CHEMIST
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
Max Joseph Pettenkofer, ennobled in 1883 as Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (3 December 1818 – 10 February 1901) was a Bavarian chemist and hygienist. He is known for his work in practical hygiene, as an apostle of good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal. He was further known as an anti-contagionist, a school of thought, named later on, that did not believe in the then novel concept that bacteria were the main cause of disease. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Max Joseph von Pettenkofer has received more than 92,712 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Max Joseph von Pettenkofer is the 306th most popular chemist (down from 288th in 2019), the 1,769th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,675th in 2019) and the 54th most popular German Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer ranks 306 out of 602. Before him are Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Tapputi, Martin Lowry, Leopold Gmelin, Kristian Birkeland, and Rudolph A. Marcus. After him are Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Yuan T. Lee, Thomas Cech, Alexander Shulgin, J. D. Bernal, and Alice Ball.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEarl 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
Alexander Shulgin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 310
J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 311
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 312
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1818, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer ranks 36. Before him are Richard Jordan Gatling, Maria Mitchell, Emil du Bois-Reymond, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Tewodros II, and Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin. After him are Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Heinrich Göbel, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Marco Minghetti, and P. G. T. Beauregard. Among people deceased in 1901, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer ranks 25. Before him are Josef Rheinberger, Adolf Eugen Fick, Paul Rée, Zénobe Gramme, Nikolaos Gyzis, and George Francis FitzGerald. After him are Francesc Pi i Margall, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Iosif Gurko, Shō Tai, François-Marie Raoult, and Princess Januária of Brazil.
Others Born in 1818
Go to all RankingsRichard Jordan Gatling
INVENTOR
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 30
Maria Mitchell
ASTRONOMER
1818 - 1889
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 31
Emil du Bois-Reymond
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 32
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 33
Tewodros II
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 34
Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1861
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 35
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 36
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 37
Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1881
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 38
Heinrich Göbel
INVENTOR
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 39
Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1907
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 40
Marco Minghetti
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1886
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 41
P. G. T. Beauregard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1893
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 1901
Go to all RankingsJosef Rheinberger
COMPOSER
1839 - 1901
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 19
Adolf Eugen Fick
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1901
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 20
Paul Rée
WRITER
1849 - 1901
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 21
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 22
Nikolaos Gyzis
PAINTER
1842 - 1901
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 23
George Francis FitzGerald
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1901
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 24
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 25
Francesc Pi i Margall
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1901
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 26
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 27
Iosif Gurko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1901
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 28
Shō Tai
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 29
François-Marie Raoult
CHEMIST
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 30
Princess Januária of Brazil
COMPANION
1822 - 1901
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 31
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer ranks 1,769 out of 7,253. Before him are Max Morlock (1925), Ferdinand Hiller (1811), Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (1719), Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1723), Franz Pfeffer von Salomon (1888), and Jürgen Kohler (1965). After him are Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808), Christoph Probst (1919), Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), Joseph Martin Kraus (1756), and Martin Walser (1927).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMax Morlock
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,763
Ferdinand Hiller
COMPOSER
1811 - 1885
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,764
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1765
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,765
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,766
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,767
Jürgen Kohler
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,768
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
CHEMIST
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,769
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1974
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,770
Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1808 - 1877
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 1,771
Christoph Probst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 1943
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 1,772
Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1780
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,773
Joseph Martin Kraus
COMPOSER
1756 - 1792
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,774
Martin Walser
WRITER
1927 - 2023
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,775
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer ranks 54. Before him are Joachim Sauer (1949), Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709), John Polanyi (1929), and Leopold Gmelin (1788). After him are Clemens Winkler (1838), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Thomas C. Südhof (1955), Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806), Carl Reichenbach (1788), and Viktor Meyer (1848).
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
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 60