PHYSICIAN
Justinus Kerner
1786 - 1862

Justinus Kerner
Justinus Andreas Christian Kerner (18 September 1786, in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany – 21 February 1862, in Weinsberg, Baden-Württemberg) was a German poet, practicing physician, and medical writer. He gave the first detailed description of botulism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Justinus Kerner is the 413th most popular physician (down from 357th in 2019), the 3,058th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,763rd in 2019) and the 67th most popular German Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Justinus Kerner ranks 413 out of 726. Before him are Adrien Proust, Garcia de Orta, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol, Walter Jackson Freeman II, and Aemilia Hilaria. After him are Kiyoshi Shiga, Lorna Wing, Ewald Hering, Wilhelm Griesinger, William Bates, and Max Heindel.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdrien Proust
1834 - 1903
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 407
Garcia de Orta
1499 - 1568
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 408
Olof Rudbeck the Younger
1660 - 1740
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 409
Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol
1786 - 1851
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 410
Walter Jackson Freeman II
1895 - 1972
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 411
Aemilia Hilaria
300 - 363
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 412
Justinus Kerner
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 413
Kiyoshi Shiga
1871 - 1957
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 414
Lorna Wing
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 415
Ewald Hering
1834 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 416
Wilhelm Griesinger
1817 - 1868
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 417
William Bates
1860 - 1931
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 418
Max Heindel
1865 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 419
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1786, Justinus Kerner ranks 35. Before him are Nicolás Bravo, Winfield Scott, Marc Seguin, Joachim Lelewel, Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, and Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol. After him are Agustina de Aragón, Albrecht Adam, Sergey Uvarov, Alexander Chavchavadze, José María Vargas, and Carl Friedrich von Ledebour. Among people deceased in 1862, Justinus Kerner ranks 33. Before him are François Sudre, Ignacio Zaragoza, Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, and Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz. After him are Francisco Balagtas, Albrecht Adam, Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Albert Sidney Johnston, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, and Carlos Anaya.
Others Born in 1786
Go to all RankingsNicolás Bravo
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1854
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 29
Winfield Scott
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1866
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 30
Marc Seguin
ENGINEER
1786 - 1875
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 31
Joachim Lelewel
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1861
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 32
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1786 - 1842
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 33
Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1851
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 34
Justinus Kerner
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 35
Agustina de Aragón
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1857
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 36
Albrecht Adam
PAINTER
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 37
Sergey Uvarov
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1855
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 38
Alexander Chavchavadze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1846
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 39
José María Vargas
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1854
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 40
Carl Friedrich von Ledebour
BIOLOGIST
1786 - 1851
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1862
Go to all RankingsFrançois Sudre
COMPOSER
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 27
Ignacio Zaragoza
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1862
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 28
Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 29
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1792 - 1862
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 30
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
PAINTER
1789 - 1862
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 31
Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1862
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 32
Justinus Kerner
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 33
Francisco Balagtas
WRITER
1788 - 1862
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 34
Albrecht Adam
PAINTER
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 35
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 36
Albert Sidney Johnston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 37
Juana Azurduy de Padilla
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1780 - 1862
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 38
Carlos Anaya
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1862
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 39
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Justinus Kerner ranks 3,060 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Wittgenstein (1847), Friedrich Hirzebruch (1927), Solomon Perel (1925), Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884), Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), and Heinrich Schrader (1767). After him are Ferdinand Reich (1799), Manfred Winkelhock (1951), Ewald Hering (1834), Christoph von Dohnányi (1929), Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800), and Friedrich Robert Helmert (1843).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl Wittgenstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1847 - 1913
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,054
Friedrich Hirzebruch
MATHEMATICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,055
Solomon Perel
WRITER
1925 - 2023
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,056
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
BUSINESSPERSON
1884 - 1979
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3,057
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1948
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,058
Heinrich Schrader
BIOLOGIST
1767 - 1836
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,059
Justinus Kerner
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,060
Ferdinand Reich
CHEMIST
1799 - 1882
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3,061
Manfred Winkelhock
RACING DRIVER
1951 - 1985
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3,062
Ewald Hering
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3,063
Christoph von Dohnányi
POLITICIAN
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3,064
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1882
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 3,065
Friedrich Robert Helmert
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1917
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 3,066
Among PHYSICIANS In Germany
Among physicians born in Germany, Justinus Kerner ranks 67. Before him are Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875), Willi Graf (1918), Paul Hermann (1646), Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793), Karl Friedrich Burdach (1776), and Adolph Kolping (1813). After him are Ewald Hering (1834), Wilhelm Griesinger (1817), Adolf Kussmaul (1822), Michael Maier (1568), Wilhelm Kühne (1837), and Theodor Meynert (1833).
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
1875 - 1951
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 61
Willi Graf
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 62
Paul Hermann
1646 - 1695
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 63
Johann Lukas Schönlein
1793 - 1864
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 64
Karl Friedrich Burdach
1776 - 1847
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 65
Adolph Kolping
1813 - 1865
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 66
Justinus Kerner
1786 - 1862
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 67
Ewald Hering
1834 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 68
Wilhelm Griesinger
1817 - 1868
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 69
Adolf Kussmaul
1822 - 1902
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 70
Michael Maier
1568 - 1622
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 71
Wilhelm Kühne
1837 - 1900
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 72
Theodor Meynert
1833 - 1892
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 73