PHYSICIST
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (27 March 1824 – 28 November 1914) was a German physicist who was born in Bonn and died in Münster, Germany. Hittorf was the first to compute the electricity-carrying capacity of charged atoms and molecules (ions), an important factor for understanding electrochemical reactions. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Wilhelm Hittorf has received more than 65,799 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Wilhelm Hittorf is the 365th most popular physicist (down from 332nd in 2019), the 1,821st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,658th in 2019) and the 54th most popular German Physicist.
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9.32
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf ranks 365 out of 851. Before him are Walter H. Schottky, Manfred von Ardenne, Gaston Planté, Charles Fabry, Abram Ioffe, and Louis Slotin. After him are Paul Drude, Maurice de Broglie, Jules Antoine Lissajous, Jean-Antoine Nollet, Carlo Matteucci, and Vladimir Shukhov.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 359
Manfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 360
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 361
Charles Fabry
1867 - 1945
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 362
Abram Ioffe
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 363
Louis Slotin
1910 - 1946
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 364
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 365
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 366
Maurice de Broglie
1875 - 1960
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 367
Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 368
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 369
Carlo Matteucci
1811 - 1868
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 370
Vladimir Shukhov
1853 - 1939
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 371
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1824, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf ranks 27. Before him are William Walker, Jozef Israëls, Ludwig Büchner, Tokugawa Iesada, Kuno Fischer, and Francesc Pi i Margall. After him are Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Leland Stanford, Peter Cornelius, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden, and Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este. Among people deceased in 1914, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf ranks 37. Before him are Joseph Swan, Anatoly Lyadov, Jurji Zaydan, Christian Morgenstern, Theodor Kittelsen, and Theodor Lipps. After him are Giuseppe Mercalli, Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Julio Argentino Roca, Angelo Moriondo, Ivan Zajc, and John Henry Poynting.
Others Born in 1824
Go to all RankingsWilliam Walker
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1860
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 21
Jozef Israëls
PAINTER
1824 - 1911
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 22
Ludwig Büchner
PHILOSOPHER
1824 - 1899
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 23
Tokugawa Iesada
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1858
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 24
Kuno Fischer
PHILOSOPHER
1824 - 1907
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 25
Francesc Pi i Margall
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1901
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 26
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 27
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
WRITER
1824 - 1873
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 28
Karl-Maria Kertbeny
WRITER
1824 - 1882
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 29
Leland Stanford
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1893
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 30
Peter Cornelius
COMPOSER
1824 - 1874
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 31
Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1858
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 32
Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este
NOBLEMAN
1824 - 1906
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1914
Go to all RankingsJoseph Swan
PHYSICIST
1828 - 1914
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 31
Anatoly Lyadov
COMPOSER
1855 - 1914
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 32
Jurji Zaydan
WRITER
1861 - 1914
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 33
Christian Morgenstern
WRITER
1871 - 1914
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 34
Theodor Kittelsen
PAINTER
1857 - 1914
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 35
Theodor Lipps
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 36
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 37
Giuseppe Mercalli
GEOLOGIST
1850 - 1914
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 38
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1914
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 39
Julio Argentino Roca
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1914
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 40
Angelo Moriondo
INVENTOR
1851 - 1914
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 41
Ivan Zajc
COMPOSER
1832 - 1914
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 42
John Henry Poynting
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 43
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf ranks 1,821 out of 7,253. Before him are Johann Arndt (1555), Kathrine Switzer (1947), Elke Sommer (1940), Hermann Weingärtner (1864), Hans F. K. Günther (1891), and Gottfried von Cramm (1909). After him are Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807), Gertrud Scholtz-Klink (1902), Uta Hagen (1919), Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1713), Regino of Prüm (842), and Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (1072).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohann Arndt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,815
Kathrine Switzer
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,816
Elke Sommer
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,817
Hermann Weingärtner
GYMNAST
1864 - 1919
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,818
Hans F. K. Günther
WRITER
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1,819
Gottfried von Cramm
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,820
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
PHYSICIST
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 1,821
Princess Charlotte of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1873
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,822
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1999
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,823
Uta Hagen
ACTOR
1919 - 2004
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,824
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1713 - 1780
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 1,825
Regino of Prüm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
842 - 915
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,826
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1072 - 1120
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,827
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf ranks 54. Before him are Ernst Chladni (1756), John B. Goodenough (1922), Franz Ernst Neumann (1798), Moritz von Jacobi (1801), Heinrich Geißler (1814), and Manfred von Ardenne (1907). After him are Paul Drude (1863), Wolfgang Ketterle (1957), Franz Aepinus (1724), Friedrich Paschen (1865), Rudolf Peierls (1907), and Walther Gerlach (1889).
Ernst Chladni
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 48
John B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 49
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 50
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 51
Heinrich Geißler
1814 - 1879
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 52
Manfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 53
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 54
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 55
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 56
Franz Aepinus
1724 - 1802
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 57
Friedrich Paschen
1865 - 1947
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 58
Rudolf Peierls
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 59
Walther Gerlach
1889 - 1979
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 60