BIOLOGIST
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (17 January 1739 – 10 December 1810), often styled J.C.D. von Schreber, was a German naturalist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber is the 167th most popular biologist (down from 159th in 2019), the 1,006th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,204th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Biologist.
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber is most famous for his work, Memoirs of My Nervous Illness.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ranks 167 out of 1,097. Before him are Salvador Luria, George Davis Snell, Renato Dulbecco, Mario Capecchi, Henry Walter Bates, and Louis Agassiz. After him are Leland H. Hartwell, William Bateson, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Joseph Dalton Hooker, John Ray, and Norman Borlaug.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSalvador Luria
1912 - 1991
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 161
George Davis Snell
1903 - 1996
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 162
Renato Dulbecco
1914 - 2012
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 163
Mario Capecchi
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 164
Henry Walter Bates
1825 - 1892
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 165
Louis Agassiz
1807 - 1873
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 166
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 167
Leland H. Hartwell
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 168
William Bateson
1861 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 169
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 170
Joseph Dalton Hooker
1817 - 1911
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 171
John Ray
1627 - 1705
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 172
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1739, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ranks 5. Before him are Grigory Potemkin, Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Charles-Henri Sanson, and Charles François Dumouriez. After him are Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Johann Baptist Wanhal, George Clinton, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Charles-François Lebrun, Jean Chalgrin, and François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé. Among people deceased in 1810, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ranks 10. Before him are Jean-Georges Noverre, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Chevalier d'Éon, Philipp Otto Runge, and Nachman of Breslov. After him are Johan Zoffany, Andreas Hofer, Andrianampoinimerina, Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom, Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, and Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova.
Others Born in 1739
Go to all RankingsGrigory Potemkin
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1791
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 1
Maria Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1767
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 2
Charles-Henri Sanson
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1806
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 3
Charles François Dumouriez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1739 - 1823
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 4
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
BIOLOGIST
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 5
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
COMPOSER
1739 - 1799
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 6
Johann Baptist Wanhal
COMPOSER
1739 - 1813
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 7
George Clinton
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1812
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 8
Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1739 - 1807
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 9
Charles-François Lebrun
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1824
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 10
Jean Chalgrin
ARCHITECT
1739 - 1811
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 11
François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1739 - 1800
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1810
Go to all RankingsJean-Georges Noverre
DANCER
1727 - 1810
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 4
Marie Joséphine of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1753 - 1810
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 5
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
CHEMIST
1776 - 1810
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 6
Chevalier d'Éon
WRITER
1728 - 1810
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 7
Philipp Otto Runge
PAINTER
1777 - 1810
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 8
Nachman of Breslov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1772 - 1810
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 9
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
BIOLOGIST
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 10
Johan Zoffany
PAINTER
1733 - 1810
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 11
Andreas Hofer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1767 - 1810
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 12
Andrianampoinimerina
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1810
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 13
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1810
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 14
Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1810
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 15
Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova
1743 - 1810
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ranks 1,006 out of 7,253. Before him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880), Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412), Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430), Hennig Brand (1630), and Felix Wankel (1902). After him are Georg Ratzinger (1924), Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728), Erich Kempka (1910), Eva Hesse (1936), Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (1174), and Friedrich Sertürner (1783).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLouis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 1,000
Elizabeth Christ Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1966
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 1,001
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1412 - 1464
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 1,002
Dorothea of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1430 - 1495
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,003
Hennig Brand
CHEMIST
1630 - 1710
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,004
Felix Wankel
ENGINEER
1902 - 1988
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1,005
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
BIOLOGIST
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1,006
Georg Ratzinger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2020
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1,007
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,008
Erich Kempka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1975
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,009
Eva Hesse
SCULPTOR
1936 - 1970
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,010
Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France
POLITICIAN
1174 - 1237
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 1,011
Friedrich Sertürner
CHEMIST
1783 - 1841
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 1,012
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ranks 20. Before him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), Georges J. F. Köhler (1946), Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748), Bernard Katz (1911), and Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709). After him are Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775), Julius Richard Petri (1852), Walther Flemming (1843), Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), Hermann Schlegel (1804), and Ludwig Reichenbach (1793).
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 14
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 15
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
1771 - 1853
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 16
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 17
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 19
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 20
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger
1775 - 1813
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 21
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 22
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 23
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 24
Hermann Schlegel
1804 - 1884
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 25
Ludwig Reichenbach
1793 - 1879
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 26