PHYSICIAN
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
1809 - 1848
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
Dr Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (26 November 1809 in Stralsund – 18 December 1848 in Berlin) was a trained medical doctor and a German entomologist. He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in Archiv für Naturgeschichte. When writing in Latin, he latinised Wilhelm to Guillelmus becoming either Guil. F. Erichson or G.F. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson has received more than 18,817 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson is the 656th most popular physician, the 5,322nd most popular biography from Germany and the 102nd most popular German Physician.
Memorability Metrics
19k
Page Views (PV)
44.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.40
Effective Languages (L*)
1.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson ranks 656 out of 726. Before him are Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, Divna Veković, John Heysham Gibbon, Bennet Omalu, James Ewing, and Narendra Dabholkar. After him are Mary Putnam Jacobi, William Stokes, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Harald Natvig, Yoshioka Yayoi, and Thomas Starzl.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
1737 - 1801
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 650
Divna Veković
1886 - 1944
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 651
John Heysham Gibbon
1903 - 1973
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 652
Bennet Omalu
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 653
James Ewing
1866 - 1943
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 654
Narendra Dabholkar
1945 - 2013
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 655
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 656
Mary Putnam Jacobi
1842 - 1906
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 657
William Stokes
1804 - 1878
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 658
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 659
Harald Natvig
1872 - 1947
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 660
Yoshioka Yayoi
1871 - 1959
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 661
Thomas Starzl
1926 - 2017
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 662
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson ranks 70. Before him are Nestor Kukolnik, Giuseppe Giusti, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Ștefan Golescu, George Engelmann, and Juan Antonio Pezet. After him are Svend Foyn, Sterling Price, Fanny Kemble, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Francis Walker, and Robert M. T. Hunter. Among people deceased in 1848, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson ranks 61. Before him are Pedro Vélez, Heinrich Zschokke, Avdotia Istomina, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Javier de Burgos, and Isaac D'Israeli.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsNestor Kukolnik
WRITER
1809 - 1868
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 64
Giuseppe Giusti
WRITER
1809 - 1850
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 65
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 66
Ștefan Golescu
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1874
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 67
George Engelmann
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1884
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 68
Juan Antonio Pezet
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1879
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 69
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 70
Svend Foyn
BUSINESSPERSON
1809 - 1894
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 71
Sterling Price
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1867
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 72
Fanny Kemble
ACTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 73
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1891
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 74
Francis Walker
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 75
Robert M. T. Hunter
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1887
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1848
Go to all RankingsPedro Vélez
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1848
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 55
Heinrich Zschokke
WRITER
1771 - 1848
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 56
Avdotia Istomina
DANCER
1799 - 1848
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 57
Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet
EXPLORER
1764 - 1848
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 58
Javier de Burgos
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1848
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 59
Isaac D'Israeli
WRITER
1766 - 1848
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 60
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 61
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson ranks 5,322 out of 7,253. Before him are Marcell Jansen (1985), Brigitte Zypries (1953), Nancy Faeser (1970), Horst Meyer (1941), Rolf Landauer (1927), and Paul Koebe (1882). After him are Willy Bandholz (1912), Ursula Karven (1964), Udo Zimmermann (1943), Hauschka (1966), Harry Groener (1951), and Paul Günther (1882).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMarcell Jansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 5,316
Brigitte Zypries
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 5,317
Nancy Faeser
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 5,318
Horst Meyer
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 5,319
Rolf Landauer
PHYSICIST
1927 - 1999
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 5,320
Paul Koebe
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1945
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 5,321
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 5,322
Willy Bandholz
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1999
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 5,323
Ursula Karven
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 5,324
Udo Zimmermann
COMPOSER
1943 - 2021
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 5,325
Hauschka
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 5,326
Harry Groener
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 5,327
Paul Günther
ATHLETE
1882 - 1959
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 5,328
Among PHYSICIANS In Germany
Among physicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson ranks 102. Before him are Paul Hermann (1646), Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (1839), Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff (1807), Edzard Ernst (1948), Harry Benjamin (1885), and Paul Möhring (1710). After him are Hinrich Romeike (1963).
Paul Hermann
1646 - 1695
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 96
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim
1839 - 1884
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 97
Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff
1807 - 1882
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 98
Edzard Ernst
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 99
Harry Benjamin
1885 - 1986
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 100
Paul Möhring
1710 - 1792
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 101
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
1809 - 1848
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 102
Hinrich Romeike
1963 - Present
HPI: 33.21
Rank: 103