BIOLOGIST
August Batsch
1761 - 1802

August Batsch
August Johann Georg Karl Batsch (28 October 1761 – 29 September 1802) was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Batsch is the 372nd most popular biologist (up from 395th in 2019), the 2,432nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,994th in 2019) and the 69th most popular German Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, August Batsch ranks 372 out of 1,097. Before him are Jean René Constant Quoy, Olof Swartz, Joel Asaph Allen, Charles Plumier, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, and Otto Kuntze. After him are David Douglas, Georg Joseph Kamel, Frank Chapman, Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, Nikolai Severtzov, and John Maynard Smith.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean René Constant Quoy
1790 - 1869
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 366
Olof Swartz
1760 - 1818
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 367
Joel Asaph Allen
1838 - 1921
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 368
Charles Plumier
1646 - 1704
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 369
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
1847 - 1909
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 370
Otto Kuntze
1843 - 1907
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 371
August Batsch
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 372
David Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 373
Georg Joseph Kamel
1661 - 1706
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 374
Frank Chapman
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 375
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
1801 - 1876
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 376
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 377
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 378
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1761, August Batsch ranks 22. Before him are Louis-Léopold Boilly, Antoine Barnave, Marguerite Gérard, Marie Harel, Jean-Louis Pons, and John Moore. After him are Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Blasius Merrem, François Hanriot, Antonín Vranický, Jacob Hübner, and Gian Domenico Romagnosi. Among people deceased in 1802, August Batsch ranks 18. Before him are Franz Aepinus, Jens Juel, Jurij Vega, Prince Henry of Prussia, Giuseppe Sarti, and María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba. After him are George Romney, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Joseph Duplessis, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Joseph Ducreux, and Thomas Girtin.
Others Born in 1761
Go to all RankingsLouis-Léopold Boilly
PAINTER
1761 - 1845
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 16
Antoine Barnave
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1793
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 17
Marguerite Gérard
PAINTER
1761 - 1837
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 18
Marie Harel
CHEF
1761 - 1844
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 19
Jean-Louis Pons
ASTRONOMER
1761 - 1831
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 20
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 21
August Batsch
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 22
Marie-Gabrielle Capet
PAINTER
1761 - 1818
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 23
Blasius Merrem
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1824
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 24
François Hanriot
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1794
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 25
Antonín Vranický
COMPOSER
1761 - 1820
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 26
Jacob Hübner
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1826
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 27
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
ECONOMIST
1761 - 1835
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1802
Go to all RankingsFranz Aepinus
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 12
Jens Juel
PAINTER
1745 - 1802
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 13
Jurij Vega
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1802
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 14
Prince Henry of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1802
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 15
Giuseppe Sarti
COMPOSER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 16
María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1802
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 17
August Batsch
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 18
George Romney
PAINTER
1734 - 1802
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 19
Johann Gottlieb Georgi
GEOGRAPHER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 20
Joseph Duplessis
PAINTER
1725 - 1802
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 21
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1802
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 22
Joseph Ducreux
PAINTER
1735 - 1802
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 23
Thomas Girtin
PAINTER
1775 - 1802
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 24
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, August Batsch ranks 2,433 out of 7,253. Before him are Uri Avnery (1923), Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703), Maria Aurora von Königsmarck (1662), Fred Uhlman (1901), Honoratus (365), and Ernst Chladni (1756). After him are Carl Ludwig Siegel (1896), Sebastian Haffner (1907), Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1757), William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1598), Walter Eucken (1891), and William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1629).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsUri Avnery
WRITER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 2,427
Johann Theodor of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1763
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 2,428
Maria Aurora von Königsmarck
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 2,429
Fred Uhlman
WRITER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 2,430
Honoratus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
365 - 430
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 2,431
Ernst Chladni
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1827
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 2,432
August Batsch
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 2,433
Carl Ludwig Siegel
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 2,434
Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 2,435
Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1757 - 1830
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 2,436
William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1598 - 1662
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 2,437
Walter Eucken
ECONOMIST
1891 - 1950
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 2,438
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1663
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 2,439
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, August Batsch ranks 69. Before him are Friedrich Boie (1789), Moritz Wagner (1813), Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823), Friedrich Loeffler (1852), Fritz Müller (1822), and Otto Kuntze (1843). After him are Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743), Johann Georg Wagler (1800), Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916), Theodor Boveri (1862), Georg Eberhard Rumphius (1627), and Karl Koch (1809).
Friedrich Boie
1789 - 1870
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 63
Moritz Wagner
1813 - 1887
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 64
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
1823 - 1889
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 65
Friedrich Loeffler
1852 - 1915
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 66
Fritz Müller
1822 - 1897
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 67
Otto Kuntze
1843 - 1907
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 68
August Batsch
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 69
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
1743 - 1807
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 70
Johann Georg Wagler
1800 - 1832
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 71
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
1916 - 2010
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 72
Theodor Boveri
1862 - 1915
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 73
Georg Eberhard Rumphius
1627 - 1702
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 74
Karl Koch
1809 - 1879
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 75