GEOLOGIST

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

1829 - 1884

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

Christian Gottlieb Ferdinand Ritter von Hochstetter (30 April 1829 – 18 July 1884) was a German-Austrian geologist. In 1857 he was appointed geologist on the Austrian Novara expedition to New Zealand, collecting natural history specimens and producing the first geological map of New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand von Hochstetter is the 60th most popular geologist (down from 52nd in 2019), the 4,591st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,457th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Ferdinand von Hochstetter ranks 60 out of 90. Before him are John Phillips, Gerard De Geer, Paul Niggli, Archibald Geikie, James Hall, and Hugo Benioff. After him are Oskar Lenz, Pentti Eskola, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, and Rudolf Geiger.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 54
Gerard De Geer
1858 - 1943
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 55
Paul Niggli
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 56
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 57
James Hall
1811 - 1898
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 58
Hugo Benioff
1899 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 59
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 61
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 62
Reginald Aldworth Daly
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 63
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 64
Richard Kirwan
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 65
Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 66

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Ferdinand von Hochstetter ranks 60. Before him are Lester Allan Pelton, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer, Laura Bridgman, José López Domínguez, and Mikayel Nalbandian. After him are Frederick Sandys, August Malmström, Théodore Aubanel, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Edwin Long, and Epameinondas Deligeorgis. Among people deceased in 1884, Ferdinand von Hochstetter ranks 58. Before him are Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Buenaventura Báez, Jean-Augustin Barral, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, Heinrich Göppert, and Daniel Harrwitz. After him are Andon Bedros IX Hassoun, John Hutton Balfour, Judah P. Benjamin, Menyhért Lónyay, Arnold Henry Guyot, and Heinrich Laube.

Others Born in 1829

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Lester Allan Pelton
INVENTOR
1829 - 1908
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 54
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
MUSICIAN
1829 - 1869
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 55
Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1927
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 56
Laura Bridgman
WRITER
1829 - 1889
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 57
José López Domínguez
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1911
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 58
Mikayel Nalbandian
WRITER
1829 - 1866
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 59
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
Frederick Sandys
PAINTER
1829 - 1904
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 61
August Malmström
PAINTER
1829 - 1901
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 62
Théodore Aubanel
WRITER
1829 - 1886
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 63
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 64
Edwin Long
PAINTER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 65
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1879
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 66

Others Deceased in 1884

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Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1884
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 52
Buenaventura Báez
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1884
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 53
Jean-Augustin Barral
ENGINEER
1819 - 1884
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 54
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1884
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 55
Heinrich Göppert
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 56
Daniel Harrwitz
CHESS PLAYER
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 57
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 58
Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 59
John Hutton Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1884
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 60
Judah P. Benjamin
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1884
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 61
Menyhért Lónyay
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1884
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 62
Arnold Henry Guyot
GEOGRAPHER
1807 - 1884
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 63
Heinrich Laube
WRITER
1806 - 1884
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 64

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand von Hochstetter ranks 4,594 out of 7,253. Before him are Willibald Kreß (1906), Oskar Vogt (1870), Augustin Hirschvogel (1503), Claus Offe (1940), Princess Margarita of Baden (1932), and Axel von dem Bussche (1919). After him are Dankmar Adler (1844), Eugen Bolz (1881), Charles-Mathias Simons (1802), Joseph Hergenröther (1824), Friedrich Kluge (1856), and Willi Horn (1909).

Others born in Germany

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Willibald Kreß
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 4,588
Oskar Vogt
PHYSICIAN
1870 - 1959
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,589
Augustin Hirschvogel
PAINTER
1503 - 1553
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,590
Claus Offe
SOCIOLOGIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,591
Princess Margarita of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4,592
Axel von dem Bussche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1993
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,593
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,594
Dankmar Adler
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1900
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,595
Eugen Bolz
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1945
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4,596
Charles-Mathias Simons
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,597
Joseph Hergenröther
HISTORIAN
1824 - 1890
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,598
Friedrich Kluge
LINGUIST
1856 - 1926
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,599
Willi Horn
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4,600