BIOLOGIST
Ludwig Reichenbach
1793 - 1879

Ludwig Reichenbach
Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (8 January 1793 – 17 March 1879) was a German botanist, ornithologist and illustrator. It was he who first requested Leopold Blaschka to make a set of glass marine invertebrate models for scientific education and museum showcasing, the successful commission giving rise to the creation of the Blaschkas' Glass sea creatures and, subsequently and indirectly, the more famous Glass Flowers. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Reichenbach is the 203rd most popular biologist (up from 382nd in 2019), the 1,243rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,920th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Ludwig Reichenbach ranks 203 out of 1,097. Before him are Michel Adanson, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Hermann Schlegel, Joseph Banks, Har Gobind Khorana, and César Milstein. After him are Wilhelm Johannsen, George C. Williams, Hans Driesch, George Wald, William Carey, and Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 197
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 198
Hermann Schlegel
1804 - 1884
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 199
Joseph Banks
1743 - 1820
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 200
Har Gobind Khorana
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 201
César Milstein
1927 - 2002
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 202
Ludwig Reichenbach
1793 - 1879
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 203
Wilhelm Johannsen
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 204
George C. Williams
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 205
Hans Driesch
1867 - 1941
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 206
George Wald
1906 - 1997
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 207
William Carey
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 208
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
1742 - 1795
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 209
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1793, Ludwig Reichenbach ranks 10. Before him are Karl Ludwig Hencke, George Green, Victor of Aveyron, Ján Kollár, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and Nana Asmaʼu. After him are Michel Chasles, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Radama I, James Dunlop, Josef Ressel, and Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. Among people deceased in 1879, Ludwig Reichenbach ranks 14. Before him are Rowland Hill, Thomas Couture, Maria Teresa of Savoy, Gottfried Semper, Charles De Coster, and Julia Margaret Cameron. After him are August Grisebach, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Jón Sigurðsson, Johann Friedrich von Brandt, Heinrich Geißler, and Sher Ali Khan.
Others Born in 1793
Go to all RankingsKarl 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
Radama I
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1828
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 13
James Dunlop
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1848
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 14
Josef Ressel
INVENTOR
1793 - 1857
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 15
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
PAINTER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsRowland Hill
INVENTOR
1795 - 1879
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 8
Thomas Couture
PAINTER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 9
Maria Teresa of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 10
Gottfried Semper
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1879
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 11
Charles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 12
Julia Margaret Cameron
PHOTOGRAPHER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 13
Ludwig Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1879
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 14
August Grisebach
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 15
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
INVENTOR
1817 - 1879
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 16
Jón Sigurðsson
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1879
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 17
Johann Friedrich von Brandt
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1879
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 18
Heinrich Geißler
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 19
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 20
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Reichenbach ranks 1,243 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1601), Paul Natorp (1854), Rudolf von Sebottendorf (1875), and Manfred Rommel (1928). After him are Robert Michels (1876), William, Duke of Nassau (1792), Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Reinhard Genzel (1952), and Bruno the Great (925).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Pauline of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1810 - 1856
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 1,237
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1742
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,238
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1659
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 1,239
Paul Natorp
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1924
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,240
Rudolf von Sebottendorf
WRITER
1875 - 1945
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,241
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,242
Ludwig Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1879
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 1,243
Robert Michels
SOCIOLOGIST
1876 - 1936
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,244
William, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,245
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,246
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1660
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,247
Reinhard Genzel
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,248
Bruno the Great
NOBLEMAN
925 - 965
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,249
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Ludwig Reichenbach ranks 26. Before him are Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739), Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775), Julius Richard Petri (1852), Walther Flemming (1843), Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), and Hermann Schlegel (1804). After him are Hans Driesch (1867), Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757), Bert Sakmann (1942), Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794), August Grisebach (1814), and Albert Günther (1830).
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 20
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger
1775 - 1813
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 21
Julius Richard Petri
1852 - 1921
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 22
Walther Flemming
1843 - 1905
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 23
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 24
Hermann Schlegel
1804 - 1884
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 25
Ludwig Reichenbach
1793 - 1879
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 26
Hans Driesch
1867 - 1941
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 27
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 28
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 29
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
1794 - 1868
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 30
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 31
Albert Günther
1830 - 1914
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 32