BIOLOGIST
Jacob Christian Schäffer
1718 - 1790
Jacob Christian Schäffer
Jacob Christian Schäffer, alternatively Jakob, (31 May 1718 – 5 January 1790) was a German dean, professor of theology, botanist, mycologist, entomologist, ornithologist and inventor. He was a theologian and teacher at Ratisbon. His work in natural sciences includes writing comprehensive and illustrated volumes on plants, fungi, birds, and insects, proposing new classification systems, and maintaining a museum of curiosities. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob Christian Schäffer has received more than 74,332 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jacob Christian Schäffer is the 337th most popular biologist (down from 277th in 2019), the 2,611th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,301st in 2019) and the 57th most popular German Biologist.
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74k
Page Views (PV)
54.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
6.89
Effective Languages (L*)
1.93
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Jacob Christian Schäffer ranks 337 out of 1,097. Before him are George Ord, Hermann Burmeister, Motoo Kimura, Craig Venter, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, and Esther Lederberg. After him are David Bruce, Carl Sigismund Kunth, Wilder Penfield, Carl Ludwig Blume, Georg Franz Hoffmann, and Abraham Trembley.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Ord
1781 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 331
Hermann Burmeister
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 332
Motoo Kimura
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 333
Craig Venter
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 334
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 335
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 336
Jacob Christian Schäffer
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 337
David Bruce
1855 - 1931
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 338
Carl Sigismund Kunth
1788 - 1850
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 339
Wilder Penfield
1891 - 1976
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 340
Carl Ludwig Blume
1796 - 1862
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 341
Georg Franz Hoffmann
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 342
Abraham Trembley
1710 - 1784
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 343
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1718, Jacob Christian Schäffer ranks 12. Before him are Anna Leopoldovna, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, John Canton, and Nikita Ivanovich Panin. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Antoine de Chézy, Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, and William Hunter. Among people deceased in 1790, Jacob Christian Schäffer ranks 14. Before him are András Hadik, Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Mohammed ben Abdallah, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, and William Cullen. After him are Johann II Bernoulli, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, William Livingston, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Marmaduke Tunstall, and Israel Putnam.
Others Born in 1718
Go to all RankingsAnna Leopoldovna
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1746
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 6
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1792
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 7
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1804
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 8
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1751
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 9
John Canton
PHYSICIST
1718 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 10
Nikita Ivanovich Panin
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 11
Jacob Christian Schäffer
BIOLOGIST
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 12
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
COMPOSER
1718 - 1795
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 13
Antoine de Chézy
ENGINEER
1718 - 1798
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 14
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
BIOLOGIST
1718 - 1773
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 15
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
WRITER
1718 - 1793
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 16
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1802
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 17
William Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1790
Go to all RankingsAndrás Hadik
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 8
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1790
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 9
Mohammed ben Abdallah
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 10
Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1790
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 11
Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim
HISTORIAN
1701 - 1790
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 12
William Cullen
PHYSICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 13
Jacob Christian Schäffer
BIOLOGIST
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 14
Johann II Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 15
Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1790
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 16
William Livingston
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1790
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 17
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1790
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 18
Marmaduke Tunstall
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1790
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 19
Israel Putnam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1718 - 1790
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 20
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Jacob Christian Schäffer ranks 2,611 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Wepper (1941), Erich Ribbeck (1937), Master Francke (1380), Rolf Hochhuth (1931), Hans Thoma (1839), and Rudi Altig (1937). After him are Charlotte von Stein (1742), Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (1615), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (1486), and Hennes Weisweiler (1919).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFritz Wepper
ACTOR
1941 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,605
Erich Ribbeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,606
Master Francke
PAINTER
1380 - 1435
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,607
Rolf Hochhuth
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,608
Hans Thoma
PAINTER
1839 - 1924
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2,609
Rudi Altig
CYCLIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2,610
Jacob Christian Schäffer
BIOLOGIST
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,611
Charlotte von Stein
NOBLEMAN
1742 - 1827
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,612
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
ARCHITECT
1615 - 1681
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,613
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
WRITER
1739 - 1791
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2,614
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
ENGINEER
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2,615
Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1547
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 2,616
Hennes Weisweiler
COACH
1919 - 1983
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 2,617
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Jacob Christian Schäffer ranks 57. Before him are Friedrich Loeffler (1852), Conrad Moench (1744), Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725), Albert Günther (1830), Anton Reichenow (1847), and Hermann Burmeister (1807). After him are Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Georg Franz Hoffmann (1760), Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811), Valerius Cordus (1515), and Fritz Müller (1822).
Friedrich Loeffler
1852 - 1915
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 51
Conrad Moench
1744 - 1805
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 52
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller
1725 - 1776
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 53
Albert Günther
1830 - 1914
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 54
Anton Reichenow
1847 - 1941
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 55
Hermann Burmeister
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 56
Jacob Christian Schäffer
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 57
Carl Sigismund Kunth
1788 - 1850
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 58
Carl Ludwig Blume
1796 - 1862
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 59
Georg Franz Hoffmann
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 60
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
1811 - 1871
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 61
Valerius Cordus
1515 - 1544
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 62
Fritz Müller
1822 - 1897
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 63