ASTRONOMER
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834

Karl Ludwig Harding
Karl Ludwig Harding (29 September 1765 – 31 August 1834) was a German astronomer, who discovered Juno, the third asteroid of the main-belt in 1804. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Ludwig Harding is the 85th most popular astronomer (up from 110th in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,293rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Astronomer.
Karl Ludwig Harding was a German philosopher who is most famous for his work on the philosophy of history. He argued that the course of history is shaped by the evolution of human nature.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Karl Ludwig Harding ranks 85 out of 644. Before him are Ejnar Hertzsprung, Antony Hewish, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, John Russell Hind, Percival Lowell, and Arthur B. McDonald. After him are Eugene Merle Shoemaker, George O. Abell, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Petrus Apianus, Pieter van Musschenbroek, and Jacques Cassini.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEjnar Hertzsprung
1873 - 1967
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 79
Antony Hewish
1924 - 2021
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 80
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
1868 - 1921
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 81
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 82
Percival Lowell
1855 - 1916
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 83
Arthur B. McDonald
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 84
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 85
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
1928 - 1997
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 86
George O. Abell
1927 - 1983
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 87
Mariam al-Asturlabi
950 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 88
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 89
Pieter van Musschenbroek
1692 - 1761
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 90
Jacques Cassini
1677 - 1756
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 91
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1765, Karl Ludwig Harding ranks 9. Before him are Nicéphore Niépce, Eli Whitney, Pyotr Bagration, Robert Fulton, Jacques MacDonald, and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Charles Felix of Sardinia, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Emma, Lady Hamilton, Paolo Ruffini, Michał Kleofas Ogiński, and José María Morelos. Among people deceased in 1834, Karl Ludwig Harding ranks 11. Before him are Joseph Marie Jacquard, Sunjo of Joseon, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Alois Senefelder, and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. After him are Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, William Carey, Jacques Balmat, Husein Gradaščević, Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza, and Éleuthère Irénée du Pont.
Others Born in 1765
Go to all RankingsNicéphore Niépce
INVENTOR
1765 - 1833
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 3
Eli Whitney
INVENTOR
1765 - 1825
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 4
Pyotr Bagration
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1812
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 5
Robert Fulton
INVENTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 6
Jacques MacDonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 7
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 8
Karl Ludwig Harding
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1834
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 9
Charles Felix of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1831
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 10
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
BIOLOGIST
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 11
Emma, Lady Hamilton
ACTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 12
Paolo Ruffini
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1822
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 13
Michał Kleofas Ogiński
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1833
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 14
José María Morelos
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1815
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1834
Go to all RankingsJoseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 5
Sunjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1834
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 6
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 7
François-Adrien Boieldieu
COMPOSER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 8
Alois Senefelder
INVENTOR
1771 - 1834
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 9
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 10
Karl Ludwig Harding
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1834
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 11
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1834
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 12
William Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 13
Jacques Balmat
MOUNTAINEER
1762 - 1834
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 14
Husein Gradaščević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1834
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 15
Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza
COMPANION
1800 - 1834
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 16
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 17
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Ludwig Harding ranks 818 out of 7,253. Before him are Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700), Peter Kürten (1883), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865), Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851), and Eduard Dietl (1890). After him are Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869), Arthur Nebe (1894), Friedrich List (1789), Wilhelm Bittrich (1894), Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414), and Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsSophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1770
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 812
Peter Kürten
EXTREMIST
1883 - 1931
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 813
Hugo Sperrle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1953
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 814
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 815
Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1897
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 816
Eduard Dietl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1944
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 817
Karl Ludwig Harding
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1834
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 818
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1955
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 819
Arthur Nebe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 820
Friedrich List
ECONOMIST
1789 - 1846
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 821
Wilhelm Bittrich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 822
Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1414 - 1486
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 823
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1679
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 824
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Karl Ludwig Harding ranks 15. Before him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793), Walter Baade (1893), Johann Franz Encke (1791), Max Wolf (1863), Simon Marius (1573), and Wilhelm Tempel (1821). After him are Petrus Apianus (1495), Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813), Arthur Auwers (1838), David Fabricius (1564), Johann Elert Bode (1747), and August Kopff (1882).
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 9
Walter Baade
1893 - 1960
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 10
Johann Franz Encke
1791 - 1865
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 11
Max Wolf
1863 - 1932
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 12
Simon Marius
1573 - 1625
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Tempel
1821 - 1889
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 14
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 15
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 16
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
1813 - 1890
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 17
Arthur Auwers
1838 - 1915
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 18
David Fabricius
1564 - 1617
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 19
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 20
August Kopff
1882 - 1960
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 21