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Michael Faraday

1791 - 1867

Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday [ˈmaɪkəl ˈfærədeɪ] (* 22. September 1791 in Newington, Surrey; † 25. August 1867 in Hampton Court Green, Middlesex) war ein englischer Naturforscher, der als einer der bedeutendsten Experimentalphysiker gilt. Faradays Entdeckungen der „elektromagnetischen Rotation“ und der elektromagnetischen Induktion legten den Grundstein zur Herausbildung der Elektroindustrie. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

Seine Biografie ist in 151 verschiedenen Sprachen auf Wikipedia verfügbar (gestiegen von 146 im Jahr 2024). Michael Faraday ist der 7th beliebteste Physiker (gesunken vom 6th im Jahr 2024), die 37th beliebteste Biografie aus Vereinigtes Königreich (gesunken vom 20th im Jahr 2019) und der 3rd beliebteste aus Vereinigtes Königreich Physiker.

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Among Physikers

Among physikers, Michael Faraday ranks 7 out of 851. Before him are Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Stephen Hawking, and Wilhelm Röntgen. After him are Niels Bohr, Hans Christian Ørsted, Max Planck, Alessandro Volta, Albert A. Michelson, and Pierre Curie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, Michael Faraday ranks 1. After him are Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Charles Babbage, Samuel Morse, Théodore Géricault, James Buchanan, Carl Czerny, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Bopp, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Francesco Hayez, and Johann Franz Encke. Among people deceased in 1867, Michael Faraday ranks 1. After him are Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Charles Baudelaire, Maximilian I of Mexico, Otto of Greece, Emperor Kōmei, Sakamoto Ryōma, Théodore Rousseau, Franz Bopp, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Prince William of Hesse-Kassel.

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Michael Faraday
PHYSICIST
1791 - 1867
HPI: 86.08
Rank: 1
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
COMPANION
1791 - 1847
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 2
Charles Babbage
INVENTOR
1791 - 1871
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 3
Samuel Morse
INVENTOR
1791 - 1872
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 4
Théodore Géricault
PAINTER
1791 - 1824
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 5
James Buchanan
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1868
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 6
Carl Czerny
COMPOSER
1791 - 1857
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 7
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 8
Franz Bopp
LINGUIST
1791 - 1867
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Rank: 9
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
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1791 - 1844
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Francesco Hayez
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1791 - 1882
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Johann Franz Encke
ASTRONOMER
1791 - 1865
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Michael Faraday
PHYSICIST
1791 - 1867
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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1780 - 1867
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1821 - 1867
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1832 - 1867
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1831 - 1867
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Rank: 6
Sakamoto Ryōma
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1836 - 1867
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Théodore Rousseau
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1788 - 1867
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1787 - 1867
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In Vereinigtes Königreich

Among people born in Vereinigtes Königreich, Michael Faraday ranks 37 out of NaN. Before him are William IV of the United Kingdom (1765), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Richard I of England (1157), Anne Boleyn (1501), Queen Victoria (1819), and Mary II of England (1662). After him are Edward V of England (1470), Agatha Christie (1890), H. G. Wells (1866), Thomas Hobbes (1588), Edmond Halley (1656), and Alexander Graham Bell (1847).

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Mary II of England
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