ENGINEER
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893

Franz Grashof
Franz Grashof (11 July 1826 – 26 October 1893) was a German engineer. He was a professor of Applied Mechanics at the Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Grashof is the 205th most popular engineer (down from 196th in 2019), the 3,627th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,372nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Franz Grashof ranks 205 out of 389. Before him are François Hennebique, Vasily Mishin, Adolphe Alphand, Eugene Stoner, Arthur Morin, and Evgeny Paton. After him are William Playfair, Emily Warren Roebling, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Michele Besso, Robert Maillart, and Émile Levassor.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Hennebique
1842 - 1921
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 199
Vasily Mishin
1917 - 2001
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 200
Adolphe Alphand
1817 - 1891
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 201
Eugene Stoner
1922 - 1997
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 202
Arthur Morin
1795 - 1880
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 203
Evgeny Paton
1870 - 1953
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 204
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 205
William Playfair
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 206
Emily Warren Roebling
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 207
Alexander Kemurdzhian
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 208
Michele Besso
1873 - 1955
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 209
Robert Maillart
1872 - 1940
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 210
Émile Levassor
1843 - 1897
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 211
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Franz Grashof ranks 40. Before him are Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Hormuzd Rassam, Richard Christopher Carrington, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, and İbrahim Şinasi. After him are Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Charles Barbier de Meynard, Romuald Traugutt, Johann Köler, Lea Ahlborn, and Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen. Among people deceased in 1893, Franz Grashof ranks 48. Before him are Nikolai Zverev, Pierre Tirard, Tivadar Puskás, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, and John Atkinson Grimshaw. After him are Anton von Schmerling, Grigor Parlichev, Concepción Arenal, Arabo, Georgi Pulevski, and John Abbott.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsErnst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1908
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 34
Hormuzd Rassam
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 35
Richard Christopher Carrington
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1875
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 36
Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1899
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 37
Princess Alexandra of Bavaria
WRITER
1826 - 1875
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 38
İbrahim Şinasi
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 39
Franz Grashof
ENGINEER
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 40
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1896
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 41
Charles Barbier de Meynard
HISTORIAN
1826 - 1908
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 42
Romuald Traugutt
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1864
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 43
Johann Köler
PAINTER
1826 - 1899
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 44
Lea Ahlborn
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1897
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 45
Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
CHEMIST
1826 - 1909
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsNikolai Zverev
MUSICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 42
Pierre Tirard
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1893
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 43
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 44
Antonio Ghislanzoni
WRITER
1824 - 1893
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 45
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
INVENTOR
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 46
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 47
Franz Grashof
ENGINEER
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 48
Anton von Schmerling
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1893
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 49
Grigor Parlichev
WRITER
1830 - 1893
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 50
Concepción Arenal
WRITER
1820 - 1893
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Arabo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1893
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 52
Georgi Pulevski
WRITER
1817 - 1893
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 53
John Abbott
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1893
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 54
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Grashof ranks 3,629 out of 7,253. Before him are Emilie of Saxony (1516), Ubbo Emmius (1547), Conrad of Urach (1170), William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1625), Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987), and Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754). After him are Emil von Sauer (1862), Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817), Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1879), Paul Deussen (1845), Karl Binding (1841), and Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEmilie of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1591
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,623
Ubbo Emmius
HISTORIAN
1547 - 1625
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,624
Conrad of Urach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1170 - 1227
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,625
William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
POLITICIAN
1625 - 1681
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,626
Kevin-Prince Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,627
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
COMPOSER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,628
Franz Grashof
ENGINEER
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,629
Emil von Sauer
COMPOSER
1862 - 1942
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,630
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1908
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 3,631
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
COMPANION
1879 - 1945
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,632
Paul Deussen
PHILOSOPHER
1845 - 1919
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,633
Karl Binding
LAWYER
1841 - 1920
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,634
Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,635
Among ENGINEERS In Germany
Among engineers born in Germany, Franz Grashof ranks 26. Before him are Walter Hohmann (1880), Anton Flettner (1885), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), Hugo Eckener (1868), Peter Hirsch (1925), and Gustave Whitehead (1874). After him are Johann Georg Halske (1814), Arthur Rudolph (1906), Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), Paul Mauser (1838), Gerhard Fieseler (1896), and Oskar von Miller (1855).
Walter Hohmann
1880 - 1945
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 20
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 21
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
1935 - 2012
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 22
Hugo Eckener
1868 - 1954
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 23
Peter Hirsch
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 24
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 25
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 26
Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 27
Arthur Rudolph
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 28
Ferdinand Mannlicher
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 29
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 30
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 31
Oskar von Miller
1855 - 1934
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 32