INVENTOR
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
Theobald Boehm
Theobald Böhm (or Boehm) (9 April 1794 – 25 November 1881) was a German inventor and musician, who greatly improved the modern Western concert flute and its fingering system (now known as the "Boehm system"). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theobald Boehm has received more than 146,112 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Theobald Boehm is the 119th most popular inventor (down from 115th in 2019), the 1,284th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,170th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Inventor.
Theobald Boehm was a German flute maker who is most famous for inventing the Boehm system flute in 1847.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
59.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
8.27
Effective Languages (L*)
1.76
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, Theobald Boehm ranks 119 out of 426. Before him are Alfred Krupp, Zacharias Janssen, Charles-Émile Reynaud, Josiah Warren, André Michelin, and Hiram Maxim. After him are Percy Spencer, Josef Ressel, Johann Jacob Schweppe, Henri Giffard, Taiichi Ohno, and Nikolai Kardashev.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfred Krupp
1812 - 1887
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 113
Zacharias Janssen
1585 - 1635
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 114
Charles-Émile Reynaud
1844 - 1918
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 115
Josiah Warren
1798 - 1874
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 116
André Michelin
1853 - 1931
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 117
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 118
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 119
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 120
Josef Ressel
1793 - 1857
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 121
Johann Jacob Schweppe
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 122
Henri Giffard
1825 - 1882
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 123
Taiichi Ohno
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 124
Nikolai Kardashev
1932 - 2019
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1794, Theobald Boehm ranks 6. Before him are Antonio López de Santa Anna, Matthew C. Perry, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Elias Magnus Fries, and Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz. After him are William Whewell, Józef Bem, Ignaz Moscheles, Wilhelm Müller, Aimable Pélissier, and Eduard Rüppell. Among people deceased in 1881, Theobald Boehm ranks 19. Before him are Henri Vieuxtemps, Nikolay Pirogov, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Nikolai Rubinstein, Empress Dowager Ci'an, and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg. After him are Hermann Lotze, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Eduard Heine, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, and Ludwig von Benedek.
Others Born in 1794
Go to all RankingsAntonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1
Matthew C. Perry
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1858
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 2
Cornelius Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1794 - 1877
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 3
Elias Magnus Fries
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1878
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 4
Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz
NOBLEMAN
1794 - 1865
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 5
Theobald Boehm
INVENTOR
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 6
William Whewell
PHYSICIST
1794 - 1866
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
Józef Bem
ENGINEER
1794 - 1850
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 8
Ignaz Moscheles
COMPOSER
1794 - 1870
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Müller
WRITER
1794 - 1827
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 10
Aimable Pélissier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1864
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 11
Eduard Rüppell
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1884
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsHenri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 13
Nikolay Pirogov
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1881
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 14
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
PHILOSOPHER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 15
Nikolai Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 16
Empress Dowager Ci'an
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1881
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 17
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1881
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 18
Theobald Boehm
INVENTOR
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 19
Hermann Lotze
PHILOSOPHER
1817 - 1881
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 20
Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1881
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 21
Eduard Heine
MATHEMATICIAN
1821 - 1881
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 22
Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1881
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 23
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
PHILOSOPHER
1806 - 1881
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 24
Ludwig von Benedek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1804 - 1881
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 25
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Theobald Boehm ranks 1,284 out of 7,253. Before him are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Ernst Lindemann (1894), Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany (1262), Til Schweiger (1963), Siegfried Kracauer (1889), and Erwin Piscator (1893). After him are Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854), Paul Langerhans (1847), John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1589), Constantin Carathéodory (1873), Jens Lehmann (1969), and Hannah Höch (1889).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1735
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,278
Ernst Lindemann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,279
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany
COMPANION
1262 - 1312
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,280
Til Schweiger
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,281
Siegfried Kracauer
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,282
Erwin Piscator
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1966
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,283
Theobald Boehm
INVENTOR
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,284
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,285
Paul Langerhans
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1888
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,286
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
NOBLEMAN
1589 - 1652
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,287
Constantin Carathéodory
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,288
Jens Lehmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,289
Hannah Höch
PAINTER
1889 - 1978
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,290
Among INVENTORS In Germany
Among inventors born in Germany, Theobald Boehm ranks 15. Before him are Karl Drais (1785), Emile Berliner (1851), Adam Opel (1837), Joseph Pilates (1883), Johann Philipp Reis (1834), and Alfred Krupp (1812). After him are Johann Jacob Schweppe (1740), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), Uziel Gal (1923), Peter Henlein (1479), Heinrich Göbel (1818), and Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787).
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 9
Emile Berliner
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 10
Adam Opel
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 11
Joseph Pilates
1883 - 1967
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 12
Johann Philipp Reis
1834 - 1874
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 13
Alfred Krupp
1812 - 1887
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 14
Theobald Boehm
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 15
Johann Jacob Schweppe
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 16
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 17
Uziel Gal
1923 - 2002
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 18
Peter Henlein
1479 - 1542
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 19
Heinrich Göbel
1818 - 1893
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 20
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 21