PHYSICIST
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
Polykarp Kusch
Polykarp Kusch (January 26, 1911 – March 20, 1993) was a German-born American physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Polykarp Kusch has received more than 144,652 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Polykarp Kusch is the 176th most popular physicist (down from 163rd in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from Germany (up from 605th in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Physicist.
Polykarp Kusch is most famous for his work in the field of color and color theory. His most famous work, "Die Grundlagen der Physikalischen Optik" (the fundamentals of physical optics), was published in 1866.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
65.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
64
Languages Editions (L)
16.30
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Polykarp Kusch ranks 176 out of 851. Before him are Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Hans Georg Dehmelt, George E. Smith, Tsung-Dao Lee, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, and Emilio Segrè. After him are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Martin Lewis Perl, Alexander Prokhorov, Satyendra Nath Bose, James Rainwater, and Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShin'ichirō Tomonaga
1906 - 1979
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 170
Hans Georg Dehmelt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 171
George E. Smith
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 172
Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 173
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
1921 - 2011
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 174
Emilio Segrè
1905 - 1989
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 175
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 176
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 177
Martin Lewis Perl
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 178
Alexander Prokhorov
1916 - 2002
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 179
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 180
James Rainwater
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 181
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
1928 - 2017
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 182
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Polykarp Kusch ranks 26. Before him are Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Robert Johnson, Tennessee Williams, Klaus Fuchs, Maurice Allais, and Wilhelm Mohnke. After him are Joseph Barbera, Jean Harlow, Jules Dassin, Milovan Đilas, William Alfred Fowler, and Bernard Katz. Among people deceased in 1993, Polykarp Kusch ranks 20. Before him are Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, André the Giant, Bobby Moore, Hans Jonas, Albert Sabin, and Inge Lehmann. After him are Kōbō Abe, Bill Bixby, Wolfgang Paul, Brandon Lee, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsPrince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 20
Robert Johnson
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1938
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 21
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 22
Klaus Fuchs
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1988
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 23
Maurice Allais
ECONOMIST
1911 - 2010
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 24
Wilhelm Mohnke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 2001
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 25
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 26
Joseph Barbera
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 27
Jean Harlow
ACTOR
1911 - 1937
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 28
Jules Dassin
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 29
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 30
William Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 31
Bernard Katz
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsInfante Juan, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 14
André the Giant
WRESTLER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 15
Bobby Moore
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1993
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 16
Hans Jonas
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 17
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 18
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 19
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 20
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 21
Bill Bixby
ACTOR
1934 - 1993
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 22
Wolfgang Paul
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Brandon Lee
ACTOR
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 24
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 25
Dizzy Gillespie
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 26
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Polykarp Kusch ranks 600 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Brüning (1885), Karl Gebhardt (1897), August Horch (1868), Willy Messerschmitt (1898), Fritz Walter (1920), and Bruno Bauer (1809). After him are Felix Hoffmann (1868), Hans-Dieter Flick (1965), Sandra (1962), Rudolf von Jhering (1818), Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804), and Julia Drusilla (16).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Brüning
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 594
Karl Gebhardt
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1948
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 595
August Horch
ENGINEER
1868 - 1951
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 596
Willy Messerschmitt
ENGINEER
1898 - 1978
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 597
Fritz Walter
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 598
Bruno Bauer
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1882
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 599
Polykarp Kusch
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 600
Felix Hoffmann
CHEMIST
1868 - 1946
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 601
Hans-Dieter Flick
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 602
Sandra
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 603
Rudolf von Jhering
LAWYER
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 604
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
MATHEMATICIAN
1804 - 1851
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 605
Julia Drusilla
POLITICIAN
16 - 38
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 606
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Polykarp Kusch ranks 30. Before him are Karl Schwarzschild (1873), Hans Geiger (1882), Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742), Klaus Fuchs (1911), Gerd Binnig (1947), and Hans Georg Dehmelt (1922). After him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Wolfgang Paul (1913), Herbert Kroemer (1928), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), Horst Ludwig Störmer (1949), and Klaus Hasselmann (1931).
Karl Schwarzschild
1873 - 1916
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 24
Hans Geiger
1882 - 1945
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 25
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
1742 - 1799
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 26
Klaus Fuchs
1911 - 1988
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 27
Gerd Binnig
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 28
Hans Georg Dehmelt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 29
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 30
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 31
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 32
Herbert Kroemer
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 33
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 35
Klaus Hasselmann
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 36