PHYSICIST
Carl August von Steinheil
1801 - 1870

Carl August von Steinheil
Carl August von Steinheil (12 October 1801 – 14 September 1870) was a German physicist, inventor, engineer and astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl August von Steinheil is the 624th most popular physicist (down from 568th in 2019), the 4,208th most popular biography from France (down from 3,856th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Carl August von Steinheil ranks 624 out of 851. Before him are Heinrich Kayser, Jean Becquerel, Franco Rasetti, Abraham Alikhanov, Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, and Charles Kittel. After him are Harriet Brooks, Max Wien, Walther Müller, Georg Hermann Quincke, Ole Jacob Broch, and Robert R. Wilson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 618
Jean Becquerel
1878 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 619
Franco Rasetti
1901 - 2001
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 620
Abraham Alikhanov
1904 - 1970
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 621
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
1795 - 1871
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 622
Charles Kittel
1916 - 2019
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 623
Carl August von Steinheil
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 624
Harriet Brooks
1876 - 1933
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 625
Max Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 626
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 627
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 628
Ole Jacob Broch
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 629
Robert R. Wilson
1914 - 2000
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 630
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1801, Carl August von Steinheil ranks 73. Before him are Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Friedrich Frey-Herosé, František Škroup, Carlo Cattaneo, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, and Édouard Spach. After him are Ludwig Bechstein, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Jules Pierre Rambur, William Hallowes Miller, Robert J. Walker, and Athanasios Vouros. Among people deceased in 1870, Carl August von Steinheil ranks 52. Before him are Moshoeshoe I, Franz Josef Ruprecht, Johann Heinrich Blasius, Carlos Soublette, Auguste Duméril, and Christian Albrecht Jensen. After him are Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, Franz Unger, Jules Pierre Rambur, Albrecht von Graefe, Charles Joseph Minard, and Thomas Campbell Eyton.
Others Born in 1801
Go to all RankingsAdolf Fredrik Lindblad
COMPOSER
1801 - 1878
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 67
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 68
František Škroup
COMPOSER
1801 - 1862
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 69
Carlo Cattaneo
PHILOSOPHER
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 70
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 71
Édouard Spach
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1879
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 72
Carl August von Steinheil
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 73
Ludwig Bechstein
WRITER
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 74
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
ENGINEER
1801 - 1867
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 75
Jules Pierre Rambur
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 76
William Hallowes Miller
CHEMIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 77
Robert J. Walker
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1869
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 78
Athanasios Vouros
FENCER
1801 - 2000
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1870
Go to all RankingsMoshoeshoe I
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1870
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 46
Franz Josef Ruprecht
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 47
Johann Heinrich Blasius
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 48
Carlos Soublette
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1870
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 49
Auguste Duméril
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1870
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 50
Christian Albrecht Jensen
PAINTER
1792 - 1870
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 51
Carl August von Steinheil
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 52
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1870
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 53
Franz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 54
Jules Pierre Rambur
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 55
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 56
Charles Joseph Minard
ENGINEER
1781 - 1870
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 57
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 58
In France
Among people born in France, Carl August von Steinheil ranks 4,208 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Deloge (1874), Jean-Claude Andruet (1940), Annette Messager (1943), Clémence Royer (1830), Albert Capellani (1874), and Édouard Spach (1801). After him are Jean Guillou (1930), Jean Cugnot (1899), Mady Mesplé (1931), Michel Pécheux (1911), Grégory Coupet (1972), and Sébastien Ogier (1983).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHenri Deloge
ATHLETE
1874 - 1961
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,202
Jean-Claude Andruet
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,203
Annette Messager
ARTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,204
Clémence Royer
PHILOSOPHER
1830 - 1902
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,205
Albert Capellani
FILM DIRECTOR
1874 - 1931
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,206
Édouard Spach
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1879
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,207
Carl August von Steinheil
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 4,208
Jean Guillou
COMPOSER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,209
Jean Cugnot
CYCLIST
1899 - 1933
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,210
Mady Mesplé
SINGER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,211
Michel Pécheux
FENCER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,212
Grégory Coupet
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,213
Sébastien Ogier
RACING DRIVER
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,214
Among PHYSICISTS In France
Among physicists born in France, Carl August von Steinheil ranks 66. Before him are Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700), Claude Pouillet (1790), Marcel Brillouin (1854), Pierre Weiss (1865), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), and Jean Becquerel (1878). After him are Yvette Cauchois (1908), Ferdinand Monoyer (1836), Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791), Hubert Curien (1924), Jacques Friedel (1921), and Thibault Damour (1951).
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
1700 - 1782
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 60
Claude Pouillet
1790 - 1868
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 61
Marcel Brillouin
1854 - 1948
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 62
Pierre Weiss
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 63
Prosper-René Blondlot
1849 - 1930
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 64
Jean Becquerel
1878 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 65
Carl August von Steinheil
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 66
Yvette Cauchois
1908 - 1999
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 67
Ferdinand Monoyer
1836 - 1912
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 68
Alexis Thérèse Petit
1791 - 1820
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 69
Hubert Curien
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 70
Jacques Friedel
1921 - 2014
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 71
Thibault Damour
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 72