BIOLOGIST
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876

Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (19 April 1795 – 27 June 1876) was a German naturalist, zoologist, botanist, comparative anatomist, geologist, and microscopist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and productive scientists of his time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg is the 103rd most popular biologist (up from 122nd in 2019), the 706th most popular biography from Germany (up from 973rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Biologist.
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg is most famous for his discovery of the bacteria that causes cholera.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 103 out of 1,097. Before him are Pierre André Latreille, Nikolai Vavilov, Erwin Neher, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Janaki Ammal, and Ulisse Aldrovandi. After him are Georges J. F. Köhler, Philip Miller, Jean-Henri Fabre, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, and Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre André Latreille
1762 - 1833
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 97
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 98
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 99
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
1787 - 1869
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 100
Janaki Ammal
1897 - 1984
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 101
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 102
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 103
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 104
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 105
Jean-Henri Fabre
1823 - 1915
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 106
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
1778 - 1858
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 107
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 108
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1761 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 109
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1795, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 8. Before him are Frederick William IV of Prussia, Leopold von Ranke, John Keats, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Thomas Carlyle, and Pavel Jozef Šafárik. After him are Ernst Heinrich Weber, Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, Antonio José de Sucre, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, and Dred Scott. Among people deceased in 1876, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 11. Before him are Antonio López de Santa Anna, Karl Ernst von Baer, George Armstrong Custer, Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Truganini, and Catherine Labouré. After him are Ildefons Cerdà, Marie d'Agoult, George Smith, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Hristo Botev, and Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo.
Others Born in 1795
Go to all RankingsFrederick William IV of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 2
Leopold von Ranke
HISTORIAN
1795 - 1886
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 3
John Keats
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 4
Anna Pavlovna of Russia
COMPANION
1795 - 1865
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 5
Thomas Carlyle
PHILOSOPHER
1795 - 1881
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 6
Pavel Jozef Šafárik
WRITER
1795 - 1861
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 7
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 8
Ernst Heinrich Weber
PSYCHOLOGIST
1795 - 1878
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 9
Rowland Hill
INVENTOR
1795 - 1879
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 10
Gabriel Lamé
MATHEMATICIAN
1795 - 1870
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 11
Antonio José de Sucre
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1830
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1840
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 13
Dred Scott
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1858
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1876
Go to all RankingsAntonio López de Santa Anna
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1876
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 5
Karl Ernst von Baer
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1876
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 6
George Armstrong Custer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1876
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 7
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
COMPANION
1807 - 1876
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 8
Truganini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1812 - 1876
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 9
Catherine Labouré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1876
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 10
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 11
Ildefons Cerdà
ENGINEER
1815 - 1876
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 12
Marie d'Agoult
WRITER
1805 - 1876
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
George Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1876
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 14
Antoine Jérôme Balard
CHEMIST
1802 - 1876
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 15
Hristo Botev
WRITER
1848 - 1876
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 16
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
NOBLEMAN
1847 - 1876
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 17
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 706 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Robert Huber (1937), Walter Hallstein (1901), Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), and Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574). After him are Richard Baer (1911), Hans Morgenthau (1904), Ernst Udet (1896), Julia Drusilla (16), Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846), and Frank Farian (1941).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohannes Peter Müller
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1858
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 700
Robert Huber
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 701
Walter Hallstein
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1982
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 702
Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1867
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 703
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 704
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 705
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 706
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 707
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 708
Ernst Udet
PILOT
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 709
Julia Drusilla
POLITICIAN
16 - 38
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 710
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1930
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 711
Frank Farian
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 712
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg ranks 14. Before him are Hans Spemann (1869), August Weismann (1834), Katherine Oppenheimer (1910), Ernst Mayr (1904), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942), and Erwin Neher (1944). After him are Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748), Bernard Katz (1911), Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709), and Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739).
Hans Spemann
1869 - 1941
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 8
August Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 9
Katherine Oppenheimer
1910 - 1972
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 10
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 11
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 12
Erwin Neher
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 13
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 14
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 15
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
1771 - 1853
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 16
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 17
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 19
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 20