ASTRONOMER
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881

Karl Christian Bruhns
Karl Christian Bruhns (22 November 1830 – 25 July 1881) was a German astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Christian Bruhns is the 316th most popular astronomer (down from 310th in 2019), the 3,310th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,593rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Karl Christian Bruhns ranks 316 out of 644. Before him are Charles Wolf, Hubert Reeves, Guido Bonatti, Michael H. Hart, Frank Elmore Ross, and Hendrik van Gent. After him are Michael van Langren, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Milton L. Humason, Niccolò Zucchi, Georges Rayet, and Oenopides.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Wolf
1827 - 1918
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 310
Hubert Reeves
1932 - 2023
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 311
Guido Bonatti
1210 - 1296
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 312
Michael H. Hart
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 313
Frank Elmore Ross
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 314
Hendrik van Gent
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 315
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 316
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 317
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
1824 - 1896
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 318
Milton L. Humason
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 319
Niccolò Zucchi
1586 - 1670
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 320
Georges Rayet
1839 - 1906
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 321
Oenopides
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 322
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1830, Karl Christian Bruhns ranks 46. Before him are Christina Rossetti, Henry Flagler, Luigi Cremona, Kamehameha V, Harriet Lane, and Kálmán Tisza. After him are Mehmed Said Pasha, Grigor Parlichev, Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Otto Lesser, Marianne North, and Nain Singh. Among people deceased in 1881, Karl Christian Bruhns ranks 54. Before him are Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, Karl Weyprecht, Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, Aleksey Pisemsky, and Jim Bridger. After him are Konstantin Thon, Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, August Šenoa, Tanaka Hisashige, and Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys.
Others Born in 1830
Go to all RankingsChristina Rossetti
WRITER
1830 - 1894
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 40
Henry Flagler
BUSINESSPERSON
1830 - 1913
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 41
Luigi Cremona
MATHEMATICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 42
Kamehameha V
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1872
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 43
Harriet Lane
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 44
Kálmán Tisza
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1902
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 45
Karl Christian Bruhns
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 46
Mehmed Said Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1914
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 47
Grigor Parlichev
WRITER
1830 - 1893
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 48
Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1830 - 1872
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 49
Otto Lesser
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1887
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 50
Marianne North
PAINTER
1830 - 1890
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 51
Nain Singh
EXPLORER
1830 - 1882
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsJohann 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
Konstantin Thon
ARCHITECT
1794 - 1881
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 55
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1881
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 56
Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
NOBLEMAN
1813 - 1881
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 57
August Šenoa
WRITER
1838 - 1881
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 58
Tanaka Hisashige
BUSINESSPERSON
1799 - 1881
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 59
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 60
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Christian Bruhns ranks 3,312 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821), Louis III, Duke of Württemberg (1554), Reinhard Mey (1942), Curt von Bardeleben (1861), Friedrich, Prince of Wied (1872), and Herman Rarebell (1949). After him are Ludwig Kaas (1881), Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg (1265), Rolf Carls (1885), Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1529), Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865), and Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (1734).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Catherine of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1898
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 3,306
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1554 - 1593
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 3,307
Reinhard Mey
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 3,308
Curt von Bardeleben
WRITER
1861 - 1924
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3,309
Friedrich, Prince of Wied
NOBLEMAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3,310
Herman Rarebell
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3,311
Karl Christian Bruhns
ASTRONOMER
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3,312
Ludwig Kaas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1952
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,313
Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1265 - 1325
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,314
Rolf Carls
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,315
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1577
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,316
Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1931
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,317
Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1776
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3,318
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Karl Christian Bruhns ranks 46. Before him are Johannes Fabricius (1587), Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann (1870), Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835), Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834), Gottfried Kirch (1639), and Christine Kirch (1697). After him are Brian G. Marsden (1937), Freimut Börngen (1930), Maria Clara Eimmart (1676), Franz Kaiser (1891), Julius Schiller (1580), and Heinrich Kreutz (1854).
Johannes Fabricius
1587 - 1616
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 40
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
1870 - 1964
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 41
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
1835 - 1897
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 42
Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
1834 - 1882
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 43
Gottfried Kirch
1639 - 1710
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 44
Christine Kirch
1697 - 1782
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 45
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 46
Brian G. Marsden
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 47
Freimut Börngen
1930 - 2021
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 48
Maria Clara Eimmart
1676 - 1707
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 49
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 50
Julius Schiller
1580 - 1627
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 51
Heinrich Kreutz
1854 - 1907
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 52