BIOLOGIST
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883

Oswald Heer
Oswald Heer (or Oswald von Heer) (31 August 1809 – 27 September 1883), Swiss geologist and naturalist, was born at Niederuzwil in Canton of St. Gallen and died in Lausanne. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald Heer is the 449th most popular biologist (up from 540th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 383rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Swiss Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Oswald Heer ranks 449 out of 1,097. Before him are Franz von Paula Schrank, Ernst Hartert, Alexander Wilson, Leizu, Henri Ernest Baillon, and Clemens von Pirquet. After him are Francisco Manuel Blanco, Carl Meissner, George Allman, Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Robert Gallo, and Rudolf Jakob Camerarius.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz von Paula Schrank
1747 - 1835
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 443
Ernst Hartert
1859 - 1933
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 444
Alexander Wilson
1766 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 445
Leizu
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 446
Henri Ernest Baillon
1827 - 1895
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 447
Clemens von Pirquet
1874 - 1929
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 448
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 449
Francisco Manuel Blanco
1778 - 1845
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 450
Carl Meissner
1800 - 1874
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 451
George Allman
1812 - 1898
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 452
Joseph Franz von Jacquin
1766 - 1839
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 453
Robert Gallo
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 454
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
1665 - 1721
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 455
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, Oswald Heer ranks 39. Before him are François Certain de Canrobert, Karl Koch, Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, Jules Favre, and Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin. After him are Heinrich Hoffmann, Kit Carson, Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Constantin von Alvensleben, Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter, and Bénédict Morel. Among people deceased in 1883, Oswald Heer ranks 42. Before him are Iwakura Tomomi, Cyprian Norwid, Gustave Aimard, Robert Volkmann, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, and Filippo Pacini. After him are Napoleon Orda, Reinhart Dozy, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Ciprian Porumbescu, Heinrich von Ferstel, and Louis-François-Clement Breguet.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsFrançois Certain de Canrobert
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1895
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 33
Karl Koch
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1879
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 34
Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 35
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1881
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 36
Jules Favre
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 37
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin
PAINTER
1809 - 1864
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 38
Oswald Heer
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 39
Heinrich Hoffmann
WRITER
1809 - 1894
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 40
Kit Carson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1868
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 41
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1864
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 42
Constantin von Alvensleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1892
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 43
Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1889
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 44
Bénédict Morel
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1883
Go to all RankingsIwakura Tomomi
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1883
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 36
Cyprian Norwid
WRITER
1821 - 1883
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 37
Gustave Aimard
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 38
Robert Volkmann
COMPOSER
1815 - 1883
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 39
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
INVENTOR
1823 - 1883
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 40
Filippo Pacini
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 41
Oswald Heer
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 42
Napoleon Orda
MUSICIAN
1807 - 1883
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 43
Reinhart Dozy
HISTORIAN
1820 - 1883
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 44
Seru Epenisa Cakobau
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1883
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 45
Ciprian Porumbescu
COMPOSER
1853 - 1883
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 46
Heinrich von Ferstel
ARCHITECT
1828 - 1883
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 47
Louis-François-Clement Breguet
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1883
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 48
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Oswald Heer ranks 294 out of 1,015. Before him are Claude Goretta (1929), Peter Bichsel (1935), Johann Schneider-Ammann (1952), Peter Bieri (1944), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), and Ignazio Cassis (1961). After him are Robert Frank (1924), Michelle Hunziker (1977), Julius Maggi (1846), Fleur Jaeggy (1940), Princess Elena of Romania (1950), and Carl Meissner (1800).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsClaude Goretta
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 288
Peter Bichsel
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 289
Johann Schneider-Ammann
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 290
Peter Bieri
WRITER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 291
Heinrich Sutermeister
COMPOSER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 292
Ignazio Cassis
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 293
Oswald Heer
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 294
Robert Frank
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 295
Michelle Hunziker
MODEL
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 296
Julius Maggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1912
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 297
Fleur Jaeggy
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 298
Princess Elena of Romania
NOBLEMAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 299
Carl Meissner
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 300
Among BIOLOGISTS In Switzerland
Among biologists born in Switzerland, Oswald Heer ranks 17. Before him are Albert von Kölliker (1817), Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818), Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810), François-Alphonse Forel (1841), Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884), and Abraham Trembley (1710). After him are Carl Meissner (1800), Johann Bauhin (1541), Casimir de Candolle (1836), Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829), Alfred Newton (1829), and Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828).
Albert von Kölliker
1817 - 1905
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 11
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
1818 - 1889
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 12
Pierre Edmond Boissier
1810 - 1885
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 13
François-Alphonse Forel
1841 - 1912
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 14
Josias Braun-Blanquet
1884 - 1980
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 15
Abraham Trembley
1710 - 1784
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 16
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 17
Carl Meissner
1800 - 1874
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 18
Johann Bauhin
1541 - 1613
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 19
Casimir de Candolle
1836 - 1918
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 20
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
1829 - 1905
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 21
Alfred Newton
1829 - 1907
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 22
Johannes Müller Argoviensis
1828 - 1896
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 23