WRITER

Johann Beckmann

1739 - 1811

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Johann Beckmann (1739–1811) was a German scientific author and coiner of the word technology, to mean the science of trades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Beckmann has received more than 37,487 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Johann Beckmann is the 4,466th most popular writer (down from 4,230th in 2019), the 4,312th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,885th in 2019) and the 269th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Physikalisch-ökonomische Bibliothek
Bibliography, Technology, Natural history
1774
A History Of Inventions, Discoveries, And Origins; Volume 1
2018
A history of inventions and discoveries
1797
Historiarum Mirabilium Collectanea
2018
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2
2015
Beyträge zur Geschichte der Erfindungen
Discoveries in science, Early works to 1800, History
1782

Page views of Johann Beckmanns by language

Over the past year Johann Beckmann has had the most page views in the with 27,075 views, followed by English (4,067), and German (2,200). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (68.70%), Albanian (58.41%), and Esperanto (31.72%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johann Beckmann ranks 4,466 out of 7,302. Before him are Joe Abercrombie, Ava, Ladislav Mňačko, Titus Quinctius Atta, Pelagonius, and Robert Greene. After him are Igor Severyanin, Dicuil, Deon Meyer, Ingrid Jonker, Renia Spiegel, and Choʻlpon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, Johann Beckmann ranks 20. Before him are Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, Jean-François de La Harpe, Frei Galvão, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, Juan de Villanueva, and John Robison. After him are Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Sophronius of Vratsa, John Rutledge, George Clymer, and William Bartram. Among people deceased in 1811, Johann Beckmann ranks 21. Before him are Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Princess Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Juan de Villanueva, and Mariano Moreno. After him are Juan Aldama, Ivan Osterman, György Bessenyei, Benjamin Vulliamy, Samuel Chase, and Thomas Percy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Beckmann ranks 4,312 out of 7,253. Before him are Eberhard Diepgen (1941), Julius Rietz (1812), Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834), Heinz Kubsch (1930), Ernst Hartwig (1851), and Karl Ferdinand Sohn (1805). After him are Felix Jacoby (1876), Theodor von Heuglin (1824), Georg Muche (1895), Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901), Karl-Heinz Metzner (1923), and Fritz Rasp (1891).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Johann Beckmann ranks 269. Before him are Herbert Achternbusch (1938), Dorothee Sölle (1929), Ruth Westheimer (1928), Elke Erb (1938), Karl Leberecht Immermann (1796), and Paul Bekker (1882). After him are Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901), Felix Dahn (1834), Uwe Timm (1940), Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931), Leopold Andrian (1875), and Wilhelm Geiger (1856).

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