WRITER
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854

Jeremias Gotthelf
Albert Bitzius (4 October 1797 – 22 October 1854) was a Swiss novelist, best known by his pen name of Jeremias Gotthelf. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeremias Gotthelf is the 2,022nd most popular writer (up from 2,398th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 247th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jeremias Gotthelf ranks 2,022 out of 7,302. Before him are Dora d'Istria, Audre Lorde, Johann Nestroy, Katia Mann, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, and Marko Vovchok. After him are Philip Sidney, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Yehuda Amichai, and Elvira Madigan.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDora d'Istria
1828 - 1888
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 2,016
Audre Lorde
1934 - 1992
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,017
Johann Nestroy
1801 - 1862
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,018
Katia Mann
1883 - 1980
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,019
Abu Hamid al-Gharnati
1080 - 1170
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,020
Marko Vovchok
1833 - 1907
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,021
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,022
Philip Sidney
1554 - 1586
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 2,023
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
1877 - 1974
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 2,024
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
1723 - 1807
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 2,025
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
1238 - 1308
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 2,026
Yehuda Amichai
1924 - 2000
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 2,027
Elvira Madigan
1867 - 1889
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 2,028
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1797, Jeremias Gotthelf ranks 43. Before him are Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Kamehameha II, Edward Turner Bennett, Jean Victoir Audouin, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, and Antonio Rosmini. After him are Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, George Tupou I, Pierre Leroux, January Suchodolski, Andrew Smith, and Adrien-Henri de Jussieu. Among people deceased in 1854, Jeremias Gotthelf ranks 17. Before him are Karl Adolph von Basedow, Fructuoso Rivera, Nathaniel Wallich, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Almeida Garrett, and Marcellin Marbot. After him are John Martin, Kamehameha III, Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, Nicolás Bravo, Arthur Aikin, and Pierre Alphonse Laurent.
Others Born in 1797
Go to all RankingsAnnette von Droste-Hülshoff
WRITER
1797 - 1848
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 37
Kamehameha II
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1824
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 38
Edward Turner Bennett
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1836
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 39
Jean Victoir Audouin
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1841
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 40
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1889
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 41
Antonio Rosmini
PHILOSOPHER
1797 - 1855
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 42
Jeremias Gotthelf
WRITER
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 43
Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1873
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 44
George Tupou I
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1893
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 45
Pierre Leroux
ECONOMIST
1797 - 1871
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 46
January Suchodolski
PAINTER
1797 - 1875
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 47
Andrew Smith
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1872
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 48
Adrien-Henri de Jussieu
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1853
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 1854
Go to all RankingsKarl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 11
Fructuoso Rivera
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
Nathaniel Wallich
BIOLOGIST
1786 - 1854
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 13
Princess Louise Amelie of Baden
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1854
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 14
Almeida Garrett
WRITER
1799 - 1854
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 15
Marcellin Marbot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1854
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 16
Jeremias Gotthelf
WRITER
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 17
John Martin
PAINTER
1789 - 1854
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 18
Kamehameha III
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1854
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 19
Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1771 - 1854
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 20
Nicolás Bravo
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1854
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 21
Arthur Aikin
CHEMIST
1773 - 1854
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 22
Pierre Alphonse Laurent
MATHEMATICIAN
1813 - 1854
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 23
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Jeremias Gotthelf ranks 215 out of 1,015. Before him are Guy Parmelin (1959), DJ BoBo (1968), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), Ivan Rakitić (1988), Bernard Tschumi (1944), and Giuseppe Motta (1871). After him are Jacob Sprenger (1435), Jost Amman (1539), Emma Jung (1882), Jean Ziegler (1934), Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817), and André Abegglen (1909).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGuy Parmelin
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 209
DJ BoBo
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 210
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1479
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 211
Ivan Rakitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 212
Bernard Tschumi
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 213
Giuseppe Motta
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1940
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 214
Jeremias Gotthelf
WRITER
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 215
Jacob Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1435 - 1495
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 216
Jost Amman
PAINTER
1539 - 1591
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 217
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 218
Jean Ziegler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 219
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 220
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 221
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Jeremias Gotthelf ranks 23. Before him are Alfonsina Storni (1892), Antoine-Henri Jomini (1779), Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698), Notker the Stammerer (840), Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), and Jean Starobinski (1920). After him are Emma Jung (1882), Johann Peter Hebel (1760), Heinrich Glarean (1488), Isaac Casaubon (1559), Alphonse Matejka (1902), and Peter Bichsel (1935).
Alfonsina Storni
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 17
Antoine-Henri Jomini
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 18
Johann Jakob Bodmer
1698 - 1783
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 19
Notker the Stammerer
840 - 912
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 20
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 21
Jean Starobinski
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 22
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 23
Emma Jung
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 24
Johann Peter Hebel
1760 - 1826
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
Heinrich Glarean
1488 - 1563
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 26
Isaac Casaubon
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 27
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 28
Peter Bichsel
1935 - 2025
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 29