ASTRONOMER
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979

Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (4 April 1892 in Heidelberg – 6 May 1979 in Heidelberg) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of 395 minor planets. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth is the 147th most popular astronomer (down from 95th in 2019), the 1,436th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,151st in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Astronomer.
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth is most famous for his discovery of the periodic table. He was a German chemist and mineralogist.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 147 out of 644. Before him are Carolyn S. Shoemaker, William Henry Pickering, George Darwin, Oskar Backlund, Williamina Fleming, and Antonio Abetti. After him are Wilhelm Beer, Hermann Carl Vogel, Adelard of Bath, James Dunlop, Eugène Joseph Delporte, and Maslama al-Majriti.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarolyn S. Shoemaker
1929 - 2021
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 141
William Henry Pickering
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 142
George Darwin
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 143
Oskar Backlund
1846 - 1916
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 144
Williamina Fleming
1857 - 1911
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 145
Antonio Abetti
1846 - 1928
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 146
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 147
Wilhelm Beer
1797 - 1850
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 148
Hermann Carl Vogel
1841 - 1907
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 149
Adelard of Bath
1075 - 1160
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 150
James Dunlop
1793 - 1848
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 151
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 152
Maslama al-Majriti
950 - 1007
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 71. Before him are Germaine Tailleferre, Harry Stack Sullivan, Manuel Roxas, Mikhail Gurevich, Tazio Nuvolari, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi. After him are Alfonsina Storni, Marcel Dassault, Günther Blumentritt, César Vallejo, Andrés Nin Pérez, and J. B. S. Haldane. Among people deceased in 1979, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 51. Before him are Otto Robert Frisch, Jean-Marie Villot, Alfredo Ottaviani, Peggy Guggenheim, Louis Chiron, and Nicholas Ray. After him are Louis Durey, Conrad Hilton, Richard Rodgers, Charles W. Morris, Walther Gerlach, and Pier Luigi Nervi.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsGermaine Tailleferre
COMPOSER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 65
Harry Stack Sullivan
PSYCHOLOGIST
1892 - 1949
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 66
Manuel Roxas
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 67
Mikhail Gurevich
ENGINEER
1892 - 1976
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 68
Tazio Nuvolari
RACING DRIVER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 69
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 70
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 71
Alfonsina Storni
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 72
Marcel Dassault
ENGINEER
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 73
Günther Blumentritt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1967
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 74
César Vallejo
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 75
Andrés Nin Pérez
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 76
J. B. S. Haldane
BIOLOGIST
1892 - 1964
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsOtto Robert Frisch
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1979
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 45
Jean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 46
Alfredo Ottaviani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 - 1979
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 47
Peggy Guggenheim
CELEBRITY
1898 - 1979
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 48
Louis Chiron
RACING DRIVER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 49
Nicholas Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 50
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 51
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 52
Conrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 53
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 54
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 55
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 56
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 57
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 1,436 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856), Toni Kroos (1990), Albrecht Penck (1858), Rudolf Brandt (1909), Franz von Hipper (1863), and Brigitte Helm (1906). After him are Jakob Wassermann (1873), Wilhelm Beer (1797), Bernhard Rust (1883), Hans Leo Hassler (1564), Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (1708), and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilhelm von Gloeden
PHOTOGRAPHER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,430
Toni Kroos
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,431
Albrecht Penck
GEOGRAPHER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,432
Rudolf Brandt
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1948
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,433
Franz von Hipper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1,434
Brigitte Helm
ACTOR
1906 - 1996
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,435
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1,436
Jakob Wassermann
WRITER
1873 - 1934
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,437
Wilhelm Beer
ASTRONOMER
1797 - 1850
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,438
Bernhard Rust
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,439
Hans Leo Hassler
COMPOSER
1564 - 1612
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1,440
Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1752
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1,441
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1714
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 1,442
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth ranks 28. Before him are Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670), Heinrich Schwabe (1789), Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), Reinhard Genzel (1952), Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745), and Wilhelm von Biela (1782). After him are Wilhelm Beer (1797), Hermann Carl Vogel (1841), Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (1921), Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1591), Johann Heinrich von Mädler (1794), and Tobias Mayer (1723).
Maria Margaretha Kirch
1670 - 1720
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 22
Heinrich Schwabe
1789 - 1875
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 23
Hermann Goldschmidt
1802 - 1866
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 24
Reinhard Genzel
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 25
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 26
Wilhelm von Biela
1782 - 1856
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 27
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 28
Wilhelm Beer
1797 - 1850
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 29
Hermann Carl Vogel
1841 - 1907
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 30
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
1921 - 2015
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 31
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
1591 - 1666
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 32
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
1794 - 1874
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 33
Tobias Mayer
1723 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 34