ASTRONOMER
Hermann Goldschmidt
1802 - 1866

Hermann Goldschmidt
Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 or September 10 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France. He started out as a painter, but after attending a lecture by the famous French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier turned to astronomy. His discovery of the asteroid Lutetia in 1852 was followed by further findings and by 1861 Goldschmidt had discovered 14 asteroids. He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1861 for having discovered more asteroids than any other person up to that time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Goldschmidt is the 126th most popular astronomer (down from 124th in 2019), the 1,167th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,402nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Astronomer.
Hermann Goldschmidt was a German chemist who discovered the element hafnium.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Hermann Goldschmidt ranks 126 out of 644. Before him are George Biddell Airy, Frank Drake, N. R. Pogson, Ernst Öpik, Maria Mitchell, and Girolamo Fracastoro. After him are Svetlana Gerasimenko, E. M. Antoniadi, Didier Queloz, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, Reinhard Genzel, and Johann Hieronymus Schröter.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Biddell Airy
1801 - 1892
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 120
Frank Drake
1930 - 2022
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 121
N. R. Pogson
1829 - 1891
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 122
Ernst Öpik
1893 - 1985
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 123
Maria Mitchell
1818 - 1889
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 124
Girolamo Fracastoro
1476 - 1553
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 125
Hermann Goldschmidt
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 126
Svetlana Gerasimenko
1945 - 2025
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 127
E. M. Antoniadi
1870 - 1944
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 128
Didier Queloz
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 129
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani
810 - 860
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 130
Reinhard Genzel
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 131
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 132
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Hermann Goldschmidt ranks 16. Before him are Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Wheatstone, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Alcide d'Orbigny, and Pavel Nakhimov. After him are Nikolaus Lenau, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Husein Gradaščević, Germain Henri Hess, Charlotte Bonaparte, and Charles Auguste de Bériot. Among people deceased in 1866, Hermann Goldschmidt ranks 6. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, Miguel I of Portugal, George Everest, Karl Ludwig Hencke, and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. After him are Tokugawa Iemochi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, William Whewell, Chief Seattle, and Friedrich Rückert.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsLouis-Eugène Cavaignac
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1857
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 10
Wilhelm Hauff
WRITER
1802 - 1827
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 11
Charles Wheatstone
PHYSICIST
1802 - 1875
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 12
Antoine Jérôme Balard
CHEMIST
1802 - 1876
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 13
Alcide d'Orbigny
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1802 - 1857
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 14
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 15
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 16
Nikolaus Lenau
WRITER
1802 - 1850
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 17
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
CHEMIST
1802 - 1870
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 18
Husein Gradaščević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 19
Germain Henri Hess
CHEMIST
1802 - 1850
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 20
Charlotte Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1839
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 21
Charles Auguste de Bériot
COMPOSER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1866
Go to all RankingsBernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 1
Miguel I of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1866
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 2
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 3
Karl Ludwig Hencke
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 4
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 5
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 6
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 7
Philipp Franz von Siebold
PHYSICIAN
1796 - 1866
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 8
Madame Clicquot Ponsardin
BUSINESSPERSON
1777 - 1866
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 9
William Whewell
PHYSICIST
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 10
Chief Seattle
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1866
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 11
Friedrich Rückert
WRITER
1788 - 1866
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hermann Goldschmidt ranks 1,167 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (1868), Christoph Scheiner (1575), Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615), Johann Mattheson (1681), Dagmar of Bohemia (1186), and Hans Reichenbach (1891). After him are Gertrude of Hohenberg (1225), Julius Richard Petri (1852), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), Johannes Frießner (1892), and Levin August von Bennigsen (1745).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErnest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
WRITER
1868 - 1937
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,161
Christoph Scheiner
PHYSICIST
1575 - 1650
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,162
Philip William, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1690
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,163
Johann Mattheson
COMPOSER
1681 - 1764
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,164
Dagmar of Bohemia
COMPANION
1186 - 1212
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,165
Hans Reichenbach
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,166
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,167
Gertrude of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1225 - 1281
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,168
Julius Richard Petri
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1921
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,169
John George, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1598
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,170
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1624 - 1705
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,171
Johannes Frießner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1971
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,172
Levin August von Bennigsen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,173
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Hermann Goldschmidt ranks 24. Before him are Arthur Auwers (1838), David Fabricius (1564), Johann Elert Bode (1747), August Kopff (1882), Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670), and Heinrich Schwabe (1789). After him are Reinhard Genzel (1952), Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745), Wilhelm von Biela (1782), Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892), Wilhelm Beer (1797), and Hermann Carl Vogel (1841).
Arthur Auwers
1838 - 1915
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 18
David Fabricius
1564 - 1617
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 19
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 20
August Kopff
1882 - 1960
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 21
Maria Margaretha Kirch
1670 - 1720
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 22
Heinrich Schwabe
1789 - 1875
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 23
Hermann Goldschmidt
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 24
Reinhard Genzel
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 25
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 26
Wilhelm von Biela
1782 - 1856
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 27
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 28
Wilhelm Beer
1797 - 1850
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 29
Hermann Carl Vogel
1841 - 1907
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 30