PHYSICIST
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783

Christian Mayer
Christian Mayer (20 August 1719 Mederitz – 16 April 1783 in Mannheim) was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Mayer is the 491st most popular physicist (down from 462nd in 2019), the 369th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 319th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Christian Mayer ranks 491 out of 851. Before him are Johann Heinrich Schulze, Robert Brout, Macedonio Melloni, Theodore Hall, Jayant Narlikar, and Johann Christian Poggendorff. After him are Toshiko Yuasa, Meghnad Saha, Augusto Righi, Heinrich Rubens, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, and Emil Warburg.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Heinrich Schulze
1687 - 1744
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 485
Robert Brout
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 486
Macedonio Melloni
1798 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 487
Theodore Hall
1925 - 1999
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 488
Jayant Narlikar
1938 - 2025
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 489
Johann Christian Poggendorff
1796 - 1877
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 490
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 491
Toshiko Yuasa
1909 - 1980
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 492
Meghnad Saha
1893 - 1956
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 493
Augusto Righi
1850 - 1920
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 494
Heinrich Rubens
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 495
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
1826 - 1899
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 496
Emil Warburg
1846 - 1931
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 497
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1719, Christian Mayer ranks 11. Before him are Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Jacques Cazotte, Gottfried Achenwall, Adel Shah, and Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Pierre Poivre, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, and Thomas Gage. Among people deceased in 1783, Christian Mayer ranks 15. Before him are Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Grigory Orlov, Johann Kirnberger, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Johann Jakob Bodmer, and Benedict Joseph Labre. After him are Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Nikita Ivanovich Panin, William Hunter, Ignaz Holzbauer, and Alexander Ablesimov.
Others Born in 1719
Go to all RankingsXenia of Saint Petersburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1719 - 1803
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 5
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1765
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 6
Jacques Cazotte
WRITER
1719 - 1792
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 7
Gottfried Achenwall
HISTORIAN
1719 - 1772
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 8
Adel Shah
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1749
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 9
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1763
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 10
Christian Mayer
PHYSICIST
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 11
Pierre Poivre
EXPLORER
1719 - 1786
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 12
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 13
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
MATHEMATICIAN
1719 - 1800
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 14
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
PAINTER
1719 - 1795
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 15
Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1798
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 16
Thomas Gage
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1719 - 1787
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1783
Go to all RankingsPrincess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1783
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 9
Grigory Orlov
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1783
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 10
Johann Kirnberger
COMPOSER
1721 - 1783
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 11
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
SCULPTOR
1736 - 1783
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 12
Johann Jakob Bodmer
WRITER
1698 - 1783
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 13
Benedict Joseph Labre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1748 - 1783
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 14
Christian Mayer
PHYSICIST
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 15
Gerhard Friedrich Müller
HISTORIAN
1705 - 1783
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 16
Nikita Ivanovich Panin
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 17
William Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 18
Ignaz Holzbauer
COMPOSER
1711 - 1783
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 19
Alexander Ablesimov
WRITER
1742 - 1783
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 20
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Christian Mayer ranks 369 out of 1,200. Before him are Václav Talich (1883), Tom Stoppard (1937), Melchior Grodziecki (1584), Fritz Mauthner (1849), Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868), and Marta Kubišová (1942). After him are Zdeněk Fierlinger (1891), Gabriel von Max (1840), Ivan Mládek (1942), Otakar Vávra (1911), Antonín Vranický (1761), and Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsVáclav Talich
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1961
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 363
Tom Stoppard
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 364
Melchior Grodziecki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1584 - 1619
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 365
Fritz Mauthner
WRITER
1849 - 1923
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 366
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1945
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 367
Marta Kubišová
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 368
Christian Mayer
PHYSICIST
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 369
Zdeněk Fierlinger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 370
Gabriel von Max
PAINTER
1840 - 1915
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 371
Ivan Mládek
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 372
Otakar Vávra
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2011
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 373
Antonín Vranický
COMPOSER
1761 - 1820
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 374
Jan Svatopluk Presl
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1849
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 375
Among PHYSICISTS In Czechia
Among physicists born in Czechia, Christian Mayer ranks 3. Before him are Ernst Mach (1838), and Peter Grünberg (1939). After him are Franz Josef Gerstner (1756), and Emil Wolf (1922).
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 1
Peter Grünberg
1939 - 2018
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 2
Christian Mayer
1719 - 1783
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 3
Franz Josef Gerstner
1756 - 1832
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 4
Emil Wolf
1922 - 2018
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 5