BIOLOGIST
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
1825 - 1908
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicine and science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Carl Christian Koch has received more than 30,685 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ludwig Carl Christian Koch is the 910th most popular biologist (down from 880th in 2019), the 5,137th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,731st in 2019) and the 185th most popular German Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
31k
Page Views (PV)
45.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch ranks 910 out of 1,097. Before him are Sereno Watson, Thomas Nuttall, Ruth Patrick, Colin Munro MacLeod, Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, and Ann Bishop. After him are G. Ledyard Stebbins, Nikolai Turczaninow, Jan-Just Bos, Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Mark Catesby, and Jon E. Ahlquist.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSereno Watson
1826 - 1892
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 904
Thomas Nuttall
1786 - 1859
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 905
Ruth Patrick
1907 - 2013
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 906
Colin Munro MacLeod
1909 - 1972
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 907
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
1936 - 2020
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 908
Ann Bishop
1899 - 1990
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 909
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 910
G. Ledyard Stebbins
1906 - 2000
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 911
Nikolai Turczaninow
1796 - 1863
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 912
Jan-Just Bos
1939 - 2003
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 913
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
1808 - 1880
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 914
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 915
Jon E. Ahlquist
1944 - 2020
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 916
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1825, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch ranks 81. Before him are Richard Maack, R. M. Ballantyne, A. P. Hill, Francisco Antonino Vidal, William McGonagall, and James Collinson. After him are Francisco Linares Alcántara, James Skivring Smith, Albrecht Weber, John Lawrence LeConte, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, and R. D. Blackmore. Among people deceased in 1908, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch ranks 98. Before him are Manuel Curros Enríquez, José Manuel Marroquín, Marco Aurelio Soto, Henry Bird, American Horse, and Federico Chueca. After him are Charles Augustus Young, John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, Harriet Hosmer, Redvers Buller, John Taylor, and Thomas Hill.
Others Born in 1825
Go to all RankingsRichard Maack
EXPLORER
1825 - 1886
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 75
R. M. Ballantyne
WRITER
1825 - 1894
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 76
A. P. Hill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1825 - 1865
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 77
Francisco Antonino Vidal
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 78
William McGonagall
WRITER
1825 - 1902
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 79
James Collinson
PAINTER
1825 - 1881
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 80
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 81
Francisco Linares Alcántara
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1878
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 82
James Skivring Smith
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1892
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 83
Albrecht Weber
HISTORIAN
1825 - 1901
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 84
John Lawrence LeConte
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1883
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 85
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
PHILOSOPHER
1825 - 1921
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 86
R. D. Blackmore
WRITER
1825 - 1900
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 1908
Go to all RankingsManuel Curros Enríquez
WRITER
1851 - 1908
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 92
José Manuel Marroquín
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1908
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 93
Marco Aurelio Soto
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1908
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 94
Henry Bird
CHESS PLAYER
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 95
American Horse
HISTORIAN
1840 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 96
Federico Chueca
COMPOSER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 97
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 98
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 99
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1908
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 100
Harriet Hosmer
SCULPTOR
1830 - 1908
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 101
Redvers Buller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1908
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 102
John Taylor
ATHLETE
1883 - 1908
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 103
Thomas Hill
PAINTER
1829 - 1908
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 104
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch ranks 5,137 out of 7,253. Before him are Don Zagier (1951), Walter Gordon (1893), Gustav-Adolf Schur (1931), Erich Hamann (1944), Malu Dreyer (1961), and Heinrich Schomburgk (1885). After him are Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (1912), Julian Brandt (1996), Jörg Drehmel (1945), Wolfgang Sidka (1954), Hildegard Falck (1949), and Ralf König (1960).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDon Zagier
MATHEMATICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 5,131
Walter Gordon
PHYSICIST
1893 - 1939
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 5,132
Gustav-Adolf Schur
CYCLIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 5,133
Erich Hamann
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 5,134
Malu Dreyer
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 5,135
Heinrich Schomburgk
TENNIS PLAYER
1885 - 1965
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 5,136
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 5,137
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 1954
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 5,138
Julian Brandt
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 5,139
Jörg Drehmel
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 5,140
Wolfgang Sidka
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 5,141
Hildegard Falck
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 5,142
Ralf König
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 5,143
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch ranks 185. Before him are Heinrich Moritz Willkomm (1821), Gustav Lindau (1866), Hermann Harms (1870), Jakob Emanuel Lange (1864), Johann August Ephraim Goeze (1731), and Otto Bütschli (1848). After him are George Engelmann (1809), Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764), Rudolf Schlechter (1872), Alexander Wendt (1958), Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (1862), and Tilly Edinger (1897).
Heinrich Moritz Willkomm
1821 - 1895
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 179
Gustav Lindau
1866 - 1923
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 180
Hermann Harms
1870 - 1942
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 181
Jakob Emanuel Lange
1864 - 1941
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 182
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
1731 - 1793
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 183
Otto Bütschli
1848 - 1920
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 184
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 185
George Engelmann
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 186
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
1764 - 1845
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 187
Rudolf Schlechter
1872 - 1925
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 188
Alexander Wendt
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 189
Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
1862 - 1948
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 190
Tilly Edinger
1897 - 1967
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 191