BIOLOGIST
Johann Friedrich Meckel
1781 - 1833
Johann Friedrich Meckel
Johann Friedrich Meckel (17 October 1781 – 31 October 1833), often referred to as Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger, was a German anatomist born in Halle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Friedrich Meckel has received more than 45,973 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Johann Friedrich Meckel is the 542nd most popular biologist (down from 489th in 2019), the 3,806th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,489th in 2019) and the 119th most popular German Biologist.
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Page Views (PV)
57.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.36
Effective Languages (L*)
1.59
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Johann Friedrich Meckel ranks 542 out of 1,097. Before him are Janaki Ammal, Franz Meyen, Marie Jules César Savigny, Paul Bert, Oswald Heer, and Albrecht Thaer. After him are Alfred Newton, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, Harald Sverdrup, Otto von Münchhausen, and Akira Miyawaki.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJanaki Ammal
1897 - 1984
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 536
Franz Meyen
1804 - 1840
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 537
Marie Jules César Savigny
1777 - 1851
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 538
Paul Bert
1833 - 1886
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 539
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 540
Albrecht Thaer
1752 - 1828
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 541
Johann Friedrich Meckel
1781 - 1833
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 542
Alfred Newton
1829 - 1907
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 543
Jean-Pierre Changeux
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 544
Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
1778 - 1846
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 545
Harald Sverdrup
1888 - 1957
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 546
Otto von Münchhausen
1716 - 1774
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 547
Akira Miyawaki
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 548
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1781, Johann Friedrich Meckel ranks 33. Before him are Louis-Mathieu Molé, John Walker, George Dawe, François Habeneck, Christian von Steven, and Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana. After him are José de Madrazo y Agudo, Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela, Charlotte von Ahlefeld, Joseph Johann von Littrow, Henri Cassini, and Andrés Narvarte. Among people deceased in 1833, Johann Friedrich Meckel ranks 30. Before him are Nannette Streicher, Fausto Elhuyar, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, Banastre Tarleton, and Ivan Martinov. After him are Yagan, Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, Hannah More, William Thompson, and Joshua Brookes.
Others Born in 1781
Go to all RankingsLouis-Mathieu Molé
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1855
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 27
John Walker
CHEMIST
1781 - 1859
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 28
George Dawe
PAINTER
1781 - 1829
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 29
François Habeneck
MUSICIAN
1781 - 1849
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 30
Christian von Steven
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1863
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 31
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana
MATHEMATICIAN
1781 - 1864
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 32
Johann Friedrich Meckel
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1833
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 33
José de Madrazo y Agudo
PAINTER
1781 - 1859
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 34
Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1850
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 35
Charlotte von Ahlefeld
WRITER
1781 - 1849
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 36
Joseph Johann von Littrow
ASTRONOMER
1781 - 1840
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 37
Henri Cassini
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1832
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 38
Andrés Narvarte
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1853
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 1833
Go to all RankingsNannette Streicher
COMPOSER
1769 - 1833
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 24
Fausto Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1755 - 1833
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 25
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1833
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 26
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
PHILOSOPHER
1761 - 1833
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 27
Banastre Tarleton
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1833
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 28
Ivan Martinov
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1833
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 29
Johann Friedrich Meckel
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1833
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 30
Yagan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1833
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 31
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1833
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 32
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1833
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 33
Hannah More
WRITER
1745 - 1833
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 34
William Thompson
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 35
Joshua Brookes
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1833
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 36
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Meckel ranks 3,806 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Gernsheim (1839), Albrecht Thaer (1752), Inge Scholl (1917), Balthasar Permoser (1651), Otto Witte (1872), and Bernard Dietz (1948). After him are Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810), Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731), Alexander Kanoldt (1881), Friedel Lutz (1939), Bernhard Romberg (1767), and Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Gernsheim
COMPOSER
1839 - 1916
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,800
Albrecht Thaer
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1828
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,801
Inge Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,802
Balthasar Permoser
SCULPTOR
1651 - 1732
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,803
Otto Witte
OCCULTIST
1872 - 1958
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,804
Bernard Dietz
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 3,805
Johann Friedrich Meckel
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1833
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3,806
Ferdinand Freiligrath
WRITER
1810 - 1876
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3,807
Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1731 - 1810
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3,808
Alexander Kanoldt
PAINTER
1881 - 1939
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3,809
Friedel Lutz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3,810
Bernhard Romberg
MUSICIAN
1767 - 1841
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3,811
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
ACTOR
1744 - 1816
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3,812
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Meckel ranks 119. Before him are Franz von Paula Schrank (1747), Johann Friedrich Naumann (1780), Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750), Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (1794), Basilius Besler (1561), and Albrecht Thaer (1752). After him are Otto von Münchhausen (1716), Otto Kuntze (1843), Salomon Müller (1804), Oscar Hertwig (1849), Karl Alfred von Zittel (1839), and Eduard August von Regel (1815).
Franz von Paula Schrank
1747 - 1835
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 113
Johann Friedrich Naumann
1780 - 1857
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 114
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider
1750 - 1822
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 115
Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal
1794 - 1866
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 116
Basilius Besler
1561 - 1629
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 117
Albrecht Thaer
1752 - 1828
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 118
Johann Friedrich Meckel
1781 - 1833
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 119
Otto von Münchhausen
1716 - 1774
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 120
Otto Kuntze
1843 - 1907
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 121
Salomon Müller
1804 - 1863
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 122
Oscar Hertwig
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 123
Karl Alfred von Zittel
1839 - 1904
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 124
Eduard August von Regel
1815 - 1892
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 125