BIOLOGIST

Johann Matthäus Bechstein

1757 - 1822

Johann Matthäus Bechstein

Johann Matthäus Bechstein (11 July 1757 – 23 February 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds (Naturgeschichte der Stubenvögel, Natural History of Cage Birds, 1795). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Matthäus Bechstein is the 214th most popular biologist (down from 198th in 2019), the 1,345th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,567th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Johann Matthäus Bechstein ranks 214 out of 1,097. Before him are William Carey, Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart, Olaus Rudbeck, Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Nikolay Pirogov, and Stephan Endlicher. After him are J. Michael Bishop, Mikhail Tsvet, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Oldfield Thomas, James Dwight Dana, and Bert Sakmann.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

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William Carey
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 208
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
1742 - 1795
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 209
Olaus Rudbeck
1630 - 1702
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 210
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
1903 - 1967
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 211
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 212
Stephan Endlicher
1804 - 1849
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 213
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 214
J. Michael Bishop
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 215
Mikhail Tsvet
1872 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 216
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 217
Oldfield Thomas
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 218
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 219
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 220

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1757, Johann Matthäus Bechstein ranks 16. Before him are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Rigas Feraios, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, George Vancouver, and Ignaz Pleyel. After him are Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Ercole Consalvi, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais, and Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney. Among people deceased in 1822, Johann Matthäus Bechstein ranks 12. Before him are Claude Louis Berthollet, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, René Just Haüy, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, and Giovanni Battista Venturi. After him are Paolo Ruffini, Jean-Robert Argand, Karl August von Hardenberg, Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, Valentin Haüy, and Pierce Butler.

Others Born in 1757

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Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1831
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 10
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 11
Rigas Feraios
WRITER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 12
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
WRITER
1757 - 1806
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 13
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 14
Ignaz Pleyel
COMPOSER
1757 - 1831
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 15
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 16
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
PHILOSOPHER
1757 - 1823
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 17
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis
PHYSICIAN
1757 - 1808
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 18
Ercole Consalvi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1757 - 1824
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 19
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1814
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 20
Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais
NOBLEMAN
1757 - 1824
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 21
Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney
EXPLORER
1757 - 1820
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1822

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Claude Louis Berthollet
CHEMIST
1748 - 1822
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 6
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1822
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 7
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 8
René Just Haüy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1822
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 9
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
MATHEMATICIAN
1749 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 10
Giovanni Battista Venturi
PHYSICIST
1746 - 1822
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 11
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 12
Paolo Ruffini
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1822
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 13
Jean-Robert Argand
MATHEMATICIAN
1768 - 1822
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 14
Karl August von Hardenberg
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 15
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1822
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 16
Valentin Haüy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1745 - 1822
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 17
Pierce Butler
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1822
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 18

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Matthäus Bechstein ranks 1,345 out of 7,253. Before him are Gudrun Ensslin (1940), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1723), Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802), Til Schweiger (1963), and Viktor Lutze (1890). After him are Johannes Althusius (1563), Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854), Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (1876), Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736), Friedrich August Wolf (1759), and Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1704).

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Gudrun Ensslin
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1,339
Udo Dirkschneider
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1,340
Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1783
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,341
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
CHEMIST
1802 - 1870
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,342
Til Schweiger
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,343
Viktor Lutze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1943
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,344
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,345
Johannes Althusius
PHILOSOPHER
1563 - 1638
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,346
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,347
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1925
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,348
Rudolf Erich Raspe
WRITER
1736 - 1794
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,349
Friedrich August Wolf
LINGUIST
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,350
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1774
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,351