PHYSICIST
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
Max Abraham
Max Abraham (German: [ˈaːbʀaham]; 26 March 1875 – 16 November 1922) was a German physicist known for his work on electromagnetism and his opposition to the theory of relativity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Abraham has received more than 101,620 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Max Abraham is the 476th most popular physicist (down from 461st in 2019), the 623rd most popular biography from Poland (up from 624th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Polish Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
53.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
7.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Max Abraham ranks 476 out of 851. Before him are John Kerr, Jacques Babinet, Pyotr Lebedev, Clarence Zener, Johann Christian Poggendorff, and Anatole Abragam. After him are Ole Worm, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Emil Wiechert, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, Yuri Orlov, and Carlo Rovelli.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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1824 - 1907
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 470
Jacques Babinet
1794 - 1872
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 471
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1866 - 1912
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 472
Clarence Zener
1905 - 1993
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 473
Johann Christian Poggendorff
1796 - 1877
HPI: 53.63
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Anatole Abragam
1914 - 2011
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 475
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 476
Ole Worm
1588 - 1654
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 477
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 478
Emil Wiechert
1861 - 1928
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 479
Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
1715 - 1794
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 480
Yuri Orlov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 481
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 482
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, Max Abraham ranks 84. Before him are Jim Corbett, Carl Milles, Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, Marie Marvingt, Ricardo Viñes, and Vesto Slipher. After him are Otto Ender, Arthur Bernardes, Avetik Isahakyan, Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia, Erkki Melartin, and Theodor Innitzer. Among people deceased in 1922, Max Abraham ranks 70. Before him are Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Jules Guesde, Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, John Butler Yeats, and Dimitrios Gounaris. After him are Luigi Denza, Christiaan de Wet, Felip Pedrell, Ricardo Flores Magón, Bahaeddin Şakir, and Viktor Kingissepp.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsJim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 78
Carl Milles
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 79
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1951
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 80
Marie Marvingt
WRITER
1875 - 1963
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 81
Ricardo Viñes
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 82
Vesto Slipher
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1969
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 83
Max Abraham
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 84
Otto Ender
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 85
Arthur Bernardes
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 86
Avetik Isahakyan
WRITER
1875 - 1957
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 87
Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1895
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 88
Erkki Melartin
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 89
Theodor Innitzer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1955
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 64
Jules Guesde
WRITER
1845 - 1922
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 65
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1922
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 66
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
INVENTOR
1871 - 1922
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 67
John Butler Yeats
ARTIST
1839 - 1922
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 68
Dimitrios Gounaris
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 69
Max Abraham
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 70
Luigi Denza
COMPOSER
1846 - 1922
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 71
Christiaan de Wet
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1922
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 72
Felip Pedrell
COMPOSER
1841 - 1922
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 73
Ricardo Flores Magón
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1874 - 1922
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 74
Bahaeddin Şakir
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 75
Viktor Kingissepp
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1922
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 76
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Max Abraham ranks 623 out of 1,694. Before him are Martin Kutta (1867), Shmuel Eisenstadt (1923), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788), Zeev Sternhell (1935), Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863), and Daniel Chodowiecki (1726). After him are Michał Rola-Żymierski (1890), Ewa Kłobukowska (1946), Jan Czochralski (1885), Heinrich Graetz (1817), Tadeusz Różewicz (1921), and Peter Berling (1934).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsMartin Kutta
MATHEMATICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 617
Shmuel Eisenstadt
SOCIOLOGIST
1923 - 2010
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 618
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1857
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 619
Zeev Sternhell
HISTORIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 620
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1921
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 621
Daniel Chodowiecki
PAINTER
1726 - 1801
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 622
Max Abraham
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 623
Michał Rola-Żymierski
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1989
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 624
Ewa Kłobukowska
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 625
Jan Czochralski
CHEMIST
1885 - 1953
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 626
Heinrich Graetz
HISTORIAN
1817 - 1891
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 627
Tadeusz Różewicz
WRITER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 628
Peter Berling
ACTOR
1934 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 629
Among PHYSICISTS In Poland
Among physicists born in Poland, Max Abraham ranks 16. Before him are Leopold Infeld (1898), Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848), Vladimir Chelomey (1914), Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (1803), Hagen Kleinert (1941), and Eugen Goldstein (1860). After him are Hertha Sponer (1895).
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 10
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
1848 - 1916
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 11
Vladimir Chelomey
1914 - 1984
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 12
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
1803 - 1879
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 13
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 14
Eugen Goldstein
1860 - 1930
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 15
Max Abraham
1875 - 1922
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 16
Hertha Sponer
1895 - 1968
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 17