ASTRONOMER
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
1745 - 1816

Johann Hieronymus Schröter
Johann Hieronymus Schröter (30 August 1745, Erfurt – 29 August 1816, Lilienthal) was a German astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Hieronymus Schröter is the 132nd most popular astronomer (up from 186th in 2019), the 1,251st most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,178th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Johann Hieronymus Schröter ranks 132 out of 644. Before him are Hermann Goldschmidt, Svetlana Gerasimenko, E. M. Antoniadi, Didier Queloz, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, and Reinhard Genzel. After him are Victor Ambartsumian, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Wilhelm von Biela, Liisi Oterma, Jean Chacornac, and Eric Walter Elst.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann 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
Victor Ambartsumian
1908 - 1996
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 133
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 134
Wilhelm von Biela
1782 - 1856
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 135
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 136
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 137
Eric Walter Elst
1936 - 2022
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 138
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1745, Johann Hieronymus Schröter ranks 12. Before him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, Johan Christian Fabricius, Carl Stamitz, Levin August von Bennigsen, and Chevalier de Saint-Georges. After him are Fyodor Ushakov, Andrianampoinimerina, Gregory V of Constantinople, Mihrişah Sultan, George Atwood, and Jens Juel. Among people deceased in 1816, Johann Hieronymus Schröter ranks 8. Before him are Giovanni Paisiello, Pierre Augereau, Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Frederick I of Württemberg, and Francisco de Miranda. After him are Gavrila Derzhavin, Adam Ferguson, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Roger Ducos, François-André Vincent, and Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow.
Others Born in 1745
Go to all RankingsArchduke Charles Joseph of Austria
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1761
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 6
Johan Gottlieb Gahn
CHEMIST
1745 - 1818
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 7
Johan Christian Fabricius
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1808
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 8
Carl Stamitz
COMPOSER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 9
Levin August von Bennigsen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 10
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
COMPOSER
1745 - 1799
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 11
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 12
Fyodor Ushakov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1817
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 13
Andrianampoinimerina
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1810
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 14
Gregory V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1745 - 1821
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 15
Mihrişah Sultan
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1805
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 16
George Atwood
MATHEMATICIAN
1745 - 1807
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 17
Jens Juel
PAINTER
1745 - 1802
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1816
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 2
Pierre Augereau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1816
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 3
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1816
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 4
Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1816
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 5
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 6
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 8
Gavrila Derzhavin
WRITER
1743 - 1816
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 9
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1816
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 11
Roger Ducos
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1816
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 12
François-André Vincent
PAINTER
1746 - 1816
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 13
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1816
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 14
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Hieronymus Schröter ranks 1,251 out of 7,253. Before him are William, Duke of Nassau (1792), Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Reinhard Genzel (1952), Bruno the Great (925), and Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874). After him are Lothar de Maizière (1940), Kurt Gerstein (1905), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Otto Georg Thierack (1889), Margot Honecker (1927), and Wolfgang von Trips (1928).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilliam, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,245
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,246
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1660
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,247
Reinhard Genzel
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,248
Bruno the Great
NOBLEMAN
925 - 965
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,249
Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,250
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,251
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,252
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,253
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,254
Otto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,255
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,256
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,257
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Johann Hieronymus Schröter ranks 26. Before him are Johann Elert Bode (1747), August Kopff (1882), Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670), Heinrich Schwabe (1789), Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), and Reinhard Genzel (1952). After him are Wilhelm von Biela (1782), Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (1892), Wilhelm Beer (1797), Hermann Carl Vogel (1841), Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (1921), and Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591).
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
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
1921 - 2015
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 31
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
1591 - 1666
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 32