1727 - 1806
Jeremias (Johann) Ignaz Schiffermüller (2 November 1727, Hellmonsödt – 21 June 1806, Linz) was an Austrian naturalist and Jesuit teacher who took a special interest in the Lepidoptera. In order to describe the colours of butterflies, he also looked for a systematic approach to describing colours in nature and to standardize their names. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ignaz Schiffermüller has received more than 20,655 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ignaz Schiffermüller is the 587th most popular biologist (up from 614th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 710th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Biologist.
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Among biologists, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 587 out of 841. Before him are Francisco J. Ayala, William Withering, Johann Friedrich Naumann, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, Franz Unger, and Gerrit Smith Miller. After him are Fritz Schaudinn, Marie Jules César Savigny, Robert Swinhoe, Volcher Coiter, Shi Zhengli, and Roberto de Visiani.
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 581
1741 - 1799
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 582
1780 - 1857
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 583
1813 - 1900
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 584
1800 - 1870
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 585
1869 - 1956
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 586
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 587
1871 - 1906
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 588
1777 - 1851
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 589
1836 - 1877
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 590
1534 - 1576
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 591
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 592
1800 - 1878
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 593
Among people born in 1727, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 27. Before him are James Wolfe, Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel, Ivan Shuvalov, Horatio Gates, and Peter Woulfe. After him are Andrew Planche, Johann Gottfried Zinn, William Samuel Johnson, and William Ellery. Among people deceased in 1806, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 40. Before him are Michael von Melas, Jean Joseph Mounier, Horatio Gates, Charles James Fox, Karoline von Günderrode, and Henry Knox. After him are Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, Benjamin Banneker, Robert Morris, Heinrich Christian Boie, and Rana Bahadur Shah.
1727 - 1759
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 21
1727 - 1780
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 22
1727 - 1794
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 23
1727 - 1797
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 24
1727 - 1806
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 25
1727 - 1803
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 26
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 27
1727 - 1809
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 28
1727 - 1759
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 29
1727 - 1819
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 30
1727 - 1820
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 31
1729 - 1806
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 34
1758 - 1806
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 35
1727 - 1806
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 36
1749 - 1806
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 37
1780 - 1806
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 38
1750 - 1806
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 39
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 40
1733 - 1806
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 41
1760 - 1806
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 42
1731 - 1806
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 43
1734 - 1806
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 44
1744 - 1806
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 45
1775 - 1806
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 46
Among people born in Austria, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 732 out of 1,237. Before him are Franz Tost (1956), Otmar Suitner (1922), Siegfried Selberherr (1955), Anton Schall (1907), Paula Wessely (1907), and Franz Unger (1800). After him are Parov Stelar (1974), Alfred Berger (1894), Lilia Skala (1896), Richard Heuberger (1850), Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), and Erik Schinegger (1948).
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 726
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 727
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 728
1907 - 1947
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 729
1907 - 2000
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 730
1800 - 1870
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 731
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 732
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 733
1894 - 1966
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 734
1896 - 1994
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 735
1850 - 1914
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 736
1897 - 1976
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 737
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 738
Among biologists born in Austria, Ignaz Schiffermüller ranks 12. Before him are Erich von Tschermak (1871), Othenio Abel (1875), Clemens von Pirquet (1874), Leopold Fitzinger (1802), Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735), and Franz Unger (1800). After him are Franz Steindachner (1834), Josef August Schultes (1773), Johann Natterer (1787), Joseph Rock (1884), Otto Stapf (1857), and Pál Kitaibel (1757).
1871 - 1962
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 6
1875 - 1946
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 7
1874 - 1929
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 8
1802 - 1884
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 9
1735 - 1805
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 10
1800 - 1870
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 11
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 12
1834 - 1919
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 13
1773 - 1831
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 14
1787 - 1843
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 15
1884 - 1962
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 16
1857 - 1933
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 17
1757 - 1817
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 18