WRITER
Wilhelm Geiger
1856 - 1943
Wilhelm Geiger
Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger (; German: [ˈɡaɪɡɐ]; 21 July 1856 – 2 September 1943) was a German Orientalist in the fields of Indo-Iranian languages and the history of Iran and Sri Lanka. He was known as a specialist in Pali, Sinhala language and the Dhivehi language of the Maldives. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Geiger has received more than 62,922 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wilhelm Geiger is the 4,543rd most popular writer (up from 5,039th in 2019), the 4,374th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,361st in 2019) and the 275th most popular German Writer.
Memorability Metrics
63k
Page Views (PV)
55.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.78
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Wilhelm Geiger ranks 4,543 out of 7,302. Before him are Georges Courteline, Gamal El-Ghitani, Jovan Rajić, Eliška Krásnohorská, Russell Kirk, and Źmitrok Biadula. After him are Mihály Csokonai, René Guillot, Sandra Brown, David Mamet, Can Xue, and Kamala Surayya.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorges Courteline
1858 - 1929
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4,537
Gamal El-Ghitani
1945 - 2015
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4,538
Jovan Rajić
1726 - 1801
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4,539
Eliška Krásnohorská
1847 - 1926
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4,540
Russell Kirk
1918 - 1994
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,541
Źmitrok Biadula
1886 - 1941
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,542
Wilhelm Geiger
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,543
Mihály Csokonai
1773 - 1805
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,544
René Guillot
1900 - 1969
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,545
Sandra Brown
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,546
David Mamet
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,547
Can Xue
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,548
Kamala Surayya
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,549
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1856, Wilhelm Geiger ranks 100. Before him are Edmund Beecher Wilson, Gabrielle Réjane, Paul von Jankó, Alberto Palacio, Jinzō Matsumura, and Willem Kes. After him are Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Alfred Deakin, Nigâr Hanım, Leon Benois, Orville Gibson, and Louis-Gustave Binger. Among people deceased in 1943, Wilhelm Geiger ranks 157. Before him are Vittorio Sella, Radclyffe Hall, Helen Herron Taft, Milutin Ivković, Nils Dardel, and Elise Richter. After him are Attila Petschauer, Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Géo André, Gerard De Geer, Seigō Nakano, and Nikolai Avksentiev.
Others Born in 1856
Go to all RankingsEdmund Beecher Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 94
Gabrielle Réjane
ACTOR
1856 - 1920
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 95
Paul von Jankó
INVENTOR
1856 - 1919
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 96
Alberto Palacio
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 97
Jinzō Matsumura
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1928
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 98
Willem Kes
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1934
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 99
Wilhelm Geiger
WRITER
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 100
Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1931
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 101
Alfred Deakin
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1919
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 102
Nigâr Hanım
WRITER
1856 - 1918
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 103
Leon Benois
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1928
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 104
Orville Gibson
INVENTOR
1856 - 1918
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 105
Louis-Gustave Binger
EXPLORER
1856 - 1936
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsVittorio Sella
MOUNTAINEER
1859 - 1943
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 151
Radclyffe Hall
WRITER
1880 - 1943
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 152
Helen Herron Taft
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1943
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 153
Milutin Ivković
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1943
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 154
Nils Dardel
PAINTER
1888 - 1943
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 155
Elise Richter
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1943
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 156
Wilhelm Geiger
WRITER
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 157
Attila Petschauer
FENCER
1904 - 1943
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 158
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli
WRITER
1887 - 1943
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 159
Géo André
ATHLETE
1889 - 1943
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 160
Gerard De Geer
GEOLOGIST
1858 - 1943
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 161
Seigō Nakano
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1943
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 162
Nikolai Avksentiev
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 163
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Geiger ranks 4,374 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1712), Hermann Bollé (1845), Georg von Habsburg (1964), August Diehl (1976), Ludwig Knorr (1859), and Matthias Schweighöfer (1981). After him are Richard Schorr (1867), Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (1899), Else Krüger (1915), Maria Schrader (1965), Ingrid Gulbin (1943), and Hugo von Mohl (1805).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1712 - 1743
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4,368
Hermann Bollé
ARCHITECT
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4,369
Georg von Habsburg
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4,370
August Diehl
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4,371
Ludwig Knorr
CHEMIST
1859 - 1921
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4,372
Matthias Schweighöfer
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4,373
Wilhelm Geiger
WRITER
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,374
Richard Schorr
ASTRONOMER
1867 - 1951
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,375
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
PAINTER
1899 - 1940
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 4,376
Else Krüger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,377
Maria Schrader
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 4,378
Ingrid Gulbin
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 4,379
Hugo von Mohl
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1872
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 4,380
Among WRITERS In Germany
Among writers born in Germany, Wilhelm Geiger ranks 275. Before him are Johann Beckmann (1739), Marie Luise Kaschnitz (1901), Felix Dahn (1834), Uwe Timm (1940), Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931), and Leopold Andrian (1875). After him are Hilde Domin (1909), Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (1948), Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708), Ludwig Bechstein (1801), Hedwig Courths-Mahler (1867), and Joseph Meyer (1796).
Johann Beckmann
1739 - 1811
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 269
Marie Luise Kaschnitz
1901 - 1974
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 270
Felix Dahn
1834 - 1912
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 271
Uwe Timm
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 272
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 273
Leopold Andrian
1875 - 1951
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 274
Wilhelm Geiger
1856 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 275
Hilde Domin
1909 - 2006
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 276
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 277
Friedrich von Hagedorn
1708 - 1754
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 278
Ludwig Bechstein
1801 - 1860
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 279
Hedwig Courths-Mahler
1867 - 1950
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 280
Joseph Meyer
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 281