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Carl Humann
1839 - 1896

Carl Humann
Carl Humann (first name also Karl; 4 January 1839 – 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist. He discovered the Pergamon Altar. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Humann is the 321st most popular architect (down from 318th in 2019), the 3,597th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,489th in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Architect.
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Carl Humann ranks 321 out of 518. Before him are Ineni, Heinrich Tessenow, Galeazzo Alessi, Christian Frederik Hansen, George Bähr, and Libéral Bruant. After him are Louis Visconti, Edwin Lutyens, Aristotele Fioravanti, Moshe Safdie, Władysław Horodecki, and Giuseppe Valadier.
Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIneni
1550 BC - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 315
Heinrich Tessenow
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 316
Galeazzo Alessi
1512 - 1572
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 317
Christian Frederik Hansen
1756 - 1845
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 318
George Bähr
1666 - 1738
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 319
Libéral Bruant
1636 - 1697
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 320
Carl Humann
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 321
Louis Visconti
1791 - 1853
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 322
Edwin Lutyens
1869 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 323
Aristotele Fioravanti
1415 - 1486
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 324
Moshe Safdie
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 325
Władysław Horodecki
1863 - 1930
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 326
Giuseppe Valadier
1762 - 1839
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 327
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, Carl Humann ranks 59. Before him are Georges Rayet, Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, George Clement Perkins, Nils Christoffer Dunér, August W. Eichler, and Gustave Trouvé. After him are Bernardino Caballero, Luigi Pelloux, Jakob Hurt, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Marianne Hainisch, and James Crafts. Among people deceased in 1896, Carl Humann ranks 57. Before him are Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Giuseppe Fiorelli, Simeon Bavier, Charilaos Trikoupis, Ferdinand von Mueller, and Walthère Frère-Orban. After him are William Robert Grove, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Mathew Brady, Amelia Dyer, Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, and Alexey Bogolyubov.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsGeorges Rayet
ASTRONOMER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 53
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
NOBLEMAN
1839 - 1872
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 54
George Clement Perkins
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1923
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 55
Nils Christoffer Dunér
ASTRONOMER
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 56
August W. Eichler
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1887
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 57
Gustave Trouvé
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1902
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 58
Carl Humann
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 59
Bernardino Caballero
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1912
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 60
Luigi Pelloux
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1924
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 61
Jakob Hurt
WRITER
1839 - 1907
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 62
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 63
Marianne Hainisch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1839 - 1936
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 64
James Crafts
CHEMIST
1839 - 1917
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1896
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Apthorp Gould
ASTRONOMER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 51
Giuseppe Fiorelli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1823 - 1896
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 52
Simeon Bavier
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 53
Charilaos Trikoupis
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1896
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 54
Ferdinand von Mueller
PHYSICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 55
Walthère Frère-Orban
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1896
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 56
Carl Humann
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 57
William Robert Grove
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1896
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 58
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1896
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 59
Mathew Brady
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1822 - 1896
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 60
Amelia Dyer
EXTREMIST
1837 - 1896
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 61
Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1823 - 1896
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 62
Alexey Bogolyubov
PAINTER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 63
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl Humann ranks 3,599 out of 7,253. Before him are Ida Straus (1849), Theodoric of Freiberg (1250), Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905), Karl Blossfeldt (1865), Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811), and Franz John (1872). After him are Rudolf Schlechter (1872), Georg Heinrich von Görtz (1668), Henriette Sontag (1806), Carl Gustav Witt (1866), Adolf Bernhard Meyer (1840), and Paul Bader (1883).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsIda Straus
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1912
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,593
Theodoric of Freiberg
PHILOSOPHER
1250 - 1310
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,594
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
LAWYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,595
Karl Blossfeldt
PHOTOGRAPHER
1865 - 1932
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,596
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1873
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3,597
Franz John
SOCCER PLAYER
1872 - 1952
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3,598
Carl Humann
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3,599
Rudolf Schlechter
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1925
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3,600
Georg Heinrich von Görtz
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1719
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,601
Henriette Sontag
SINGER
1806 - 1854
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,602
Carl Gustav Witt
ASTRONOMER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,603
Adolf Bernhard Meyer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1840 - 1911
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,604
Paul Bader
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1971
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 3,605
Among ARCHITECTS In Germany
Among architects born in Germany, Carl Humann ranks 38. Before him are Friedrich von Gärtner (1791), Dominikus Zimmermann (1685), Ernst Ziller (1837), Ernst May (1886), Paul Wallot (1841), and Heinrich Tessenow (1876). After him are Albert Kahn (1869), Peter Joseph Lenné (1789), Rudolf Wolters (1903), Herman Sörgel (1885), Martin Gropius (1824), and Wilhelm Kreis (1873).
Friedrich von Gärtner
1791 - 1847
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 32
Dominikus Zimmermann
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 33
Ernst Ziller
1837 - 1923
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 34
Ernst May
1886 - 1970
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 35
Paul Wallot
1841 - 1912
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 36
Heinrich Tessenow
1876 - 1950
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 37
Carl Humann
1839 - 1896
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 38
Albert Kahn
1869 - 1942
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 39
Peter Joseph Lenné
1789 - 1866
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 40
Rudolf Wolters
1903 - 1983
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 41
Herman Sörgel
1885 - 1952
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 42
Martin Gropius
1824 - 1880
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Kreis
1873 - 1955
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 44