BIOLOGIST
Franz Unger
1800 - 1870

Franz Unger
Franz Joseph Andreas Nicolaus Unger (30 November 1800 in Gut Amthof near village Leutschach in Styria, Austria – 13 February 1870 in Graz) was an Austrian botanist, paleontologist and plant physiologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Unger is the 801st most popular biologist (down from 584th in 2019), the 851st most popular biography from Austria (down from 755th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Austrian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Franz Unger ranks 801 out of 1,097. Before him are Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein, Ole Borch, David Suzuki, Jan Frederik Gronovius, John Jacob Abel, and Edmund Reitter. After him are Henry Nicholas Ridley, Tommaso Salvadori, Lilian Gibbs, Jane Colden, Ludwik Hirszfeld, and Giacomo Bresadola.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein
1768 - 1826
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 795
Ole Borch
1626 - 1690
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 796
David Suzuki
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 797
Jan Frederik Gronovius
1686 - 1762
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 798
John Jacob Abel
1857 - 1938
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 799
Edmund Reitter
1845 - 1920
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 800
Franz Unger
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 801
Henry Nicholas Ridley
1855 - 1956
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 802
Tommaso Salvadori
1835 - 1923
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 803
Lilian Gibbs
1870 - 1925
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 804
Jane Colden
1724 - 1766
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 805
Ludwik Hirszfeld
1884 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 806
Giacomo Bresadola
1847 - 1929
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 807
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, Franz Unger ranks 65. Before him are Nat Turner, Kitsos Tzavelas, Otto August Rosenberger, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, and John Phillips. After him are Sayed Morad Khan, Heinrich Göppert, Osip Senkovsky, Ali Shah Durrani, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, and Christian Lassen. Among people deceased in 1870, Franz Unger ranks 54. Before him are Johann Heinrich Blasius, Carlos Soublette, Auguste Duméril, Christian Albrecht Jensen, Carl August von Steinheil, and Juan Crisóstomo Falcón. After him are Jules Pierre Rambur, Albrecht von Graefe, Charles Joseph Minard, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Joséphine Fodor, and Michael William Balfe.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsNat Turner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1831
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 59
Kitsos Tzavelas
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1865
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 60
Otto August Rosenberger
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1890
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 61
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
CHESS PLAYER
1800 - 1872
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 62
Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1868
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 63
John Phillips
GEOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 64
Franz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 65
Sayed Morad Khan
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1789
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 66
Heinrich Göppert
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 67
Osip Senkovsky
WRITER
1800 - 1858
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 68
Ali Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1900
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 69
Gilbert Thomas Burnett
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1835
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 70
Christian Lassen
WRITER
1800 - 1876
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 1870
Go to all RankingsJohann Heinrich Blasius
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 48
Carlos Soublette
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1870
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 49
Auguste Duméril
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1870
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 50
Christian Albrecht Jensen
PAINTER
1792 - 1870
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 51
Carl August von Steinheil
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 52
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1870
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 53
Franz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 54
Jules Pierre Rambur
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 55
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 56
Charles Joseph Minard
ENGINEER
1781 - 1870
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 57
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 58
Joséphine Fodor
SINGER
1789 - 1870
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 59
Michael William Balfe
COMPOSER
1808 - 1870
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 60
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Franz Unger ranks 851 out of 1,424. Before him are Christian Schwarz-Schilling (1930), Baron Karl von Hasenauer (1833), Erik Schinegger (1948), Rudolf Raftl (1911), Leopold Vietoris (1891), and Trixi Schuba (1951). After him are Erwin Komenda (1904), Rudolf Viertl (1902), Franz Bartl (1915), Leopold Hofmann (1905), Bruno Pezzey (1955), and Joe May (1880).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsChristian Schwarz-Schilling
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 845
Baron Karl von Hasenauer
ARCHITECT
1833 - 1894
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 846
Erik Schinegger
SKIER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 847
Rudolf Raftl
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 848
Leopold Vietoris
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 2002
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 849
Trixi Schuba
SKATER
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 850
Franz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 851
Erwin Komenda
ENGINEER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 852
Rudolf Viertl
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1981
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 853
Franz Bartl
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1941
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 854
Leopold Hofmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 855
Bruno Pezzey
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 1994
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 856
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 857
Among BIOLOGISTS In Austria
Among biologists born in Austria, Franz Unger ranks 19. Before him are Joseph Rock (1884), Ignaz Schiffermüller (1727), Pál Kitaibel (1757), Josef August Schultes (1773), Richard Wettstein (1863), and Johann Natterer (1787). After him are Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878), and Angelika Amon (1967).
Joseph Rock
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 13
Ignaz Schiffermüller
1727 - 1806
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 14
Pál Kitaibel
1757 - 1817
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 15
Josef August Schultes
1773 - 1831
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 16
Richard Wettstein
1863 - 1931
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 17
Johann Natterer
1787 - 1843
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 18
Franz Unger
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 19
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 20
Angelika Amon
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 21