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Johann Friedrich von Brandt

1802 - 1879

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Johann Friedrich von Brandt (25 May 1802 – 15 July 1879) was a German-Russian naturalist, who worked mostly in Russia. Brandt was born in Jüterbog and educated at a gymnasium in Wittenberg and the University of Berlin. In 1831 he emigrated to Russia, and soon was appointed director of the Zoological Museum of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Brandt encouraged the collection of native animals, many of which were not represented in the museum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Friedrich von Brandt is the 239th most popular biologist (up from 266th in 2019), the 1,590th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,086th in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Johann Friedrich von Brandt ranks 239 out of 1,097. Before him are Peter Forsskål, Albert Günther, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodor Escherich, Rudolf Vrba, and J. B. S. Haldane. After him are Thomas Browne, John du Pont, Carl Correns, Pieter Boddaert, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, and John Lindley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1802, Johann Friedrich von Brandt ranks 23. Before him are Nikolaus Lenau, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Husein Gradaščević, Germain Henri Hess, Charlotte Bonaparte, and Charles Auguste de Bériot. After him are Leopold Fitzinger, Ignacy Domeyko, Harriet Martineau, Robert Chambers, Paul-Émile Botta, and Arnold Ruge. Among people deceased in 1879, Johann Friedrich von Brandt ranks 18. Before him are Charles De Coster, Julia Margaret Cameron, Ludwig Reichenbach, August Grisebach, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, and Jón Sigurðsson. After him are Heinrich Geißler, Sher Ali Khan, August Bournonville, Camille Doncieux, William, Prince of Orange, and Karl Friedrich Mohr.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich von Brandt ranks 1,590 out of 7,253. Before him are Matilda of Frisia (1024), Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Michael Schenker (1955), Hans Scharoun (1893), Mary Wigman (1886), and Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (1888). After him are Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1752), Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818), Andreas Libavius (1555), Hans Schäfer (1927), Pascual Jordan (1902), and Johann Arndt (1555).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany

Among biologists born in Germany, Johann Friedrich von Brandt ranks 34. Before him are Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), Bert Sakmann (1942), Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794), August Grisebach (1814), Albert Günther (1830), and Theodor Escherich (1857). After him are Carl Correns (1864), Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (1797), Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750), Johann Baptist von Spix (1781), Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767), and Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788).

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