CHEMIST
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
Leopold Gmelin
Leopold Gmelin (2 August 1788 – 13 April 1853) was a German chemist. Gmelin was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold Gmelin has received more than 72,866 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Leopold Gmelin is the 303rd most popular chemist (down from 292nd in 2019), the 1,738th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,723rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular German Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
73k
Page Views (PV)
57.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
9.29
Effective Languages (L*)
1.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Leopold Gmelin ranks 303 out of 602. Before him are Smithson Tennant, Michael Levitt, Antoine Baumé, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Tapputi, and Martin Lowry. After him are Kristian Birkeland, Rudolph A. Marcus, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Yuan T. Lee, and Thomas Cech.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSmithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 297
Michael Levitt
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 298
Antoine Baumé
1728 - 1804
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 299
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 300
Tapputi
1200 BC - 1150 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 301
Martin Lowry
1874 - 1936
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 302
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 303
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 304
Rudolph A. Marcus
1923 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 305
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 306
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
1807 - 1867
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 307
Yuan T. Lee
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 308
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 309
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1788, Leopold Gmelin ranks 20. Before him are Antoine César Becquerel, Robert Peel, Ranavalona I, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Johan Christian Dahl, and Mikhail Lazarev. After him are David d'Angers, Friedrich Rückert, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, Carl Reichenbach, and Pierre Joseph Pelletier. Among people deceased in 1853, Leopold Gmelin ranks 15. Before him are Bezmiâlem Sultan, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Christian Leopold von Buch, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Matteo Carcassi, and Tokugawa Ieyoshi. After him are Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Juan Donoso Cortés, Julius Jacob von Haynau, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Andries Pretorius, and Frédéric Ozanam.
Others Born in 1788
Go to all RankingsAntoine César Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1788 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 14
Robert Peel
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1850
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 15
Ranavalona I
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1861
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 16
Catherine Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1819
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 17
Johan Christian Dahl
PAINTER
1788 - 1857
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 18
Mikhail Lazarev
EXPLORER
1788 - 1851
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 19
Leopold Gmelin
CHEMIST
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 20
David d'Angers
SCULPTOR
1788 - 1856
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 21
Friedrich Rückert
WRITER
1788 - 1866
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 22
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1899
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 23
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1788 - 1868
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 24
Carl Reichenbach
CHEMIST
1788 - 1869
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 25
Pierre Joseph Pelletier
CHEMIST
1788 - 1842
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1853
Go to all RankingsBezmiâlem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1853
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 9
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
OCCULTIST
1776 - 1853
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 10
Christian Leopold von Buch
GEOLOGIST
1774 - 1853
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 11
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 12
Matteo Carcassi
MUSICIAN
1792 - 1853
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 13
Tokugawa Ieyoshi
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1853
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 14
Leopold Gmelin
CHEMIST
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 15
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
BIOLOGIST
1771 - 1853
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 16
Juan Donoso Cortés
WRITER
1809 - 1853
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 17
Julius Jacob von Haynau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1853
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 18
Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1853
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 19
Andries Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 20
Frédéric Ozanam
WRITER
1813 - 1853
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 21
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Leopold Gmelin ranks 1,738 out of 7,253. Before him are Richenza of Northeim (1087), Heinrich Marschner (1795), Ludwig Börne (1786), Margaret Sambiria (1230), Andreas Osiander (1498), and Marco Reus (1989). After him are Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow (1755), Adolf Hurwitz (1859), Christian Oliver (1972), Christian Morgenstern (1871), Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893), and Klaus Fischer (1949).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRichenza of Northeim
COMPANION
1087 - 1141
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,732
Heinrich Marschner
COMPOSER
1795 - 1861
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,733
Ludwig Börne
WRITER
1786 - 1837
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,734
Margaret Sambiria
POLITICIAN
1230 - 1282
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,735
Andreas Osiander
MATHEMATICIAN
1498 - 1552
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,736
Marco Reus
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,737
Leopold Gmelin
CHEMIST
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,738
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1816
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,739
Adolf Hurwitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,740
Christian Oliver
ACTOR
1972 - 2024
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,741
Christian Morgenstern
WRITER
1871 - 1914
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,742
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,743
Klaus Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,744
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Leopold Gmelin ranks 53. Before him are Feodor Lynen (1911), Joachim Sauer (1949), Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709), and John Polanyi (1929). After him are Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818), Clemens Winkler (1838), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Thomas C. Südhof (1955), Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806), and Carl Reichenbach (1788).
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 47
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 48
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 50
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 51
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 52
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 53
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 54
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 55
Eilhard Mitscherlich
1794 - 1863
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 56
Thomas C. Südhof
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 57
Karl Friedrich Mohr
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 58
Carl Reichenbach
1788 - 1869
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 59