ASTRONOMER
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879
Johann von Lamont
Johann von Lamont, FRSE (13 December 1805 – 6 August 1879), born John Lamont, was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann von Lamont has received more than 21,055 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Johann von Lamont is the 379th most popular astronomer (down from 310th in 2019), the 3,096th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,640th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
49.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
7.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Johann von Lamont ranks 379 out of 644. Before her are Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Brian G. Marsden, Adrien Auzout, Tadeáš Hájek, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, and Chushiro Hayashi. After her are Christoph Arnold, Margaret Geller, André Patry, Henry E. Holt, James L. Elliot, and Alenush Terian.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGérard de Vaucouleurs
1918 - 1995
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 373
Brian G. Marsden
1937 - 2010
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 374
Adrien Auzout
1622 - 1691
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 375
Tadeáš Hájek
1525 - 1600
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 376
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
1664 - 1753
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 377
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 378
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 379
Christoph Arnold
1650 - 1695
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 380
Margaret Geller
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 381
André Patry
1902 - 1960
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 382
Henry E. Holt
1929 - 2019
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 383
James L. Elliot
1943 - 2011
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 384
Alenush Terian
1921 - 2011
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 385
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Johann von Lamont ranks 56. Before her are Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Johann Eduard Erdmann, Mary Seacole, Esteban Echeverría, and William Lloyd Garrison. After her are Victor Baltard, Karl Ferdinand Sohn, Georg Gottfried Gervinus, Hugo von Mohl, Josef Danhauser, and Eugène Devéria. Among people deceased in 1879, Johann von Lamont ranks 48. Before her are Joseph Hooker, Peter Michal Bohúň, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Lyuben Karavelov, Rowland Hill, and William Lloyd Garrison. After her are William Froude, Marguerite Bays, Édouard Spach, Jakob Stämpfli, Peter Arnold Heise, and László Paál.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsInfanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza
COMPANION
1805 - 1834
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 50
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
LINGUIST
1805 - 1887
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 51
Johann Eduard Erdmann
PHILOSOPHER
1805 - 1892
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 52
Mary Seacole
WRITER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 53
Esteban Echeverría
WRITER
1805 - 1851
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 54
William Lloyd Garrison
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 55
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 56
Victor Baltard
ARCHITECT
1805 - 1874
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 57
Karl Ferdinand Sohn
PAINTER
1805 - 1867
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 58
Georg Gottfried Gervinus
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1871
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 59
Hugo von Mohl
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1872
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 60
Josef Danhauser
PAINTER
1805 - 1845
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 61
Eugène Devéria
PAINTER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsJoseph Hooker
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1879
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 42
Peter Michal Bohúň
PAINTER
1822 - 1879
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 43
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
PHILOSOPHER
1796 - 1879
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 44
Lyuben Karavelov
WRITER
1834 - 1879
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 45
Rowland Hill
INVENTOR
1795 - 1879
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 46
William Lloyd Garrison
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 47
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 48
William Froude
ENGINEER
1810 - 1879
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 49
Marguerite Bays
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1879
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 50
Édouard Spach
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1879
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 51
Jakob Stämpfli
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 52
Peter Arnold Heise
COMPOSER
1830 - 1879
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 53
László Paál
PAINTER
1846 - 1879
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 54
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Johann von Lamont ranks 3,096 out of 8,785. Before her are George Bass (1771), Thomas Moran (1837), James Robertson Justice (1907), Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), and Winston Graham (1908). After her are Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), Anthony Andrews (1948), Frederick Twort (1877), William Withering (1741), Geoff Duke (1923), and Dave Holland (1948).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGeorge Bass
EXPLORER
1771 - 1803
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 3,090
Thomas Moran
PAINTER
1837 - 1926
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 3,091
James Robertson Justice
ACTOR
1907 - 1975
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 3,092
Siouxsie Sioux
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 3,093
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
NOBLEMAN
1472 - 1481
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 3,094
Winston Graham
WRITER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 3,095
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 3,096
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1435 - 1504
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 3,097
Anthony Andrews
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 3,098
Frederick Twort
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1950
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 3,099
William Withering
BIOLOGIST
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 3,100
Geoff Duke
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,101
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,102
Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Johann von Lamont ranks 46. Before her are Robert T. A. Innes (1861), Richard Christopher Carrington (1826), Herbert Hall Turner (1861), Beatrice Tinsley (1941), Ralph Copeland (1837), and Frank Watson Dyson (1868). After her are Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Harry Edwin Wood (1881), Harold Spencer Jones (1890), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880), and William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843).
Robert T. A. Innes
1861 - 1933
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 40
Richard Christopher Carrington
1826 - 1875
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 41
Herbert Hall Turner
1861 - 1930
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 42
Beatrice Tinsley
1941 - 1981
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 43
Ralph Copeland
1837 - 1905
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 44
Frank Watson Dyson
1868 - 1939
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 45
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 46
Nathaniel Bliss
1700 - 1764
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 47
Harry Edwin Wood
1881 - 1946
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 48
Harold Spencer Jones
1890 - 1960
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 49
William Rutter Dawes
1799 - 1868
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 50
Philibert Jacques Melotte
1880 - 1961
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 51
William de Wiveleslie Abney
1843 - 1920
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 52