PHYSICIST
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922

Otto Lehmann
Otto Lehmann (13 January 1855 in Konstanz, Germany – 17 June 1922 in Karlsruhe) was a German physicist and "father" of liquid crystal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Lehmann is the 585th most popular physicist (down from 572nd in 2019), the 4,116th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,971st in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Otto Lehmann ranks 585 out of 851. Before him are Mark Oliphant, Yakov Frenkel, Yulii Khariton, Antonio Pacinotti, Sergey Kapitsa, and Georg Adolf Erman. After him are Sumio Iijima, Michael Berry, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Kenneth Bainbridge, John Henry Schwarz, and Artem Alikhanian.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMark Oliphant
1901 - 2000
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 579
Yakov Frenkel
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 580
Yulii Khariton
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 581
Antonio Pacinotti
1841 - 1912
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 582
Sergey Kapitsa
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 583
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 584
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 585
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 586
Michael Berry
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 587
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
1893 - 1972
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 588
Kenneth Bainbridge
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 589
John Henry Schwarz
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 590
Artem Alikhanian
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 591
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1855, Otto Lehmann ranks 74. Before him are Arnold Mendelssohn, José Malhoa, Erik Werenskiold, Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, Innokenty Annensky, and Leo Deutsch. After him are Olive Schreiner, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, Josiah Royce, Eduard von Keyserling, Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt, and Emmanuel Drake del Castillo. Among people deceased in 1922, Otto Lehmann ranks 98. Before him are Louis Duchesne, James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, Ernest Lavisse, Henry Bataille, Max von Hausen, and Hannes Hafstein. After him are Jorge Montt, Louis-Antoine Ranvier, William Henry Hudson, Elizabeth Jane Gardner, Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and John Moresby.
Others Born in 1855
Go to all RankingsArnold Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1855 - 1933
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 68
José Malhoa
PAINTER
1855 - 1933
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 69
Erik Werenskiold
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 70
Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1925
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 71
Innokenty Annensky
WRITER
1855 - 1909
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 72
Leo Deutsch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1855 - 1941
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 73
Otto Lehmann
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 74
Olive Schreiner
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 75
Caroline Rémy de Guebhard
JOURNALIST
1855 - 1929
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 76
Josiah Royce
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 77
Eduard von Keyserling
WRITER
1855 - 1918
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 78
Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1886
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 79
Emmanuel Drake del Castillo
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1904
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsLouis Duchesne
LINGUIST
1843 - 1922
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 92
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 93
Ernest Lavisse
HISTORIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 94
Henry Bataille
WRITER
1872 - 1922
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 95
Max von Hausen
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1922
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 96
Hannes Hafstein
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1922
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 97
Otto Lehmann
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 98
Jorge Montt
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 99
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 100
William Henry Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1922
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 101
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
PAINTER
1837 - 1922
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 102
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 103
John Moresby
EXPLORER
1830 - 1922
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 104
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Otto Lehmann ranks 4,118 out of 7,253. Before him are Joseph Höffner (1906), Maximilian Harden (1861), Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796), Joachim Hansen (1930), Murad Wilfried Hofmann (1931), and Heinz Strehl (1938). After him are Jean-Marc Barr (1960), Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (1638), Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena (1638), Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744), Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1574), and Conrad Moench (1744).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJoseph Höffner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 1987
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 4,112
Maximilian Harden
WRITER
1861 - 1927
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,113
Leopold II, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1851
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,114
Joachim Hansen
ACTOR
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4,115
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4,116
Heinz Strehl
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 1986
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4,117
Otto Lehmann
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4,118
Jean-Marc Barr
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,119
Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
NOBLEMAN
1638 - 1688
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,120
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena
NOBLEMAN
1638 - 1678
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,121
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
ACTOR
1744 - 1816
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4,122
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4,123
Conrad Moench
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1805
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4,124
Among PHYSICISTS In Germany
Among physicists born in Germany, Otto Lehmann ranks 81. Before him are Charles Galton Darwin (1887), August Beer (1825), Pief Panofsky (1919), Woldemar Voigt (1850), Ursula Franklin (1921), and Georg Adolf Erman (1806). After him are Gustav Mie (1868), Albert Betz (1885), Alfred Landé (1888), Walter Kaufmann (1871), Heinrich Kayser (1853), and Walther Müller (1905).
Charles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 75
August Beer
1825 - 1863
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 76
Pief Panofsky
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 77
Woldemar Voigt
1850 - 1919
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 78
Ursula Franklin
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 79
Georg Adolf Erman
1806 - 1877
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 80
Otto Lehmann
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 81
Gustav Mie
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 82
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 83
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 84
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 85
Heinrich Kayser
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 86
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 87