Fischer
ACTOR
1915 - 2004
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 845
Among BIOLOGISTS In Austria
Among biologists born in Austria, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 14. Before him are Erich von Tschermak (1871), Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735), Joy Adamson (1910), Franz Unger (1800), Josef August Schultes (1773), and Johann Natterer (1787). After him are Richard Wettstein (1863), Otto Stapf (1857), Franz Steindachner (1834), Pál Kitaibel (1757), Joseph Rock (1884), and Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878).
Erich von Tschermak
1871 - 1962
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 8
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
1735 - 1805
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 9
Joy Adamson
1910 - 1980
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 10
Franz Unger
1800 - 1870
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 11
Josef August Schultes
1773 - 1831
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 12
Johann Natterer
1787 - 1843
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 13
Ignaz Schiffermüller
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 14
Richard Wettstein
1863 - 1931
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 15
Otto Stapf
1857 - 1933
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 16
Franz Steindachner
1834 - 1919
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 17
Pál Kitaibel
1757 - 1817
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 18
Joseph Rock
1884 - 1962
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 19
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
1878 - 1944
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 20