Physicist
Max von Laue
1879 - 1960
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Max von Laue
His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2024). Max von Laue is the 74th most popular physicist (down from 42nd in 2024), the 178th most popular biography from Germany (down from 136th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Physicist.
Max von Laue was a German physicist who was most famous for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals in 1912.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Max von Laue ranks 74 out of 851. Before him are Léon Foucault, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Philipp Lenard, Lev Landau, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, and Ludwig Boltzmann. After him are Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Edward Teller, James Chadwick, Hermann von Helmholtz, Christian Doppler, and Ernst Mach.
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Léon Foucault
1819 - 1868
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 68
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 69
Philipp Lenard
1862 - 1947
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 70
Lev Landau
1908 - 1968
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 71
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
1900 - 1958
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 72
Ludwig Boltzmann
1844 - 1906
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 73
Max von Laue
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 74
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 - 1923
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 75
Edward Teller
1908 - 2003
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 76
James Chadwick
1891 - 1974
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 77
Hermann von Helmholtz
1821 - 1894
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 78
Christian Doppler
1803 - 1853
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 79
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Max von Laue ranks 10. Before him are Owen Willans Richardson, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, Emperor Taishō, Otto Hahn, and Franz von Papen. After him are Margaret Sanger, Emiliano Zapata, Symon Petliura, Alma Mahler, Milutin Milanković, and Hans Luther. Among people deceased in 1960, Max von Laue ranks 3. Before him are Albert Camus, and Boris Pasternak. After him are Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, Albert Kesselring, Amanullah Khan, Wilhelm Pieck, Melanie Klein, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Paula Hitler, and Walther Funk.
Others Born in 1879
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Owen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 4
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 5
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 6
Emperor Taishō
PUBLIC WORKER
1879 - 1926
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 7
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 8
Franz von Papen
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1969
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 9
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 10
Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 11
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 12
Symon Petliura
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1926
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 13
Alma Mahler
COMPOSER
1879 - 1964
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 14
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 15
Hans Luther
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1960
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Albert Camus
WRITER
1913 - 1960
HPI: 86.77
Rank: 1
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 2
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 3
Clark Gable
ACTOR
1901 - 1960
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 4
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 5
Albert Kesselring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 6
Amanullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1960
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 8
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 9
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 10
Paula Hitler
WRITER
1896 - 1960
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 11
Walther Funk
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1960
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Max von Laue ranks 178 out of NaN. Before him are Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), Max Ernst (1891), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850). After him are Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Charles the Fat (839), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Conrad III of Germany (1093).
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Olaf Scholz
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 172
George II of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1760
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 173
Caroline of Ansbach
COMPANION
1683 - 1737
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 174
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 175
Gerd von Rundstedt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1953
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 176
Karl Ferdinand Braun
INVENTOR
1850 - 1918
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 177
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 178
Frederick William I of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1740
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 179
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
WRITER
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 180
Charles the Fat
POLITICIAN
839 - 888
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 181
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1218
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 182
Baron Munchausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1720 - 1797
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 183
Conrad III of Germany
POLITICIAN
1093 - 1152
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 184
Among Physicists In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Max von Laue ranks 8. Before him are Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Max Planck (1858), Werner Heisenberg (1901), Georg Ohm (1789), Heinrich Hertz (1857), and Max Born (1882). After him are Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Johannes Stark (1874), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Georg Bednorz (1950), Otto von Guericke (1602), and J. Hans D. Jensen (1907).
Wilhelm Röntgen
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 2
Max Planck
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 3
Werner Heisenberg
1901 - 1976
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 4
Georg Ohm
1789 - 1854
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 5
Heinrich Hertz
1857 - 1894
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 6
Max Born
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 7
Max von Laue
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 8
Hermann von Helmholtz
1821 - 1894
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 9
Johannes Stark
1874 - 1957
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 10
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 11
Georg Bednorz
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 12
Otto von Guericke
1602 - 1686
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 13
J. Hans D. Jensen
1907 - 1973
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 14
