CHEMIST
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
Viktor Meyer
Viktor Meyer (8 September 1848 – 8 August 1897) was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and for discovering thiophene, a heterocyclic compound. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viktor Meyer has received more than 80,267 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Viktor Meyer is the 308th most popular chemist (up from 329th in 2019), the 1,939th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,154th in 2019) and the 55th most popular German Chemist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
8.71
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Viktor Meyer ranks 308 out of 509. Before him are Akira Yoshino, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Yuan T. Lee, Edwin G. Krebs, Alice Ball, and J. D. Bernal. After him are Charles Macintosh, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Richard R. Schrock, Victor Goldschmidt, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, and William Prout.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Akira Yoshino
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 302
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 303
Yuan T. Lee
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 304
Edwin G. Krebs
1918 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 305
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 306
J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 307
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 308
Charles Macintosh
1766 - 1843
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 309
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
1755 - 1809
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 310
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 311
Victor Goldschmidt
1888 - 1947
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 312
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
1817 - 1894
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 313
William Prout
1785 - 1850
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 314
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1848, Viktor Meyer ranks 46. Before him are Maximilian von Prittwitz, Jules Bastien-Lepage, Lothar von Trotha, Hermann von Eichhorn, Henri Duparc, and Raja Ravi Varma. After him are Auguste Forel, Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Georges Ohnet, Boris Stürmer, and Friedrich Ernst Dorn. Among people deceased in 1897, Viktor Meyer ranks 26. Before him are Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Giuseppina Strepponi, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Galileo Ferraris, and Alexei Savrasov. After him are Khurshidbanu Natavan, Minna Canth, Stanislas de Guaita, George Pullman, Fritz Müller, and Antonio Bazzini.
Others Born in 1848
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Maximilian von Prittwitz
1848 - 1917
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 40
Jules Bastien-Lepage
1848 - 1884
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 41
Lothar von Trotha
1848 - 1920
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 42
Hermann von Eichhorn
1848 - 1918
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 43
Henri Duparc
1848 - 1933
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 44
Raja Ravi Varma
1848 - 1906
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 45
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 46
Auguste Forel
1848 - 1931
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 47
Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1848 - 1894
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 48
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
1848 - 1919
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 49
Georges Ohnet
1848 - 1918
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 50
Boris Stürmer
1848 - 1917
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 51
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
1848 - 1916
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1897
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Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale
1822 - 1897
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 20
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
1828 - 1897
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 21
Giuseppina Strepponi
1815 - 1897
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 22
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
1810 - 1897
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 23
Galileo Ferraris
1847 - 1897
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 24
Alexei Savrasov
1830 - 1897
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 25
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 26
Khurshidbanu Natavan
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 27
Minna Canth
1844 - 1897
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 28
Stanislas de Guaita
1861 - 1897
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 29
George Pullman
1831 - 1897
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 30
Fritz Müller
1822 - 1897
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 31
Antonio Bazzini
1818 - 1897
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 32
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Viktor Meyer ranks 1,939 out of 6,142. Before him are Erich Topp (1914), Philipp Lahm (1983), Hermann Paul (1846), Paul Troost (1878), Friedrich Kellner (1885), and Uri Avnery (1923). After him are Ludwig von Reuter (1869), Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630), Hanns Martin Schleyer (1915), Walter Gotell (1924), Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (1706), and Curt Sachs (1881).
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Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,933
Philipp Lahm
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,934
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,935
Paul Troost
1878 - 1934
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,936
Friedrich Kellner
1885 - 1970
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,937
Uri Avnery
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,938
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,939
Ludwig von Reuter
1869 - 1943
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,940
Ludolf Bakhuizen
1630 - 1708
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1,941
Hanns Martin Schleyer
1915 - 1977
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 1,942
Walter Gotell
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 1,943
Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
1706 - 1735
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 1,944
Curt Sachs
1881 - 1959
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 1,945
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Viktor Meyer ranks 55. Before him are Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709), Hartmut Michel (1948), Andreas Libavius (1555), Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818), Leopold Gmelin (1788), and Carl Reichenbach (1788). After him are Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806), Clemens Winkler (1838), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Thomas C. Südhof (1955), and Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877).
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 49
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 50
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 51
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 52
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 53
Carl Reichenbach
1788 - 1869
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 54
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 55
Karl Friedrich Mohr
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 56
Clemens Winkler
1838 - 1904
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 57
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 58
Eilhard Mitscherlich
1794 - 1863
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 59
Thomas C. Südhof
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 60
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
1877 - 1947
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 61
