LAWYER
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
1808 - 1881

Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
Johann Caspar (also Kaspar) Bluntschli (7 March 1808 – 21 October 1881) was a Swiss jurist and politician. Together with fellow liberals Francis Lieber and Édouard René de Laboulaye, he developed one of the first codes of international law and war. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Kaspar Bluntschli is the 48th most popular lawyer (up from 54th in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 329th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Lawyer.
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Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli ranks 48 out of 136. Before him are Helmuth James von Moltke, Qasim Amin, Al-Sarakhsi, Bernhard Windscheid, Judy Sheindlin, and Cino da Pistoia. After him are William Blackstone, Asad ibn al-Furat, James B. Donovan, Jean Domat, Alfenus Varus, and Heinrich Marx.
Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHelmuth James von Moltke
1907 - 1945
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 42
Qasim Amin
1863 - 1908
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 43
Al-Sarakhsi
1009 - 1090
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 44
Bernhard Windscheid
1817 - 1892
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 45
Judy Sheindlin
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 46
Cino da Pistoia
1270 - 1336
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 47
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 48
William Blackstone
1723 - 1780
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 49
Asad ibn al-Furat
759 - 828
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 50
James B. Donovan
1916 - 1970
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 51
Jean Domat
1625 - 1696
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 52
Alfenus Varus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 53
Heinrich Marx
1777 - 1838
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 54
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1808, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli ranks 35. Before him are Henry Cole, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Eugénie de Beauharnais, Urbano Rattazzi, Venancio Flores, and Johann Benedict Listing. After him are John Scott Russell, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Emma Darwin, Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval, Prince Frederick of Württemberg, and Caterina Scarpellini. Among people deceased in 1881, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli ranks 48. Before him are Jules Armand Dufaure, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Émile Littré, Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, and Marie Laveau. After him are Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, Karl Weyprecht, Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Aleksey Pisemsky, Jim Bridger, and Karl Christian Bruhns.
Others Born in 1808
Go to all RankingsHenry Cole
BUSINESSPERSON
1808 - 1882
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 29
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
WRITER
1808 - 1890
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 30
Eugénie de Beauharnais
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1847
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 31
Urbano Rattazzi
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1873
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 32
Venancio Flores
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1868
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 33
Johann Benedict Listing
MATHEMATICIAN
1808 - 1882
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 34
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
LAWYER
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 35
John Scott Russell
ENGINEER
1808 - 1882
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 36
Samson Raphael Hirsch
WRITER
1808 - 1888
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 37
Emma Darwin
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1896
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 38
Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval
PAINTER
1808 - 1885
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 39
Prince Frederick of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1808 - 1870
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 40
Caterina Scarpellini
ASTRONOMER
1808 - 1873
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsJules Armand Dufaure
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1881
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 42
Ignacy Hryniewiecki
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1856 - 1881
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 43
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 44
Émile Littré
LINGUIST
1801 - 1881
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 45
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann
PAINTER
1819 - 1881
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 46
Marie Laveau
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1881
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 47
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
LAWYER
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 48
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1881
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 49
Karl Weyprecht
EXPLORER
1838 - 1881
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 50
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
COMPOSER
1823 - 1881
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 51
Aleksey Pisemsky
WRITER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 52
Jim Bridger
EXPLORER
1804 - 1881
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 53
Karl Christian Bruhns
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 54
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli ranks 285 out of 1,015. Before him are Gilberto Agustoni (1922), Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke (1861), Karl Röderer (1868), Alphonse Matejka (1902), Alexander Schallenberg (1969), and Adolphe Appia (1862). After him are Gustave Ador (1845), Hector Hodler (1887), Claude Goretta (1929), Peter Bichsel (1935), Johann Schneider-Ammann (1952), and Peter Bieri (1944).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGilberto Agustoni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 279
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
LINGUIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 280
Karl Röderer
ATHLETE
1868 - 1928
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 281
Alphonse Matejka
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 282
Alexander Schallenberg
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 283
Adolphe Appia
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1928
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 284
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
LAWYER
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 285
Gustave Ador
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1928
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 286
Hector Hodler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 287
Claude Goretta
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 288
Peter Bichsel
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 289
Johann Schneider-Ammann
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 290
Peter Bieri
WRITER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 291
Among LAWYERS In Switzerland
Among lawyers born in Switzerland, Johann Kaspar Bluntschli ranks 3. Before him are Charles Albert Gobat (1843), and Carla Del Ponte (1947).
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
HPI: 79.28
Rank: 1
Carla Del Ponte
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 2
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 3