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Franz Josef Gerstner

1756 - 1832

Franz Josef Gerstner

Franz Josef Gerstner (from 1810 Franz Josef Ritter von Gerstner; Czech: František Josef Gerstner; 23 February 1756 – 25 July 1832) was a German-Bohemian physicist, astronomer and engineer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Josef Gerstner is the 712th most popular physicist (down from 656th in 2019), the 688th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 598th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 712 out of 851. Before him are Ayşe Erzan, William D. Coolidge, Grigory Landsberg, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Jürgen Kurths, and Antonius van den Broek. After him are Harold Agnew, Leonard Mlodinow, Joseph Polchinski, Charlotte Froese Fischer, Bruno Zumino, and Elliott H. Lieb.

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Ayşe Erzan
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 706
William D. Coolidge
1873 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 707
Grigory Landsberg
1890 - 1957
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 708
Andreas von Ettingshausen
1796 - 1878
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 709
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 710
Antonius van den Broek
1870 - 1926
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 711
Franz Josef Gerstner
1756 - 1832
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 712
Harold Agnew
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 713
Leonard Mlodinow
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 714
Joseph Polchinski
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 715
Charlotte Froese Fischer
1929 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 716
Bruno Zumino
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 717
Elliott H. Lieb
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 718

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1756, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 43. Before him are Herman of Alaska, François Chabot, Everard Home, Georg Friedrich von Martens, Thomas Linley the younger, and Willem Bilderdijk. After him are Michael von Kienmayer, and Christian Gottfried Körner. Among people deceased in 1832, Franz Josef Gerstner ranks 44. Before him are Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Johann Friedrich Adam, George Crabbe, Everard Home, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and Barnaba Oriani. After him is Philip Freneau.

Others Born in 1756

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Herman of Alaska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1756 - 1837
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 37
François Chabot
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1794
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 38
Everard Home
BIOLOGIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 39
Georg Friedrich von Martens
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1821
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 40
Thomas Linley the younger
COMPOSER
1756 - 1778
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 41
Willem Bilderdijk
WRITER
1756 - 1831
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 42
Franz Josef Gerstner
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 43
Michael von Kienmayer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1756 - 1828
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 44
Christian Gottfried Körner
LAWYER
1756 - 1831
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 45

Others Deceased in 1832

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Marie-Jeanne de Lalande
MATHEMATICIAN
1768 - 1832
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 38
Johann Friedrich Adam
BIOLOGIST
1780 - 1832
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 39
George Crabbe
WRITER
1754 - 1832
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 40
Everard Home
BIOLOGIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 41
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1832
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 42
Barnaba Oriani
ASTRONOMER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 43
Franz Josef Gerstner
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 44
Philip Freneau
WRITER
1752 - 1832
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 45