WRITER
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
1784 - 1817

Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Johann Ludwig (also known as John Lewis, Jean Louis) Burckhardt (24 November 1784 – 15 October 1817) was a Swiss traveller, geographer and Orientalist. Burckhardt assumed the alias Sheikh Ibrahim Ibn Abdallah during his travels in Arabia. He wrote his letters in French and signed Louis. He is best known for rediscovering two of the world's most famous examples of rock-cut architecture – the ruins of the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in Jordan and the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Ludwig Burckhardt is the 892nd most popular writer (down from 760th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 80th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Writer.
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt is most famous for his discovery of the temple of Abu Simbel.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt ranks 892 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert E. Howard, Ian McEwan, Marie Mancini, Zenodotus, Chevalier d'Éon, and Kang Youwei. After him are Philippe Ariès, Sven Hassel, Nizar Qabbani, Radegund, Jean de La Bruyère, and Hans Fallada.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert E. Howard
1906 - 1936
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 886
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 887
Marie Mancini
1639 - 1715
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 888
Zenodotus
330 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 889
Chevalier d'Éon
1728 - 1810
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 890
Kang Youwei
1858 - 1927
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 891
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
1784 - 1817
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 892
Philippe Ariès
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 893
Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 894
Nizar Qabbani
1923 - 1998
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 895
Radegund
518 - 587
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 896
Jean de La Bruyère
1645 - 1696
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 897
Hans Fallada
1893 - 1947
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 898
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1784, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt ranks 10. Before him are Jérôme Bonaparte, Marie-Antoine Carême, Louis Spohr, Karl Thomas Mozart, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. After him are Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Rafael del Riego, Leigh Hunt, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Leo von Klenze, and François Rude. Among people deceased in 1817, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt ranks 11. Before him are Charles Messier, André Masséna, Karađorđe, Marie Walewska, Martin Heinrich Klaproth, and Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. After him are Duke Louis of Württemberg, Abraham Gottlob Werner, Nakşidil Sultan, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Fyodor Ushakov, and Theroigne de Mericourt.
Others Born in 1784
Go to all RankingsJérôme Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 4
Marie-Antoine Carême
WRITER
1784 - 1833
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 5
Louis Spohr
COMPOSER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 6
Karl Thomas Mozart
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1858
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 7
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1844
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 8
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
DIPLOMAT
1784 - 1865
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 9
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
WRITER
1784 - 1817
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 10
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1803
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 11
Rafael del Riego
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1823
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 12
Leigh Hunt
WRITER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 13
Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel
EXPLORER
1784 - 1863
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 14
Leo von Klenze
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1864
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 15
François Rude
SCULPTOR
1784 - 1855
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1817
Go to all RankingsCharles Messier
ASTRONOMER
1730 - 1817
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 5
André Masséna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1758 - 1817
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 6
Karađorđe
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1817
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 7
Marie Walewska
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1817
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
CHEMIST
1743 - 1817
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 9
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 10
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
WRITER
1784 - 1817
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 11
Duke Louis of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1817
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 12
Abraham Gottlob Werner
GEOLOGIST
1749 - 1817
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 13
Nakşidil Sultan
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1817
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 14
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1744 - 1817
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 15
Fyodor Ushakov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1817
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 16
Theroigne de Mericourt
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1817
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 17
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt ranks 93 out of 1,015. Before him are Gaspard Bauhin (1560), Ernest Bloch (1880), Alfred Cortot (1877), Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Nicholas of Flüe (1417), and Albrecht von Haller (1708). After him are Jean Tinguely (1925), Jost Bürgi (1552), Charles Gleyre (1806), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux (1718), and Anna Göldi (1734).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGaspard Bauhin
BIOLOGIST
1560 - 1624
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 87
Ernest Bloch
COMPOSER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 88
Alfred Cortot
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 89
Johann Jakob Bachofen
HISTORIAN
1815 - 1887
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 90
Nicholas of Flüe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1417 - 1487
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 91
Albrecht von Haller
PHYSICIAN
1708 - 1777
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 92
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
WRITER
1784 - 1817
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 93
Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 94
Jost Bürgi
MATHEMATICIAN
1552 - 1632
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 95
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 96
Johann Kaspar Lavater
WRITER
1741 - 1801
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 97
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1751
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 98
Anna Göldi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1734 - 1782
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 99
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt ranks 9. Before him are Carl Spitteler (1845), Erich von Däniken (1935), Karl Barth (1886), Robert Walser (1878), Max Frisch (1911), and Alejo Carpentier (1904). After him are Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Gottfried Keller (1819), Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908), Blaise Cendrars (1887), Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), and Rodolphe Töpffer (1799).
Carl Spitteler
1845 - 1924
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 3
Erich von Däniken
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 4
Karl Barth
1886 - 1968
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 5
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 6
Max Frisch
1911 - 1991
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 7
Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 8
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
1784 - 1817
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Johann Kaspar Lavater
1741 - 1801
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 10
Gottfried Keller
1819 - 1890
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 11
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
1908 - 1942
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 12
Blaise Cendrars
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 13
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 14
Rodolphe Töpffer
1799 - 1846
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 15