PSYCHOLOGIST
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878

Ernst Heinrich Weber
Ernst Heinrich Weber (; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 24 June 1795 – 26 January 1878) was a German physician who is considered one of the founders of experimental psychology. Ernst Weber was born into an academic background, with his father serving as a professor at the University of Wittenberg. Weber became a doctor, specializing in anatomy and physiology. Two of his younger brothers, Wilhelm and Eduard, were also influential in academia, both as scientists with one specializing in physics and the other in anatomy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Heinrich Weber is the 49th most popular psychologist (up from 72nd in 2019), the 768th most popular biography from Germany (up from 965th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Psychologist.
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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS
Among psychologists, Ernst Heinrich Weber ranks 49 out of 235. Before him are Sabina Spielrein, Donald Winnicott, Wolfgang Köhler, Alfred Kinsey, Max Wertheimer, and Milton H. Erickson. After him are Elton Mayo, Kurt Koffka, Solomon Asch, Sándor Ferenczi, Martin Seligman, and Antonio Damasio.
Most Popular Psychologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSabina Spielrein
1885 - 1942
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 43
Donald Winnicott
1896 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 44
Wolfgang Köhler
1887 - 1967
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 45
Alfred Kinsey
1894 - 1956
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 46
Max Wertheimer
1880 - 1943
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 47
Milton H. Erickson
1901 - 1980
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 48
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 49
Elton Mayo
1880 - 1949
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 50
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 51
Solomon Asch
1907 - 1996
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 52
Sándor Ferenczi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 53
Martin Seligman
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 54
Antonio Damasio
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1795, Ernst Heinrich Weber ranks 9. Before him are Leopold von Ranke, John Keats, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Thomas Carlyle, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. After him are Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, Antonio José de Sucre, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Dred Scott, and Saverio Mercadante. Among people deceased in 1878, Ernst Heinrich Weber ranks 12. Before him are Joseph Henry, Julius von Mayer, Charles-François Daubigny, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Elias Magnus Fries, and George V of Hanover. After him are Angelo Secchi, Władysław Tarnowski, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Antoine César Becquerel, Henri Victor Regnault, and Nikolay Nekrasov.
Others Born in 1795
Go to all RankingsLeopold 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
Saverio Mercadante
COMPOSER
1795 - 1870
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1878
Go to all RankingsJoseph Henry
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 6
Julius von Mayer
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1878
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 7
Charles-François Daubigny
PAINTER
1817 - 1878
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 8
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
COMPANION
1806 - 1878
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 9
Elias Magnus Fries
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1878
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 10
George V of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1878
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 11
Ernst Heinrich Weber
PSYCHOLOGIST
1795 - 1878
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 12
Angelo Secchi
ASTRONOMER
1818 - 1878
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 13
Władysław Tarnowski
WRITER
1836 - 1878
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 14
Mirza Fatali Akhundov
WRITER
1812 - 1878
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 15
Antoine César Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1788 - 1878
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 16
Henri Victor Regnault
CHEMIST
1810 - 1878
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 17
Nikolay Nekrasov
WRITER
1821 - 1878
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ernst Heinrich Weber ranks 768 out of 7,253. Before him are Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873), Berti Vogts (1946), Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), George V of Hanover (1819), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), and Werner Mölders (1913). After him are Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Anna Seghers (1900), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914), Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645), and Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPavlo Skoropadskyi
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1945
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 762
Berti Vogts
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 763
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 764
George V of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1878
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 765
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 766
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 767
Ernst Heinrich Weber
PSYCHOLOGIST
1795 - 1878
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 768
Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 769
Albert of Brandenburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1490 - 1545
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 770
Anna Seghers
WRITER
1900 - 1983
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 771
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 772
Johann Ambrosius Bach
COMPOSER
1645 - 1695
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 773
Nicolaus Zinzendorf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1760
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 774
Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In Germany
Among psychologists born in Germany, Ernst Heinrich Weber ranks 7. Before him are Erich Fromm (1900), Wilhelm Wundt (1832), Erik Erikson (1902), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), Karen Horney (1885), and Hans Eysenck (1916). After him are Kurt Koffka (1886), Fritz Perls (1893), William Stern (1871), Karl Bühler (1879), Karl Abraham (1877), and Ernst Kretschmer (1888).
Erich Fromm
1900 - 1980
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Wundt
1832 - 1920
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 2
Erik Erikson
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 3
Hermann Ebbinghaus
1850 - 1909
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 4
Karen Horney
1885 - 1952
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 5
Hans Eysenck
1916 - 1997
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Ernst Heinrich Weber
1795 - 1878
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 7
Kurt Koffka
1886 - 1941
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 8
Fritz Perls
1893 - 1970
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 9
William Stern
1871 - 1938
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 10
Karl Bühler
1879 - 1963
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 11
Karl Abraham
1877 - 1925
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 12
Ernst Kretschmer
1888 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 13