CHEMIST
Christian Gmelin
1792 - 1860

Christian Gmelin
Christian Gottlob Gmelin (12 October 1792 – 13 May 1860) was a German chemist. He was born in Tübingen, Holy Roman Empire, and was a grandson of Johann Konrad Gmelin and a great-grandson of Johann Georg Gmelin. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Gmelin is the 429th most popular chemist (up from 493rd in 2019), the 3,558th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,565th in 2019) and the 74th most popular German Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Christian Gmelin ranks 429 out of 602. Before him are Coenraad Johannes van Houten, Hugo Schiff, Claudine Picardet, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Maud Menten, and Georges Urbain. After him are Jacques-Louis Soret, Albert Niemann, Joseph Bienaimé Caventou, Hans Tropsch, Louis Le Chatelier, and William Gregor.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCoenraad Johannes van Houten
1801 - 1887
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 423
Hugo Schiff
1834 - 1915
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 424
Claudine Picardet
1735 - 1820
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 425
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
1847 - 1931
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 426
Maud Menten
1879 - 1960
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 427
Georges Urbain
1872 - 1938
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 428
Christian Gmelin
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 429
Jacques-Louis Soret
1827 - 1890
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 430
Albert Niemann
1834 - 1861
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 431
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
1795 - 1877
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 432
Hans Tropsch
1889 - 1935
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 433
Louis Le Chatelier
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 434
William Gregor
1761 - 1817
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 435
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1792, Christian Gmelin ranks 46. Before him are Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Thomas Romney Robinson, Moritz Hauptmann, Lev Perovski, Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, and José Joaquín de Herrera. After him are Abraham Jacob van der Aa, George Cruikshank, Martin Ohm, Maria Quitéria, James Francis Stephens, and Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg. Among people deceased in 1860, Christian Gmelin ranks 39. Before him are Eduard Friedrich Eversmann, Ludwig Rellstab, Martin Rathke, Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, James Braid, and Johann Friedrich Klotzsch. After him are Tokugawa Nariaki, Louis Hersent, Duchess Marie of Württemberg, Charles Barry, Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, and Anders Sandøe Ørsted.
Others Born in 1792
Go to all RankingsJacques Ignace Hittorff
ARCHITECT
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 40
Thomas Romney Robinson
ASTRONOMER
1792 - 1882
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 41
Moritz Hauptmann
COMPOSER
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 42
Lev Perovski
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1856
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 43
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1792 - 1863
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 44
José Joaquín de Herrera
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1854
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 45
Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 46
Abraham Jacob van der Aa
WRITER
1792 - 1857
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 47
George Cruikshank
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1878
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 48
Martin Ohm
MATHEMATICIAN
1792 - 1872
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 49
Maria Quitéria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1792 - 1853
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 50
James Francis Stephens
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1852
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 51
Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1850
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1860
Go to all RankingsEduard Friedrich Eversmann
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1860
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 33
Ludwig Rellstab
WRITER
1799 - 1860
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 34
Martin Rathke
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1860
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 35
Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1860
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 36
James Braid
PHYSICIAN
1795 - 1860
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 37
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1860
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 38
Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 39
Tokugawa Nariaki
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1860
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 40
Louis Hersent
PAINTER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 41
Duchess Marie of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1799 - 1860
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 42
Charles Barry
ARCHITECT
1795 - 1860
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 43
Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient
SINGER
1804 - 1860
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 44
Anders Sandøe Ørsted
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1860
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 45
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christian Gmelin ranks 3,560 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Martens (1850), Lilli Lehmann (1848), Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1748), Franz Roth (1946), Johann Most (1846), and Josef Kammhuber (1896). After him are Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607), Wilhelm Jordan (1842), Georg von Langsdorff (1774), Heinrich Burger (1881), Friedrich Kirchner (1885), and Michael Weikath (1962).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAdolf Martens
INVENTOR
1850 - 1914
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,554
Lilli Lehmann
SINGER
1848 - 1929
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,555
Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1820
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,556
Franz Roth
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,557
Johann Most
WRITER
1846 - 1906
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,558
Josef Kammhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,559
Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,560
Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1607 - 1634
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,561
Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,562
Georg von Langsdorff
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1852
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,563
Heinrich Burger
SKATER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,564
Friedrich Kirchner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,565
Michael Weikath
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,566
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Christian Gmelin ranks 74. Before him are Otto Ambros (1901), Leonor Michaelis (1875), Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853), Walther Kossel (1888), Carl Graebe (1841), and Hugo Schiff (1834). After him are Albert Niemann (1834), Felix Hoppe-Seyler (1825), Michael Grätzel (1944), Carl Remigius Fresenius (1818), Benjamin List (1968), and Johann Schweigger (1779).
Otto Ambros
1901 - 1990
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 68
Leonor Michaelis
1875 - 1949
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 69
Ernst Otto Beckmann
1853 - 1923
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 70
Walther Kossel
1888 - 1956
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 71
Carl Graebe
1841 - 1927
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 72
Hugo Schiff
1834 - 1915
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 73
Christian Gmelin
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 74
Albert Niemann
1834 - 1861
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 75
Felix Hoppe-Seyler
1825 - 1895
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 76
Michael Grätzel
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 77
Carl Remigius Fresenius
1818 - 1897
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 78
Benjamin List
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 79
Johann Schweigger
1779 - 1857
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 80