ARCHAEOLOGIST
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948

Franz Weidenreich
Franz Weidenreich (7 June 1873 – 11 July 1948) was a Jewish German anatomist and physical anthropologist who studied evolution. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Weidenreich is the 134th most popular archaeologist (down from 113th in 2019), the 5,331st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,853rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Franz Weidenreich ranks 134 out of 151. Before her are Karel Absolon, Muhibbe Darga, Grahame Clark, Boris Piotrovsky, Paolo Orsi, and James Prinsep. After her are Meave Leakey, Jale İnan, John M. Allegro, Miroslav Verner, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, and John Garstang.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarel Absolon
1877 - 1960
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 128
Muhibbe Darga
1921 - 2018
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 129
Grahame Clark
1907 - 1995
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 130
Boris Piotrovsky
1908 - 1990
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 131
Paolo Orsi
1859 - 1935
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 132
James Prinsep
1799 - 1840
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 133
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 134
Meave Leakey
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 135
Jale İnan
1914 - 2001
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 136
John M. Allegro
1923 - 1988
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 137
Miroslav Verner
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 138
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
1869 - 1926
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 139
John Garstang
1876 - 1956
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 140
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Franz Weidenreich ranks 186. Before her are George Orton, Lev Chugaev, Karl Jatho, Walter de la Mare, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, and Alphonse Kirchhoffer. After her are Juan Corzo, Leonid Leonidov, Michel Giacobini, Juliette Atkinson, August Rodenberg, and Halvdan Koht. Among people deceased in 1948, Franz Weidenreich ranks 183. Before her are Vasily Kachalov, Elissa Landi, Claude McKay, Amir Sjarifuddin, Carl Abrahamsson, and Arthur Whitten Brown. After her are Frank Benford, Susan Glaspell, Edgar Kennedy, James Young, Poul Heegaard, and Warren William.
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsGeorge Orton
SOCCER PLAYER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 180
Lev Chugaev
CHEMIST
1873 - 1922
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 181
Karl Jatho
INVENTOR
1873 - 1933
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 182
Walter de la Mare
WRITER
1873 - 1956
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 183
Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1925
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 184
Alphonse Kirchhoffer
FENCER
1873 - 1913
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 185
Franz Weidenreich
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 186
Juan Corzo
CHESS PLAYER
1873 - 1941
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 187
Leonid Leonidov
ACTOR
1873 - 1941
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 188
Michel Giacobini
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1938
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 189
Juliette Atkinson
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1944
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 190
August Rodenberg
ATHLETE
1873 - 1933
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 191
Halvdan Koht
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1965
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 192
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsVasily Kachalov
ACTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 177
Elissa Landi
ACTOR
1904 - 1948
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 178
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 179
Amir Sjarifuddin
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1948
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 180
Carl Abrahamsson
ATHLETE
1896 - 1948
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 181
Arthur Whitten Brown
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 182
Franz Weidenreich
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 183
Frank Benford
PHYSICIST
1883 - 1948
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 184
Susan Glaspell
WRITER
1876 - 1948
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 185
Edgar Kennedy
ACTOR
1890 - 1948
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 186
James Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1872 - 1948
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 187
Poul Heegaard
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1948
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 188
Warren William
ACTOR
1894 - 1948
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 189
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Franz Weidenreich ranks 5,334 out of 7,253. Before her are Andreas Kupfer (1914), Jürgen Hingsen (1958), Marion Becker (1950), Harry Voigt (1913), Kurt Neumann (1908), and Sead Kolašinac (1993). After her are Ole von Beust (1955), Walter Janssen (1887), Richard Brauer (1901), Bernard Knubel (1872), Erich Herrmann (1914), and Sylvia Hanika (1959).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAndreas Kupfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5,328
Jürgen Hingsen
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 5,329
Marion Becker
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 5,330
Harry Voigt
ATHLETE
1913 - 1986
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 5,331
Kurt Neumann
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1958
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 5,332
Sead Kolašinac
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 5,333
Franz Weidenreich
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 5,334
Ole von Beust
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 5,335
Walter Janssen
ACTOR
1887 - 1976
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 5,336
Richard Brauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1977
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 5,337
Bernard Knubel
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1957
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 5,338
Erich Herrmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 5,339
Sylvia Hanika
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 5,340
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among archaeologists born in Germany, Franz Weidenreich ranks 19. Before her are Johann Andreas Wagner (1797), Halet Çambel (1916), Hugo Winckler (1863), Ernst Herzfeld (1879), Rudolf Wagner (1805), and Klaus Schmidt (1953).
Johann Andreas Wagner
1797 - 1861
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 13
Halet Çambel
1916 - 2014
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 14
Hugo Winckler
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 15
Ernst Herzfeld
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 16
Rudolf Wagner
1805 - 1864
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 17
Klaus Schmidt
1953 - 2014
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 18
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 19