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Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890

Johann Georg Halske
Johann Georg Halske (30 July 1814 – 18 March 1890) was a German master mechanic. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Georg Halske is the 225th most popular engineer (up from 228th in 2019), the 3,798th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,816th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Johann Georg Halske ranks 225 out of 389. Before him are Eugen Sänger, Menno van Coehoorn, Gene Kranz, Mikhail Koshkin, Robert Mallet, and James B. Francis. After him are Eugène Belgrand, Anousheh Ansari, Seymour Cray, Johannes Winkler, Georgy Beriev, and Benoît Fourneyron.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugen Sänger
1905 - 1964
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 219
Menno van Coehoorn
1641 - 1704
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 220
Gene Kranz
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 221
Mikhail Koshkin
1898 - 1940
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 222
Robert Mallet
1810 - 1881
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 223
James B. Francis
1815 - 1892
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 224
Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 225
Eugène Belgrand
1810 - 1878
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 226
Anousheh Ansari
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 227
Seymour Cray
1925 - 1996
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 228
Johannes Winkler
1897 - 1947
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 229
Georgy Beriev
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 230
Benoît Fourneyron
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 231
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Johann Georg Halske ranks 52. Before him are Pierre Wantzel, Hervé Faye, Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Auguste Clésinger, Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan, and Felix Lichnowsky. After him are Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Girolamo de Rada, Franz Josef Ruprecht, Ludwig Schläfli, Edmond Frémy, and Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen. Among people deceased in 1890, Johann Georg Halske ranks 47. Before him are Jacques-Louis Soret, John C. Frémont, Władysław Taczanowski, Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal, Marianne North, and Pyotr Chikhachyov. After him are James Nasmyth, Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Lydia Becker, Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen, and Prince Karl of Auersperg.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsPierre Wantzel
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1848
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 46
Hervé Faye
ASTRONOMER
1814 - 1902
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 47
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1885
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 48
Auguste Clésinger
SCULPTOR
1814 - 1883
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 49
Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1897
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 50
Felix Lichnowsky
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1848
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 51
Johann Georg Halske
ENGINEER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 52
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
WRITER
1814 - 1873
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 53
Girolamo de Rada
WRITER
1814 - 1903
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 54
Franz Josef Ruprecht
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 55
Ludwig Schläfli
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1895
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 56
Edmond Frémy
CHEMIST
1814 - 1894
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 57
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
CHEMIST
1814 - 1852
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1890
Go to all RankingsJacques-Louis Soret
CHEMIST
1827 - 1890
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 41
John C. Frémont
EXPLORER
1813 - 1890
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 42
Władysław Taczanowski
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1890
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 43
Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1890
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 44
Marianne North
PAINTER
1830 - 1890
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 45
Pyotr Chikhachyov
EXPLORER
1808 - 1890
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 46
Johann Georg Halske
ENGINEER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 47
James Nasmyth
INVENTOR
1808 - 1890
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 48
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury
PAINTER
1797 - 1890
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 49
Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina
WRITER
1815 - 1890
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 50
Lydia Becker
WRITER
1827 - 1890
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 51
Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1890
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 52
Prince Karl of Auersperg
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1890
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 53
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Georg Halske ranks 3,800 out of 7,253. Before him are Erich Bey (1898), Max Jakob Friedländer (1867), Wolfgang Hofmann (1941), Benjamin List (1968), Johann Schweigger (1779), and Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg (1766). After him are John II, Duke of Cleves (1458), Ralf Moeller (1959), Paul Renner (1878), Margit Carstensen (1940), Peter Schilling (1956), and Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErich Bey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1943
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3,794
Max Jakob Friedländer
HISTORIAN
1867 - 1958
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,795
Wolfgang Hofmann
WRESTLER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,796
Benjamin List
CHEMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 3,797
Johann Schweigger
CHEMIST
1779 - 1857
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,798
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,799
Johann Georg Halske
ENGINEER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,800
John II, Duke of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1458 - 1521
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,801
Ralf Moeller
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,802
Paul Renner
PAINTER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3,803
Margit Carstensen
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,804
Peter Schilling
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 3,805
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
NOBLEMAN
1769 - 1814
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,806
Among ENGINEERS In Germany
Among engineers born in Germany, Johann Georg Halske ranks 27. Before him are Anton Flettner (1885), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), Hugo Eckener (1868), Peter Hirsch (1925), Gustave Whitehead (1874), and Franz Grashof (1826). After him are Arthur Rudolph (1906), Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), Paul Mauser (1838), Gerhard Fieseler (1896), Oskar von Miller (1855), and Friedrich L. Bauer (1924).
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 21
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
1935 - 2012
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 22
Hugo Eckener
1868 - 1954
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 23
Peter Hirsch
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 24
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 25
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 26
Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 27
Arthur Rudolph
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 28
Ferdinand Mannlicher
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 29
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 30
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 31
Oskar von Miller
1855 - 1934
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 32
Friedrich L. Bauer
1924 - 2015
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 33