BIOLOGIST

Jacob Christian Schäffer

1718 - 1790

Photo of Jacob Christian Schäffer

Icon of person Jacob Christian Schäffer

Jacob Christian Schäffer, alternatively Jakob, (31 May 1718 – 5 January 1790) was a German dean, professor, botanist, mycologist, entomologist, ornithologist and inventor.Initially studying Theology at the University of Halle, he later became a teacher in Ratisbon. Following that, he became a pastor and later dean of a pastor and dean of the parish. 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 70,261 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 70k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Jacob Christian Schäffers by language

Over the past year Jacob Christian Schäffer has had the most page views in the with 6,957 views, followed by German (3,780), and French (3,039). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (185.37%), Dutch (45.27%), and Arabic (32.44%)

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 Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

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 Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1790

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

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 Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

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).

German born Biologists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous