PHYSICIST
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874

Moritz von Jacobi
Moritz Hermann von Jacobi (German: [ˈmoːʁɪts fɔn jaˈkoːki]; 21 September 1801 – 10 March 1874), also known as Boris Semyonovich Yakobi (Russian: Борис Семёнович Якоби), was a German-Russian electrical engineer and physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moritz von Jacobi is the 393rd most popular physicist (down from 351st in 2019), the 1,990th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,669th in 2019) and the 58th most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Moritz von Jacobi ranks 393 out of 851. Before him are Qian Xuesen, Donna Strickland, Christopher Polhem, Manfred von Ardenne, Léon Brillouin, and Hiroshi Amano. After him are Walter A. Shewhart, Stefan Hell, Jean-Antoine Nollet, John Kerr, Arpad Elo, and George Uhlenbeck.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsQian Xuesen
1911 - 2009
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 387
Donna Strickland
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 388
Christopher Polhem
1661 - 1751
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 389
Manfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 390
Léon Brillouin
1889 - 1969
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 391
Hiroshi Amano
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 392
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 393
Walter A. Shewhart
1891 - 1967
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 394
Stefan Hell
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 395
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 396
John Kerr
1824 - 1907
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 397
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 398
George Uhlenbeck
1900 - 1988
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 399
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1801, Moritz von Jacobi ranks 27. Before him are Immanuel Nobel, Prince Charles of Prussia, Albert Lortzing, Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza, William H. Seward, and Thomas Cole. After him are David Farragut, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Julius Plücker, Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, Justo José de Urquiza, and Fredrika Bremer. Among people deceased in 1874, Moritz von Jacobi ranks 21. Before him are Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Marià Fortuny, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Constantin von Tischendorf, Johann Heinrich von Mädler, and Ilija Garašanin. After him are Cochise, Otto Hesse, Peter Andreas Hansen, Hans Christian Lumbye, Louise Rasmussen, and Ang Mey.
Others Born in 1801
Go to all RankingsImmanuel Nobel
ENGINEER
1801 - 1872
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 21
Prince Charles of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1883
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 22
Albert Lortzing
COMPOSER
1801 - 1851
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 23
Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1876
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 24
William H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 25
Thomas Cole
PAINTER
1801 - 1848
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 26
Moritz von Jacobi
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 27
David Farragut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1801 - 1870
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 28
Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
WRITER
1801 - 1873
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 29
Julius Plücker
MATHEMATICIAN
1801 - 1868
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 30
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
CHEMIST
1801 - 1887
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 31
Justo José de Urquiza
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1870
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 32
Fredrika Bremer
WRITER
1801 - 1865
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1874
Go to all RankingsJohann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 15
Marià Fortuny
PAINTER
1838 - 1874
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 16
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1874
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 17
Constantin von Tischendorf
PHILOSOPHER
1815 - 1874
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 18
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
ASTRONOMER
1794 - 1874
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 19
Ilija Garašanin
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1874
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 20
Moritz von Jacobi
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 21
Cochise
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1874
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 22
Otto Hesse
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1874
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 23
Peter Andreas Hansen
ASTRONOMER
1795 - 1874
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 24
Hans Christian Lumbye
COMPOSER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 25
Louise Rasmussen
DANCER
1815 - 1874
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 26
Ang Mey
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1874
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 27
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Moritz von Jacobi ranks 1,991 out of 7,253. Before him are Herbert von Bismarck (1849), August Oetker (1862), Hans Berger (1873), Garibald I of Bavaria (550), Lilly Reich (1885), and Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (1719). After him are Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1891), Otto Brunfels (1488), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769), and Jean Cabanis (1816).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHerbert von Bismarck
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1904
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,985
August Oetker
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1918
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1,986
Hans Berger
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,987
Garibald I of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
550 - 593
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,988
Lilly Reich
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1947
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,989
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1765
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,990
Moritz von Jacobi
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,991
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1971
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,992
Otto Brunfels
BIOLOGIST
1488 - 1534
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 1,993
Wolfgang Sawallisch
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2013
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 1,994
Gustav Nachtigal
EXPLORER
1834 - 1885
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,995
Ernst Moritz Arndt
PHILOSOPHER
1769 - 1860
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,996
Jean Cabanis
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1906
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 1,997
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Moritz von Jacobi ranks 58. Before him are Franz Ernst Neumann (1798), Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824), Friedrich Kohlrausch (1840), Friedrich Paschen (1865), August Kundt (1839), and Manfred von Ardenne (1907). After him are Paul Drude (1863), Johannes Franz Hartmann (1865), Ernst Chladni (1756), Walther Meissner (1882), Rudolf Peierls (1907), and Erich Hückel (1896).
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 52
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 53
Friedrich Kohlrausch
1840 - 1910
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 54
Friedrich Paschen
1865 - 1947
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 55
August Kundt
1839 - 1894
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 56
Manfred von Ardenne
1907 - 1997
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 57
Moritz von Jacobi
1801 - 1874
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 58
Paul Drude
1863 - 1906
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 59
Johannes Franz Hartmann
1865 - 1936
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 60
Ernst Chladni
1756 - 1827
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 61
Walther Meissner
1882 - 1974
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 62
Rudolf Peierls
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 63
Erich Hückel
1896 - 1980
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 64