ARCHAEOLOGIST
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (11 May 1752 – 22 January 1840) was a German physician, naturalist, physiologist and anthropologist. He is considered to be a main founder of zoology and anthropology as comparative, scientific disciplines. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach has received more than 791,277 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Johann Friedrich Blumenbach is the 14th most popular archaeologist (up from 16th in 2019), the 881st most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,128th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Archaeologist.
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach is most famous for his work in the field of anthropometry, which is the study of the body and its measurements. He devised a system of measuring the skull and other parts of the body and created a classification system for races.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ranks 14 out of 151. Before him are Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Nynetjer, Marija Gimbutas, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, and V. Gordon Childe. After him are Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, Oscar Montelius, Karl Richard Lepsius, Louis Leakey, and Austen Henry Layard.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSemerkhet
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 8
Zahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 9
Nynetjer
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 11
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 12
V. Gordon Childe
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 13
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 14
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli
1391 - 1452
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 15
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
1866 - 1923
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 16
Oscar Montelius
1843 - 1921
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 17
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 18
Louis Leakey
1903 - 1972
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 19
Austen Henry Layard
1817 - 1894
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1752, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ranks 6. Before him are Maria Carolina of Austria, Jeongjo of Joseon, Joseph Marie Jacquard, Muzio Clementi, and Adrien-Marie Legendre. After him are Karl Mack von Leiberich, Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, Jacques Roux, Thomas Chatterton, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, and Nguyễn Huệ. Among people deceased in 1840, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ranks 8. Before him are Caspar David Friedrich, Frederick William III of Prussia, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Lucien Bonaparte, Emperor Kōkaku, and Siméon Denis Poisson. After him are José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Jacques MacDonald, Louis de Bonald, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Maria Beatrice of Savoy.
Others Born in 1752
Go to all RankingsMaria Carolina of Austria
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1814
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 1
Jeongjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1800
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 2
Joseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 3
Muzio Clementi
COMPOSER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 4
Adrien-Marie Legendre
MATHEMATICIAN
1752 - 1833
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 5
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
Karl Mack von Leiberich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1828
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 7
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
WRITER
1752 - 1831
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 8
Jacques Roux
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1752 - 1794
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 9
Thomas Chatterton
WRITER
1752 - 1770
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 10
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
WRITER
1752 - 1796
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 11
Nguyễn Huệ
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1792
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1840
Go to all RankingsCaspar David Friedrich
PAINTER
1774 - 1840
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 2
Frederick William III of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 3
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
ASTRONOMER
1758 - 1840
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 4
Lucien Bonaparte
DIPLOMAT
1775 - 1840
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 5
Emperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 6
Siméon Denis Poisson
MATHEMATICIAN
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 8
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1840
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 9
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 10
Jacques MacDonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
Louis de Bonald
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1840
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 12
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1840
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 13
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 14
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ranks 881 out of 7,253. Before him are David Fabricius (1564), Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), William II of Württemberg (1848), and Andrew Wiles (1953). After him are Gotthard Kettler (1517), Eugen Dühring (1833), Johannes Trithemius (1462), Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876), Ernst Heinkel (1888), and Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDavid Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1617
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 875
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 876
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 877
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 878
William II of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 879
Andrew Wiles
MATHEMATICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 880
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 881
Gotthard Kettler
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1587
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 882
Eugen Dühring
ECONOMIST
1833 - 1921
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 883
Johannes Trithemius
MATHEMATICIAN
1462 - 1516
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 884
Paula Modersohn-Becker
PAINTER
1876 - 1907
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 885
Ernst Heinkel
ENGINEER
1888 - 1958
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 886
Johann Ambrosius Bach
COMPOSER
1645 - 1695
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 887
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach ranks 3. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann (1822), and Theodor Mommsen (1817). After him are Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Leo Frobenius (1873), Isdal Woman (1940), Wilhelm Dörpfeld (1853), Ernst Curtius (1814), Ami Boué (1794), Max von Oppenheim (1860), Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), and Adolf Furtwängler (1853).
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 1
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 2
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 3
Karl Richard Lepsius
1810 - 1884
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 4
Leo Frobenius
1873 - 1938
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 5
Isdal Woman
1940 - 1970
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 6
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 7
Ernst Curtius
1814 - 1896
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 8
Ami Boué
1794 - 1881
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 9
Max von Oppenheim
1860 - 1946
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 10
Heinrich Karl Brugsch
1827 - 1894
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 11
Adolf Furtwängler
1853 - 1907
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 12