PHYSICIST
August Beer
1825 - 1863

August Beer
August Beer (German: [beːɐ̯]; 31 July 1825 – 18 November 1863) was a German physicist, chemist, and mathematician of Jewish descent. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Beer is the 537th most popular physicist (up from 567th in 2019), the 3,608th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,919th in 2019) and the 76th most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, August Beer ranks 537 out of 851. Before him are Leonid Mandelstam, Vikram Sarabhai, Gustave Trouvé, Maurice Karnaugh, Leona Woods, and Ludvig Lorenz. After him are Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, William Robert Grove, Ira Sprague Bowen, Joseph Larmor, Vladimir Steklov, and Gerard K. O'Neill.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Mandelstam
1879 - 1944
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 531
Vikram Sarabhai
1919 - 1971
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 532
Gustave Trouvé
1839 - 1902
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 533
Maurice Karnaugh
1924 - 2022
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 534
Leona Woods
1919 - 1986
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 535
Ludvig Lorenz
1829 - 1891
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 536
August Beer
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 537
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster
1886 - 1950
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 538
William Robert Grove
1811 - 1896
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 539
Ira Sprague Bowen
1898 - 1973
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 540
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 541
Vladimir Steklov
1864 - 1926
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 542
Gerard K. O'Neill
1927 - 1992
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 543
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1825, August Beer ranks 56. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia, Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl Möbius, Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Jean-Baptiste Arban, and Aníbal Pinto. After him are Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Domenico Agostini, Giuseppe Prinzi, Francesco Faà di Bruno, August von Pelzeln, and Mårten Eskil Winge. Among people deceased in 1863, August Beer ranks 32. Before him are Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony, Kamehameha IV, Salomon Müller, Ignacio Comonfort, Christian von Steven, and Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark. After him are Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, William John Burchell, Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, Ludwig Emil Grimm, Robert Gould Shaw, and Nikolai Turczaninow.
Others Born in 1825
Go to all RankingsGrand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1846
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 50
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1901
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 51
Karl Möbius
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 52
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1913
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 53
Jean-Baptiste Arban
MUSICIAN
1825 - 1889
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 54
Aníbal Pinto
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1884
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 55
August Beer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 56
Felix Hoppe-Seyler
CHEMIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 57
Domenico Agostini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1825 - 1891
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 58
Giuseppe Prinzi
SCULPTOR
1825 - 1895
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 59
Francesco Faà di Bruno
MATHEMATICIAN
1825 - 1888
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 60
August von Pelzeln
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1891
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 61
Mårten Eskil Winge
PAINTER
1825 - 1896
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1863
Go to all RankingsPrincess Maria Augusta of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1782 - 1863
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 26
Kamehameha IV
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1863
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 27
Salomon Müller
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1863
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 28
Ignacio Comonfort
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1863
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 29
Christian von Steven
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1863
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 30
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1863
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 31
August Beer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 32
Giuseppe Gioachino Belli
WRITER
1791 - 1863
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 33
William John Burchell
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1863
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 34
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1863
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 35
Ludwig Emil Grimm
PAINTER
1790 - 1863
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 36
Robert Gould Shaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1863
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 37
Nikolai Turczaninow
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1863
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 38
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, August Beer ranks 3,610 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Bernhard Meyer (1840), Paul Bader (1883), Kornelia Ender (1958), Else Krüger (1915), Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau (1682), and Conrad Albrecht (1880). After him are Siegfried Rauch (1932), Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1560), Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1712), Maurice d'Elbée (1752), Heinz Kwiatkowski (1926), and Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (1650).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAdolf Bernhard Meyer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1840 - 1911
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,604
Paul Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1971
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,605
Kornelia Ender
SWIMMER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,606
Else Krüger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2005
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3,607
Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1682 - 1750
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3,608
Conrad Albrecht
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1969
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3,609
August Beer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3,610
Siegfried Rauch
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3,611
Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1604
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 3,612
Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1775
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3,613
Maurice d'Elbée
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1794
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3,614
Heinz Kwiatkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3,615
Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1710
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3,616
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, August Beer ranks 76. Before him are Johann Christian Poggendorff (1796), Heinrich Rubens (1865), Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann (1826), Emil Warburg (1846), Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (1886), and Charles Galton Darwin (1887). After him are Pief Panofsky (1919), Woldemar Voigt (1850), Ursula Franklin (1921), Georg Adolf Erman (1806), Otto Lehmann (1855), and Gustav Mie (1868).
Johann Christian Poggendorff
1796 - 1877
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 70
Heinrich Rubens
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 71
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 72
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 73
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
1886 - 1957
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 74
Charles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 75
August Beer
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 76
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 77
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 78
Ursula Franklin
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 79
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 80
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 81
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 82