PHYSICIST
Joseph von Fraunhofer
1787 - 1826
Joseph von Fraunhofer
Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (; German: [ˈfraʊnˌhoːfɐ]; 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glass, an achromatic telescope, and objective lenses. He developed diffraction grating and also invented the spectroscope. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph von Fraunhofer has received more than 400,597 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Joseph von Fraunhofer is the 118th most popular physicist (down from 103rd in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Germany (up from 380th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Physicist.
Joseph von Fraunhofer is most famous for his discovery of the dark lines in the spectrum of the sun's light. These lines are now known as Fraunhofer lines.
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10.11
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Joseph von Fraunhofer ranks 118 out of 851. Before him are Peter Debye, Anders Jonas Ångström, Joseph Henry, Walter Houser Brattain, Arnold Sommerfeld, and Paul Langevin. After him are K. Alex Müller, James Franck, Isamu Akasaki, Javier Solana, Isidor Isaac Rabi, and Julius von Mayer.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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1884 - 1966
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 112
Anders Jonas Ångström
1814 - 1874
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 113
Joseph Henry
1797 - 1878
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 114
Walter Houser Brattain
1902 - 1987
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 115
Arnold Sommerfeld
1868 - 1951
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 116
Paul Langevin
1872 - 1946
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 117
Joseph von Fraunhofer
1787 - 1826
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 118
K. Alex Müller
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 119
James Franck
1882 - 1964
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 120
Isamu Akasaki
1929 - 2021
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 121
Javier Solana
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 122
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 - 1988
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 123
Julius von Mayer
1814 - 1878
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 124
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1787, Joseph von Fraunhofer ranks 2. Before him is Louis Daguerre. After him are Shaka, Vuk Karadžić, François Guizot, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Rasmus Rask, Guillaume Henri Dufour, Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Franz Xaver Gruber, and Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov. Among people deceased in 1826, Joseph von Fraunhofer ranks 6. Before him are Thomas Jefferson, Carl Maria von Weber, John Adams, Giuseppe Piazzi, and John VI of Portugal. After him are René Laennec, Philippe Pinel, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Joseph Proust, Stamford Raffles, and Elizabeth Alexeievna.
Others Born in 1787
Go to all RankingsLouis Daguerre
INVENTOR
1787 - 1851
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 1
Joseph von Fraunhofer
PHYSICIST
1787 - 1826
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 2
Shaka
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1828
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 3
Vuk Karadžić
WRITER
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 4
François Guizot
HISTORIAN
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 6
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1816
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 7
Rasmus Rask
LINGUIST
1787 - 1832
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 8
Guillaume Henri Dufour
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1875
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 9
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 10
Franz Xaver Gruber
COMPOSER
1787 - 1863
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 11
Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1869
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1826
Go to all RankingsThomas Jefferson
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1826
HPI: 89.53
Rank: 1
Carl Maria von Weber
COMPOSER
1786 - 1826
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 2
John Adams
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1826
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 3
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 4
John VI of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1826
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 5
Joseph von Fraunhofer
PHYSICIST
1787 - 1826
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 6
René Laennec
PHYSICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 7
Philippe Pinel
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 8
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
WRITER
1797 - 1826
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 9
Joseph Proust
CHEMIST
1754 - 1826
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 10
Stamford Raffles
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1826
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 11
Elizabeth Alexeievna
COMPANION
1779 - 1826
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Joseph von Fraunhofer ranks 375 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), Hans Lippershey (1570), Chlodio (393), and Peter Behrens (1868). After him are Joachim Löw (1960), Otto Lilienthal (1848), Caroline Herschel (1750), Werner Herzog (1942), Rudolf Carnap (1891), and Albrecht Kossel (1853).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDuchess Helene in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1834 - 1890
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 369
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
OCCULTIST
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 370
Otto Heinrich Warburg
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1970
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 371
Hans Lippershey
INVENTOR
1570 - 1619
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 372
Chlodio
POLITICIAN
393 - 448
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 373
Peter Behrens
ARCHITECT
1868 - 1940
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 374
Joseph von Fraunhofer
PHYSICIST
1787 - 1826
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 375
Joachim Löw
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 376
Otto Lilienthal
ENGINEER
1848 - 1896
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 377
Caroline Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1750 - 1848
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 378
Werner Herzog
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 379
Rudolf Carnap
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 380
Albrecht Kossel
BIOLOGIST
1853 - 1927
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 381
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Joseph von Fraunhofer ranks 16. Before him are J. Hans D. Jensen (1907), Johannes Stark (1874), Otto von Guericke (1602), Carl Zeiss (1816), Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804), and Ernst Ruska (1906). After him are James Franck (1882), Julius von Mayer (1814), Arno Allan Penzias (1933), Ernst Abbe (1840), Walther Bothe (1891), and Rudolf Mössbauer (1929).
J. Hans D. Jensen
1907 - 1973
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 10
Johannes Stark
1874 - 1957
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 11
Otto von Guericke
1602 - 1686
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 12
Carl Zeiss
1816 - 1888
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
1804 - 1891
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 14
Ernst Ruska
1906 - 1988
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 15
Joseph von Fraunhofer
1787 - 1826
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 16
James Franck
1882 - 1964
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 17
Julius von Mayer
1814 - 1878
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 18
Arno Allan Penzias
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 19
Ernst Abbe
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 20
Walther Bothe
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 21
Rudolf Mössbauer
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 22