BIOLOGIST
Martin Rathke
1793 - 1860
Martin Rathke
Martin Heinrich Rathke (25 August 1793, Danzig – 3 September 1860, Königsberg) was a German embryologist and anatomist. Along with Karl Ernst von Baer and Christian Heinrich Pander, he is recognized as one of the founders of modern embryology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Rathke has received more than 22,453 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Martin Rathke is the 608th most popular biologist (down from 486th in 2019), the 866th most popular biography from Poland (down from 741st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Polish Biologist.
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22k
Page Views (PV)
49.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.73
Effective Languages (L*)
1.63
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Martin Rathke ranks 608 out of 1,097. Before him are Heinrich von Kittlitz, Ludwig Diels, Richard Lydekker, Philip Henry Gosse, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, and Fritz Schaudinn. After him are James Francis Stephens, Richard Goldschmidt, George Clifford III, Alfred Sturtevant, Ray Lankester, and Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeinrich von Kittlitz
1799 - 1874
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 602
Ludwig Diels
1874 - 1945
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 603
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 604
Philip Henry Gosse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 605
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
1813 - 1900
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 606
Fritz Schaudinn
1871 - 1906
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 607
Martin Rathke
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 608
James Francis Stephens
1792 - 1852
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 609
Richard Goldschmidt
1878 - 1958
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 610
George Clifford III
1685 - 1760
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 611
Alfred Sturtevant
1891 - 1970
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 612
Ray Lankester
1847 - 1929
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 613
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
1856 - 1901
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 614
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1793, Martin Rathke ranks 39. Before him are Lucretia Mott, Demetrios Ypsilantis, Nana Asmaʼu, Kazim Rashti, Simonas Daukantas, and Diego Portales. After him are Stephen F. Austin, Joseph Paul Gaimard, William Hopkins, Philip Barker-Webb, Felix de Muelenaere, and Jan Frans Willems. Among people deceased in 1860, Martin Rathke ranks 49. Before him are Johan Ludvig Heiberg, Friedrich Silcher, Andreas Metaxas, Konstantin Aksakov, Louis Hersent, and Anders Sandøe Ørsted. After him are Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, Nicolaas Pieneman, Lady Byron, Ludwig Bechstein, John Neumann, and William Martin Leake.
Others Born in 1793
Go to all RankingsLucretia Mott
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1793 - 1880
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 33
Demetrios Ypsilantis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1793 - 1832
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 34
Nana Asmaʼu
PHILOSOPHER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 35
Kazim Rashti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1793 - 1843
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 36
Simonas Daukantas
WRITER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 37
Diego Portales
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1837
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 38
Martin Rathke
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 39
Stephen F. Austin
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1836
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 40
Joseph Paul Gaimard
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1858
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 41
William Hopkins
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1866
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 42
Philip Barker-Webb
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1854
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 43
Felix de Muelenaere
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1862
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 44
Jan Frans Willems
WRITER
1793 - 1846
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1860
Go to all RankingsJohan Ludvig Heiberg
WRITER
1791 - 1860
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 43
Friedrich Silcher
COMPOSER
1789 - 1860
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 44
Andreas Metaxas
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1860
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 45
Konstantin Aksakov
WRITER
1817 - 1860
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 46
Louis Hersent
PAINTER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 47
Anders Sandøe Ørsted
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1860
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 48
Martin Rathke
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 49
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
SINGER
1804 - 1860
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 50
Nicolaas Pieneman
PAINTER
1809 - 1860
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 51
Lady Byron
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1860
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 52
Ludwig Bechstein
WRITER
1801 - 1860
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 53
John Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1860
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 54
William Martin Leake
WRITER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 55
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Martin Rathke ranks 866 out of 1,694. Before him are Albert Chmielowski (1846), Eugene Lazowski (1913), Jędrzej Moraczewski (1870), Jurek Becker (1937), Henryk Sławik (1894), and Ignacy Potocki (1750). After him are Stanislaus Papczyński (1631), Paul Gordan (1837), Walter Thiel (1910), Janusz Gortat (1948), Klaus Hänsch (1938), and Zbigniew Oleśnicki (1389).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAlbert Chmielowski
PAINTER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 860
Eugene Lazowski
PHYSICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 861
Jędrzej Moraczewski
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1944
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 862
Jurek Becker
WRITER
1937 - 1997
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 863
Henryk Sławik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 864
Ignacy Potocki
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1809
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 865
Martin Rathke
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 866
Stanislaus Papczyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1701
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 867
Paul Gordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1837 - 1912
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 868
Walter Thiel
ENGINEER
1910 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 869
Janusz Gortat
BOXER
1948 - 2023
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 870
Klaus Hänsch
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 871
Zbigniew Oleśnicki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1389 - 1455
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 872
Among BIOLOGISTS In Poland
Among biologists born in Poland, Martin Rathke ranks 10. Before him are Adolf Engler (1844), Johann Reinhold Forster (1729), Julius von Sachs (1832), C. L. Gloger (1803), Gustav Radde (1831), and Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799). After him are Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884), Władysław Taczanowski (1819), Michael Sela (1924), Wilhelm Hemprich (1796), Heinrich Göppert (1800), and Johannes Thiele (1860).
Adolf Engler
1844 - 1930
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 4
Johann Reinhold Forster
1729 - 1798
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 5
Julius von Sachs
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 6
C. L. Gloger
1803 - 1863
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 7
Gustav Radde
1831 - 1903
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 8
Heinrich von Kittlitz
1799 - 1874
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 9
Martin Rathke
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 10
Ludwik Hirszfeld
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 11
Władysław Taczanowski
1819 - 1890
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 12
Michael Sela
1924 - 2022
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Hemprich
1796 - 1825
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 14
Heinrich Göppert
1800 - 1884
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 15
Johannes Thiele
1860 - 1935
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 16