BIOLOGIST
Karl Landsteiner
1868 - 1943
Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner (German: [kaʁl ˈlantˌʃtaɪnɐ]; 14 June 1868 – 26 June 1943) was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute. He had distinguished the main blood groups in 1901, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the blood. In 1937, with Alexander S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Landsteiner has received more than 2,176,445 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Karl Landsteiner is the 13th most popular biologist (down from 11th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Biologist.
Karl Landsteiner is most famous for discovering the ABO blood groups and the Rhesus factor.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Karl Landsteiner ranks 13 out of 1,097. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Ernst Haeckel, Konrad Lorenz, Georges Cuvier, Rosalind Franklin, and James Watson. After him are Alfred Russel Wallace, Francis Crick, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Thomas Henry Huxley, Élie Metchnikoff, and Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.
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Rosalind Franklin
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Karl Landsteiner
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HPI: 72.29
Rank: 13
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HPI: 70.60
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, Karl Landsteiner ranks 6. Before him are Nicholas II of Russia, Maxim Gorky, Fritz Haber, Miklós Horthy, and Abdulmejid II. After him are Constantine I of Greece, Robert Andrews Millikan, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Emanuel Lasker, and Gichin Funakoshi. Among people deceased in 1943, Karl Landsteiner ranks 7. Before him are Nikola Tesla, Sergei Rachmaninoff, David Hilbert, Isoroku Yamamoto, Pieter Zeeman, and Simone Weil. After him are Camille Claudel, Henrik Pontoppidan, Boris III of Bulgaria, Theodor Eicke, Sophie Scholl, and Henri La Fontaine.
Others Born in 1868
Go to all RankingsNicholas II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1918
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 1
Maxim Gorky
WRITER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 2
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 3
Miklós Horthy
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1957
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 4
Abdulmejid II
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 5
Karl Landsteiner
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1943
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 6
Constantine I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1923
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 7
Robert Andrews Millikan
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1953
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 8
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 9
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 10
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 11
Gichin Funakoshi
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1957
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsNikola Tesla
INVENTOR
1856 - 1943
HPI: 90.08
Rank: 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff
COMPOSER
1873 - 1943
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 2
David Hilbert
MATHEMATICIAN
1862 - 1943
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 3
Isoroku Yamamoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1943
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 4
Pieter Zeeman
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 5
Simone Weil
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1943
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 6
Karl Landsteiner
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1943
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 7
Camille Claudel
SCULPTOR
1864 - 1943
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 8
Henrik Pontoppidan
WRITER
1857 - 1943
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 9
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 10
Theodor Eicke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 11
Sophie Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 12
Henri La Fontaine
LAWYER
1854 - 1943
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 13
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Karl Landsteiner ranks 52 out of 1,424. Before him are Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Christian Doppler (1803), Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678), Hedy Lamarr (1914), Otto von Habsburg (1912), and Otto Skorzeny (1908). After him are Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903), Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802), Ludwig Boltzmann (1844), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Anton Webern (1883), and Oskar Kokoschka (1886).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsFrederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1493
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 46
Christian Doppler
PHYSICIST
1803 - 1853
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 47
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1711
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 48
Hedy Lamarr
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 49
Otto von Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 50
Otto Skorzeny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1975
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 51
Karl Landsteiner
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1943
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 52
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 53
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1878
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 54
Ludwig Boltzmann
PHYSICIST
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 55
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1932
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 56
Anton Webern
COMPOSER
1883 - 1945
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 57
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 58
Among BIOLOGISTS In Austria
Among biologists born in Austria, Karl Landsteiner ranks 2. Before him are Konrad Lorenz (1903). After him are Karl von Frisch (1886), Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901), Othenio Abel (1875), Leopold Fitzinger (1802), Clemens von Pirquet (1874), Erich von Tschermak (1871), Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735), Joy Adamson (1910), Franz Unger (1800), and Josef August Schultes (1773).
Konrad Lorenz
1903 - 1989
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 1
Karl Landsteiner
1868 - 1943
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 2
Karl von Frisch
1886 - 1982
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 3
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 4
Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 5
Leopold Fitzinger
1802 - 1884
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 6
Clemens von Pirquet
1874 - 1929
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 7
Erich von Tschermak
1871 - 1962
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 8
Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
1735 - 1805
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 9
Joy Adamson
1910 - 1980
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 10
Franz Unger
1800 - 1870
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 11
Josef August Schultes
1773 - 1831
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 12