BIOLOGIST
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
Johann Friedrich Gmelin (8 August 1748 – 1 November 1804) was a German naturalist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist, and malacologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Friedrich Gmelin has received more than 171,365 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Johann Friedrich Gmelin is the 118th most popular biologist (up from 183rd in 2019), the 945th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,524th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Biologist.
Johann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist and chemist who is most famous for his work in the field of botany.
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170k
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9.76
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Johann Friedrich Gmelin ranks 118 out of 1,097. Before him are John Gurdon, Aimé Bonpland, Hans Christian Gram, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Carl Woese, and Edward B. Lewis. After him are Sydney Brenner, Har Gobind Khorana, Macfarlane Burnet, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Martinus Beijerinck, and Ludwig von Bertalanffy.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Gurdon
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 112
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 113
Hans Christian Gram
1853 - 1938
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 114
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 115
Carl Woese
1928 - 2012
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 116
Edward B. Lewis
1918 - 2004
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 117
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 118
Sydney Brenner
1927 - 2019
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 119
Har Gobind Khorana
1922 - 2011
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 120
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 121
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 122
Martinus Beijerinck
1851 - 1931
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 123
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1748, Johann Friedrich Gmelin ranks 11. Before him are Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Charles XIII of Sweden, Adam Weishaupt, Claude Louis Berthollet, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, and William V, Prince of Orange. After him are Christian Gottlob Neefe, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, Adamantios Korais, Benedict Joseph Labre, Dominique, comte de Cassini, and Anders Sparrman. Among people deceased in 1804, Johann Friedrich Gmelin ranks 10. Before him are Jacques Necker, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Pierre Méchain, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Wolfgang von Kempelen. After him are Princess Carolina of Parma, Jean-Charles Pichegru, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Jazzar Pasha, Antoine Baumé, and Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie.
Others Born in 1748
Go to all RankingsEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1836
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 5
Charles XIII of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1818
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 6
Adam Weishaupt
PHILOSOPHER
1748 - 1830
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 7
Claude Louis Berthollet
CHEMIST
1748 - 1822
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 8
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1836
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 9
William V, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1806
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1804
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 11
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 12
Petar I Petrović-Njegoš
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1748 - 1830
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 13
Adamantios Korais
WRITER
1748 - 1833
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 14
Benedict Joseph Labre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1748 - 1783
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 15
Dominique, comte de Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1748 - 1845
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 16
Anders Sparrman
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1820
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1804
Go to all RankingsJacques Necker
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1804
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 4
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
INVENTOR
1725 - 1804
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 5
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1804
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 6
Pierre Méchain
ASTRONOMER
1744 - 1804
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 7
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1804
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 8
Wolfgang von Kempelen
INVENTOR
1734 - 1804
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 9
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1804
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 10
Princess Carolina of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1804
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 11
Jean-Charles Pichegru
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1804
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 12
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
PAINTER
1727 - 1804
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 13
Jazzar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1804
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 14
Antoine Baumé
CHEMIST
1728 - 1804
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 15
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1804
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Gmelin ranks 945 out of 7,253. Before him are Christina of Saxony (1461), Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867), Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Karl Rahner (1904), and Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430). After him are Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Horst Buchholz (1933), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), Michael Ballack (1976), Robert Aumann (1930), and Edith Frank (1900).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsChristina of Saxony
COMPANION
1461 - 1521
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 939
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 940
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1712 - 1760
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 941
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1412 - 1464
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 942
Karl Rahner
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 943
Dorothea of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1430 - 1495
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 944
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1804
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 945
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1852
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 946
Horst Buchholz
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 947
Johann Adolph Hasse
COMPOSER
1699 - 1783
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 948
Michael Ballack
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 949
Robert Aumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 950
Edith Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 951
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Gmelin ranks 15. Before him are Peter Simon Pallas (1741), August Weismann (1834), Ernst Mayr (1904), Bernard Katz (1911), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942). After him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), August Grisebach (1814), Erwin Neher (1944), Bert Sakmann (1942), Walther Flemming (1843), and Julius Richard Petri (1852).
Peter Simon Pallas
1741 - 1811
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 9
August Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 10
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 11
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 12
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
1806 - 1886
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 13
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 14
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 15
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 16
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 17
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 18
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 19
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 20
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 21