ASTRONOMER
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866

Karl Ludwig Hencke
Karl Ludwig Hencke (8 April 1793 – 21 September 1866) was a German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is sometimes confused with Johann Franz Encke, another German astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Ludwig Hencke is the 56th most popular astronomer (up from 92nd in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Poland (up from 237th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Karl Ludwig Hencke ranks 56 out of 644. Before him are John Michell, Jérôme Lalande, Adolphe Quetelet, Édouard Stephan, William Alfred Fowler, and Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli. After him are Jan Oort, Abu Maʿshar, James Bradley, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Walter Baade, and Jamshīd al-Kāshī.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 51
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 54
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 55
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 56
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 57
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 58
James Bradley
1693 - 1762
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 59
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī
1029 - 1087
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 60
Walter Baade
1893 - 1960
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 61
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
1380 - 1429
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1793, Karl Ludwig Hencke ranks 4. Before him are Ferdinand I of Austria, Dost Mohammad Khan, and Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. After him are George Green, Victor of Aveyron, Ján Kollár, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Nana Asmaʼu, Ludwig Reichenbach, Michel Chasles, and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira. Among people deceased in 1866, Karl Ludwig Hencke ranks 4. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, Miguel I of Portugal, and George Everest. After him are Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Hermann Goldschmidt, Tokugawa Iemochi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, William Whewell, Chief Seattle, and Friedrich Rückert.
Others Born in 1793
Go to all RankingsFerdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 1
Dost Mohammad Khan
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1863
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 2
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 3
Karl Ludwig Hencke
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 4
George Green
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1841
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 5
Victor of Aveyron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1793 - 1828
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 6
Ján Kollár
WRITER
1793 - 1852
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
Juan Manuel de Rosas
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1877
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 8
Nana Asmaʼu
PHILOSOPHER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 9
Ludwig Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1879
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 10
Michel Chasles
MATHEMATICIAN
1793 - 1880
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1874
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1866
Go to all RankingsBernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 1
Miguel I of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1866
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 2
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 3
Karl Ludwig Hencke
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 4
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 5
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 6
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 7
Philipp Franz von Siebold
PHYSICIAN
1796 - 1866
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 8
Madame Clicquot Ponsardin
BUSINESSPERSON
1777 - 1866
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 9
William Whewell
PHYSICIST
1794 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 10
Chief Seattle
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1866
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 11
Friedrich Rückert
WRITER
1788 - 1866
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Karl Ludwig Hencke ranks 124 out of 1,694. Before him are Arthur Liebehenschel (1901), Alexander Jagiellon (1461), Pola Negri (1897), Alfred von Tirpitz (1849), Klaus von Klitzing (1943), and Fred Zinnemann (1907). After him are Joseph Rotblat (1908), Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825), Antoni Grabowski (1857), Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427), Kurt Daluege (1897), and Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsArthur Liebehenschel
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1948
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 118
Alexander Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1506
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 119
Pola Negri
ACTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 120
Alfred von Tirpitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1930
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 121
Klaus von Klitzing
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 122
Fred Zinnemann
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 123
Karl Ludwig Hencke
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 124
Joseph Rotblat
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 125
Julia, Princess of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1895
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 126
Antoni Grabowski
CHEMIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 127
Casimir IV Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1427 - 1492
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 128
Kurt Daluege
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 129
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1868
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 130
Among ASTRONOMERS In Poland
Among astronomers born in Poland, Karl Ludwig Hencke ranks 3. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus (1473), and Johannes Hevelius (1611). After him are Albert Marth (1828), Robert Luther (1822), Johann Daniel Titius (1729), Maria Cunitz (1610), Adalbert Krueger (1832), Wilhelm Gliese (1915), Wilhelm Julius Foerster (1832), Aleksander Wolszczan (1946), and Hugo von Seeliger (1849).
Nicolaus Copernicus
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.78
Rank: 1
Johannes Hevelius
1611 - 1687
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 2
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 3
Albert Marth
1828 - 1897
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 4
Robert Luther
1822 - 1900
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
Johann Daniel Titius
1729 - 1796
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 6
Maria Cunitz
1610 - 1664
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 7
Adalbert Krueger
1832 - 1896
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Gliese
1915 - 1993
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Julius Foerster
1832 - 1921
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 10
Aleksander Wolszczan
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 11
Hugo von Seeliger
1849 - 1924
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12