PHYSICIST
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957

Gustav Mie
Gustav Adolf Feodor Wilhelm Ludwig Mie (German: [ˈɡʊs.taːf ˈmiːə]; 29 September 1868 – 13 February 1957) was a German physicist. His work included Mie scattering, the Mie potential, the Mie–Grüneisen equation of state and an early effort at classical unified field theories. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav Mie is the 600th most popular physicist (up from 614th in 2019), the 4,212th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,301st in 2019) and the 82nd most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Gustav Mie ranks 600 out of 851. Before him are Evelyn Fox Keller, Friedrich Hasenöhrl, Vladimir Veksler, Henry Augustus Rowland, Tullio Regge, and William Edward Ayrton. After him are Shoichi Sakata, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Anatoly Alexandrov, Pierre Weiss, Robert Mills, and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEvelyn Fox Keller
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 594
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
1874 - 1915
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 595
Vladimir Veksler
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 596
Henry Augustus Rowland
1848 - 1901
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 597
Tullio Regge
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 598
William Edward Ayrton
1847 - 1908
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 599
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 600
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 601
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 602
Anatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 603
Pierre Weiss
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 604
Robert Mills
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 605
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 606
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, Gustav Mie ranks 158. Before him are Edward S. Curtis, Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolaos Trikoupis, Constance Markievicz, Heinrich Schenker, and Federico Tinoco Granados. After him are Leonardus Nardus, Frederick W. Lanchester, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Prosper Poullet, José Serrato, and Edgar Adams. Among people deceased in 1957, Gustav Mie ranks 153. Before him are Heinrich Campendonk, Elia Abu Madi, Óscar Domínguez, Harrison Ford, William Cameron Menzies, and Walter Nausch. After him are Carl Bonde, Kulyash Baiseitova, Anna Haava, Carl Størmer, Kurt Pettersén, and Aleksey Remizov.
Others Born in 1868
Go to all RankingsEdward S. Curtis
EXPLORER
1868 - 1952
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 152
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky
PAINTER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 153
Nikolaos Trikoupis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1956
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 154
Constance Markievicz
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 155
Heinrich Schenker
COMPOSER
1868 - 1935
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 156
Federico Tinoco Granados
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1931
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 157
Gustav Mie
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 158
Leonardus Nardus
PAINTER
1868 - 1955
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 159
Frederick W. Lanchester
ENGINEER
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 160
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 161
Prosper Poullet
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 162
José Serrato
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1960
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 163
Edgar Adams
SWIMMER
1868 - 1940
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 164
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Campendonk
PAINTER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 147
Elia Abu Madi
WRITER
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 148
Óscar Domínguez
PAINTER
1906 - 1957
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 149
Harrison Ford
ACTOR
1884 - 1957
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 150
William Cameron Menzies
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1957
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 151
Walter Nausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1957
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 152
Gustav Mie
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 153
Carl Bonde
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 154
Kulyash Baiseitova
SINGER
1912 - 1957
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 155
Anna Haava
WRITER
1864 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 156
Carl Størmer
MATHEMATICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 157
Kurt Pettersén
WRESTLER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 158
Aleksey Remizov
WRITER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 159
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gustav Mie ranks 4,214 out of 7,253. Before him are Eduard Künneke (1885), Amalie Dietrich (1821), Leo Anton Karl de Ball (1853), Helma Sanders-Brahms (1940), Ellen Braumüller (1910), and Friedrich Dickel (1913). After him are Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897), Paul Pietsch (1911), Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (1480), Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814), Princess Frederica of Hanover (1848), and Helmut Wick (1915).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEduard Künneke
COMPOSER
1885 - 1953
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,208
Amalie Dietrich
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1891
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,209
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
ASTRONOMER
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,210
Helma Sanders-Brahms
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,211
Ellen Braumüller
ATHLETE
1910 - 1991
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,212
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,213
Gustav Mie
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,214
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,215
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,216
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,217
Hermann, Prince of Wied
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,218
Princess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,219
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,220
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Gustav Mie ranks 82. Before him are August Beer (1825), Pief Panofsky (1919), Woldemar Voigt (1850), Ursula Franklin (1921), Georg Adolf Erman (1806), and Otto Lehmann (1855). After him are Albert Betz (1885), Alfred Landé (1888), Walter Kaufmann (1871), Heinrich Kayser (1853), Walther Müller (1905), and Georg Hermann Quincke (1834).
August Beer
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 76
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 77
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 78
Ursula Franklin
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 79
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 80
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 81
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 82
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 83
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 84
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 85
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 86
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 87
Georg Hermann Quincke
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 88