ASTRONOMER
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (4 April 1892 in Heidelberg – 6 May 1979 in Heidelberg) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of 395 minor planets. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth has received more than 33,139 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth is the 95th most popular astronomer (up from 98th in 2019), the 1,151st most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,193rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Astronomer.
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth is most famous for his discovery of the periodic table. He was a German chemist and mineralogist.
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33k
Page Views (PV)
60.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
16.65
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 95 out of 644. Before him are Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Girolamo Fracastoro, Johann Palisa, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Petrus Apianus, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell. After him are Johann Elert Bode, Wilhelm Tempel, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Reinhard Genzel, and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 89
Girolamo Fracastoro
1476 - 1553
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 90
Johann Palisa
1848 - 1925
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 91
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 92
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 93
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
1591 - 1666
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 94
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 95
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 96
Wilhelm Tempel
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 97
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 98
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
1526 - 1580
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 99
Reinhard Genzel
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 100
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 60. Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Mikhail Kirponos, Juan Negrín, Oswald Pohl, Erich Auerbach, and Johannes Frießner. After him are Tamon Yamaguchi, Eiji Yoshikawa, Tazio Nuvolari, Guo Moruo, Paul Abraham, and Alfonsina Storni. Among people deceased in 1979, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 44. Before him are Giulio Natta, Edvard Kardelj, Francisco Macías Nguema, Dimitri Tiomkin, Mamie Eisenhower, and Abul A'la Maududi. After him are Ali Hassan Salameh, Rudi Dutschke, Charles Mingus, Nicholas Ray, Conrad Hilton, and Feodor Lynen.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1892 - 1930
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 54
Mikhail Kirponos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1941
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 55
Juan Negrín
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 56
Oswald Pohl
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 57
Erich Auerbach
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1957
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 58
Johannes Frießner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1971
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 59
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 60
Tamon Yamaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1942
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 61
Eiji Yoshikawa
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 62
Tazio Nuvolari
RACING DRIVER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 63
Guo Moruo
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1978
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 64
Paul Abraham
COMPOSER
1892 - 1960
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 65
Alfonsina Storni
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsGiulio Natta
CHEMIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 38
Edvard Kardelj
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 39
Francisco Macías Nguema
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1979
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 40
Dimitri Tiomkin
COMPOSER
1894 - 1979
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 41
Mamie Eisenhower
COMPANION
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 42
Abul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 43
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 44
Ali Hassan Salameh
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1979
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 45
Rudi Dutschke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 1979
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 46
Charles Mingus
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 47
Nicholas Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 48
Conrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 49
Feodor Lynen
CHEMIST
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 50
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 1,151 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Georg Thierack (1889), Johannes Althusius (1563), Alfred Naujocks (1911), Lorenz von Stein (1815), Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792), and Karl von Bülow (1846). After him are Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (1752), Josef Terboven (1898), Adam Elsheimer (1578), Theodelinda (570), Franz Karl Achard (1753), and Carl Clauberg (1898).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsOtto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 1,145
Johannes Althusius
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1638
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,146
Alfred Naujocks
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,147
Lorenz von Stein
ECONOMIST
1815 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,148
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
COMPANION
1792 - 1849
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 1,149
Karl von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 1,150
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 1,151
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
WRITER
1752 - 1831
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 1,152
Josef Terboven
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1945
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 1,153
Adam Elsheimer
PAINTER
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,154
Theodelinda
POLITICIAN
570 - 627
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,155
Franz Karl Achard
CHEMIST
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1,156
Carl Clauberg
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1957
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1,157
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 17. Before him are Simon Marius (1573), Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793), Walter Baade (1893), David Fabricius (1564), Petrus Apianus (1495), and Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591). After him are Johann Elert Bode (1747), Wilhelm Tempel (1821), Reinhard Genzel (1952), Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813), Karl Ludwig Harding (1765), and Heinrich Schwabe (1789).
Simon Marius
1573 - 1625
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 11
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 12
Walter Baade
1893 - 1960
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 13
David Fabricius
1564 - 1617
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 14
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 15
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
1591 - 1666
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 16
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 17
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 18
Wilhelm Tempel
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 19
Reinhard Genzel
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 20
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
1813 - 1890
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 21
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 22
Heinrich Schwabe
1789 - 1875
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 23