BIOLOGIST
Wilhelm Peters
1815 - 1883
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. Encouraged by Müller and the explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Peters travelled to Mozambique via Angola in September 1842, exploring the coastal region and the Zambesi River. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Peters has received more than 62,837 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Wilhelm Peters is the 281st most popular biologist (up from 285th in 2019), the 2,199th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,335th in 2019) and the 45th most popular German Biologist.
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63k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
9.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.24
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Wilhelm Peters ranks 281 out of 1,097. Before him are Jack W. Szostak, John Maynard Smith, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, René Louiche Desfontaines, George Bentham, and Salim Ali. After him are Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, David Baltimore, Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Martin Vahl, and Josif Pančić.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJack W. Szostak
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 275
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 276
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
1756 - 1814
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 277
René Louiche Desfontaines
1750 - 1833
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 278
George Bentham
1800 - 1884
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 279
Salim Ali
1896 - 1987
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 280
Wilhelm Peters
1815 - 1883
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 281
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
1794 - 1868
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 282
David Baltimore
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 283
Johann Georg Christian Lehmann
1792 - 1860
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 284
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
1777 - 1850
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 285
Martin Vahl
1749 - 1804
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 286
Josif Pančić
1814 - 1888
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 287
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1815, Wilhelm Peters ranks 27. Before him are Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Anthony Trollope, Eugène Marin Labiche, and Andrew Graham. After him are Horace Wells, George Meade, Ii Naosuke, Alexander von Middendorff, James Curtis Hepburn, and Jean-Delphin Alard. Among people deceased in 1883, Wilhelm Peters ranks 28. Before him are Édouard Roche, Friedrich von Flotow, Pierre Auguste Cot, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Édouard René de Laboulaye, and Lucien Olivier. After him are Cyprian Norwid, Franz Doppler, Iwakura Tomomi, Arnold Toynbee, Hendrik Conscience, and Edward FitzGerald.
Others Born in 1815
Go to all RankingsMehmed Emin Âli Pasha
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1871
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 21
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
WRITER
1815 - 1902
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 22
Princess Elisabeth of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1885
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 23
Anthony Trollope
WRITER
1815 - 1882
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 24
Eugène Marin Labiche
WRITER
1815 - 1888
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 25
Andrew Graham
ASTRONOMER
1815 - 1908
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 26
Wilhelm Peters
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1883
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 27
Horace Wells
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1848
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 28
George Meade
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1872
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 29
Ii Naosuke
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1860
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 30
Alexander von Middendorff
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 31
James Curtis Hepburn
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1911
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 32
Jean-Delphin Alard
MUSICIAN
1815 - 1888
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1883
Go to all RankingsÉdouard Roche
MATHEMATICIAN
1820 - 1883
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 22
Friedrich von Flotow
COMPOSER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 23
Pierre Auguste Cot
PAINTER
1837 - 1883
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 24
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1807 - 1883
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 25
Édouard René de Laboulaye
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1811 - 1883
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 26
Lucien Olivier
INVENTOR
1838 - 1883
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 27
Wilhelm Peters
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1883
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 28
Cyprian Norwid
WRITER
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 29
Franz Doppler
COMPOSER
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 30
Iwakura Tomomi
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1883
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 31
Arnold Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1852 - 1883
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 32
Hendrik Conscience
WRITER
1812 - 1883
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 33
Edward FitzGerald
WRITER
1809 - 1883
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 34
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Peters ranks 2,199 out of 7,253. Before him are Bertha of Sulzbach (1110), Helmut Walcha (1907), Ludwig Uhland (1787), Anton Praetorius (1560), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1337), and Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1284). After him are Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1906), Albert Forster (1902), Heinrich Aldegrever (1502), Werner Krauss (1884), Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony (1796), and Joachim Streich (1951).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsBertha of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1159
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,193
Helmut Walcha
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,194
Ludwig Uhland
WRITER
1787 - 1862
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2,195
Anton Praetorius
WRITER
1560 - 1613
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,196
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1388
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,197
Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
NOBLEMAN
1284 - 1356
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,198
Wilhelm Peters
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1883
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 2,199
Berthold, Margrave of Baden
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1963
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,200
Albert Forster
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1952
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,201
Heinrich Aldegrever
PAINTER
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,202
Werner Krauss
ACTOR
1884 - 1959
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,203
Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1865
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,204
Joachim Streich
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 2,205
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Wilhelm Peters ranks 45. Before him are Johann Baptist von Spix (1781), Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916), Eduard Rüppell (1794), Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767), Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (1809), and Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802). After him are Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794), Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (1792), Hieronymus Bock (1498), Carl Hagenbeck (1844), Otto Brunfels (1488), and Friedrich Loeffler (1852).
Johann Baptist von Spix
1781 - 1826
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 39
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
1916 - 2010
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 40
Eduard Rüppell
1794 - 1884
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 41
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
1767 - 1851
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 42
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
1809 - 1885
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 43
Johann Friedrich von Brandt
1802 - 1879
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Peters
1815 - 1883
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 45
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
1794 - 1868
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 46
Johann Georg Christian Lehmann
1792 - 1860
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 47
Hieronymus Bock
1498 - 1554
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 48
Carl Hagenbeck
1844 - 1913
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 49
Otto Brunfels
1488 - 1534
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 50
Friedrich Loeffler
1852 - 1915
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 51