BIOLOGIST
Lorenz Oken
1779 - 1851

Lorenz Oken
Lorenz Oken (1 August 1779 – 11 August 1851) was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorenz Oken is the 291st most popular biologist (down from 238th in 2019), the 1,979th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,898th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Lorenz Oken ranks 291 out of 1,097. Before him are John Gould, René Louiche Desfontaines, Michael Rosbash, Michael W. Young, Odoardo Beccari, and Johann Jakob von Tschudi. After him are Otto Brunfels, Jean Cabanis, Armen Takhtajan, Juliane Koepcke, Peter Medawar, and George Bentham.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Gould
1804 - 1881
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 285
René Louiche Desfontaines
1750 - 1833
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 286
Michael Rosbash
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 287
Michael W. Young
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 288
Odoardo Beccari
1843 - 1920
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 289
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
1818 - 1889
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 290
Lorenz Oken
1779 - 1851
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 291
Otto Brunfels
1488 - 1534
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 292
Jean Cabanis
1816 - 1906
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 293
Armen Takhtajan
1910 - 2009
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 294
Juliane Koepcke
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 295
Peter Medawar
1915 - 1987
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 296
George Bentham
1800 - 1884
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 297
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1779, Lorenz Oken ranks 16. Before him are Antoine-Henri Jomini, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Thomas Moore, Madeleine Sophie Barat, Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily, and Abd al-Rahman of Morocco. After him are Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Infanta María Amalia of Spain, Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Archduke Anton Victor of Austria, and Jean Coralli. Among people deceased in 1851, Lorenz Oken ranks 21. Before him are Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John James Audubon, Mikhail Lazarev, Rama III, Albert Lortzing, and Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link. After him are Karl Lachmann, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Dean Mahomed, Karl Gützlaff, Vincenz Priessnitz, and Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta.
Others Born in 1779
Go to all RankingsAntoine-Henri Jomini
WRITER
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 10
Giovanni Battista Bugatti
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 11
Thomas Moore
WRITER
1779 - 1852
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 12
Madeleine Sophie Barat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1779 - 1865
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 13
Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1849
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 14
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 15
Lorenz Oken
BIOLOGIST
1779 - 1851
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 16
Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1801
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 17
George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1860
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 18
Infanta María Amalia of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1779 - 1798
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 19
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1779 - 1824
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 20
Archduke Anton Victor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1835
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 21
Jean Coralli
DANCER
1779 - 1854
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1851
Go to all RankingsPrince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1851
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 15
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 16
Mikhail Lazarev
EXPLORER
1788 - 1851
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 17
Rama III
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 18
Albert Lortzing
COMPOSER
1801 - 1851
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 19
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
BIOLOGIST
1767 - 1851
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 20
Lorenz Oken
BIOLOGIST
1779 - 1851
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 21
Karl Lachmann
LINGUIST
1793 - 1851
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 22
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1851
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 23
Dean Mahomed
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1851
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 24
Karl Gützlaff
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1851
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 25
Vincenz Priessnitz
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1851
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 26
Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1851
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 27
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Lorenz Oken ranks 1,980 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Hofmann (1871), Karl Eberhard Schöngarth (1903), Wilhelm Rediess (1900), Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria (1235), Andreas Cellarius (1596), and Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern (1890). After him are George, Duke of Bavaria (1455), Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1870), Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603), Marianne Brandt (1893), Herbert von Bismarck (1849), and August Oetker (1862).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFritz Hofmann
ATHLETE
1871 - 1927
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 1,974
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1946
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 1,975
Wilhelm Rediess
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 1,976
Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1235 - 1290
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 1,977
Andreas Cellarius
ASTRONOMER
1596 - 1665
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 1,978
Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1966
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 1,979
Lorenz Oken
BIOLOGIST
1779 - 1851
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 1,980
George, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1455 - 1503
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,981
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1870 - 1958
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,982
Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1603 - 1669
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,983
Marianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,984
Herbert von Bismarck
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1904
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,985
August Oetker
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1918
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,986
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Lorenz Oken ranks 46. Before him are Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788), Friedrich Parrot (1791), Carl Gustav Carus (1789), Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich (1806), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), and Eduard Rüppell (1794). After him are Otto Brunfels (1488), Jean Cabanis (1816), Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811), Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller (1725), Jacob Christian Schäffer (1718), and Hieronymus Bock (1498).
Carl Sigismund Kunth
1788 - 1850
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 40
Friedrich Parrot
1791 - 1841
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 41
Carl Gustav Carus
1789 - 1869
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 42
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
1806 - 1886
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 43
Carl Ludwig Blume
1796 - 1862
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 44
Eduard Rüppell
1794 - 1884
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 45
Lorenz Oken
1779 - 1851
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 46
Otto Brunfels
1488 - 1534
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 47
Jean Cabanis
1816 - 1906
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 48
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
1811 - 1871
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 49
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller
1725 - 1776
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 50
Jacob Christian Schäffer
1718 - 1790
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 51
Hieronymus Bock
1498 - 1554
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 52