BIOLOGIST
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
1834 - 1878

Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz (5 May 1834 – 15 January 1878) was a German botanist and garden director in Bogor, West Java and Kolkata. He worked in India, Indonesia, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore. The standard author abbreviation Kurz is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz is the 824th most popular biologist (up from 1,001st in 2019), the 4,560th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,534th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular German Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz ranks 824 out of 1,097. Before him are Charlotte Auerbach, Gustav Lindau, Robert Trivers, John Abbot, Albrecht Thaer, and Akira Miyawaki. After him are Michele Tenore, Ernst Ahl, Thomas Hardwicke, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Charles Wallace Richmond, and Alfred Moquin-Tandon.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Auerbach
1899 - 1994
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 818
Gustav Lindau
1866 - 1923
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 819
Robert Trivers
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 820
John Abbot
1751 - 1840
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 821
Albrecht Thaer
1752 - 1828
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 822
Akira Miyawaki
1928 - 2021
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 823
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
1834 - 1878
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 824
Michele Tenore
1780 - 1861
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 825
Ernst Ahl
1898 - 1945
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 826
Thomas Hardwicke
1755 - 1835
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 827
Gilbert Thomas Burnett
1800 - 1835
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 828
Charles Wallace Richmond
1868 - 1932
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 829
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
1804 - 1863
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 830
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1834, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz ranks 79. Before him are John Wesley Powell, Lyuben Karavelov, Miguel Grau Seminario, Georg Hermann Quincke, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, and Felix Dahn. After him are Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, Jacob Volhard, Heinrich Caro, Yuriy Fedkovych, George du Maurier, and Louis Ruchonnet. Among people deceased in 1878, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz ranks 56. Before him are Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Kikuchi Yōsai, Pyotr Vyazemsky, Fabre Geffrard, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, and Aleardo Aleardi. After him are William Stokes, José María Medina, Nicolae Golescu, Thomas Thomson, Jaroslav Čermák, and Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev.
Others Born in 1834
Go to all RankingsJohn Wesley Powell
EXPLORER
1834 - 1902
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 73
Lyuben Karavelov
WRITER
1834 - 1879
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 74
Miguel Grau Seminario
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1834 - 1879
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 75
Georg Hermann Quincke
PHYSICIST
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 76
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
WRITER
1834 - 1893
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 77
Felix Dahn
WRITER
1834 - 1912
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 78
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1878
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 79
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel
CHEMIST
1834 - 1898
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 80
Jacob Volhard
CHEMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 81
Heinrich Caro
CHEMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 82
Yuriy Fedkovych
WRITER
1834 - 1888
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 83
George du Maurier
WRITER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 84
Louis Ruchonnet
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1893
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 85
Others Deceased in 1878
Go to all RankingsAdolf Fredrik Lindblad
COMPOSER
1801 - 1878
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 50
Kikuchi Yōsai
PAINTER
1788 - 1878
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 51
Pyotr Vyazemsky
WRITER
1792 - 1878
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 52
Fabre Geffrard
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1878
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 53
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1878
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 54
Aleardo Aleardi
WRITER
1812 - 1878
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 55
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1878
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 56
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 57
José María Medina
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1878
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 58
Nicolae Golescu
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1878
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 59
Thomas Thomson
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1878
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 60
Jaroslav Čermák
PAINTER
1830 - 1878
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 61
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1878
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 62
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz ranks 4,563 out of 7,253. Before him are Reiner Kunze (1933), Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1946), Evelin Jahl (1956), Martha Mödl (1912), Gustav Schuft (1878), and Hauschka (1966). After him are Johann von Rist (1607), Heinrich Zschokke (1771), Jörg Lucke (1942), Albrecht von Graefe (1828), Julius Wilbrand (1839), and Aleida Assmann (1947).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsReiner Kunze
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,557
Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,558
Evelin Jahl
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,559
Martha Mödl
SINGER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,560
Gustav Schuft
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1948
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,561
Hauschka
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,562
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1878
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,563
Johann von Rist
WRITER
1607 - 1667
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,564
Heinrich Zschokke
WRITER
1771 - 1848
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,565
Jörg Lucke
ATHLETE
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 4,566
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 4,567
Julius Wilbrand
CHEMIST
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 4,568
Aleida Assmann
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4,569
Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany
Among biologists born in Germany, Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz ranks 172. Before him are Ole Borch (1626), Johann Jacob Dillenius (1684), Nicolaus Michael Oppel (1782), Charlotte Auerbach (1899), Gustav Lindau (1866), and Albrecht Thaer (1752). After him are Ernst Ahl (1898), Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller (1862), Hermann Harms (1870), Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1835), Jakob Emanuel Lange (1864), and Johann August Ephraim Goeze (1731).
Ole Borch
1626 - 1690
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 166
Johann Jacob Dillenius
1684 - 1747
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 167
Nicolaus Michael Oppel
1782 - 1820
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 168
Charlotte Auerbach
1899 - 1994
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 169
Gustav Lindau
1866 - 1923
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 170
Albrecht Thaer
1752 - 1828
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 171
Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
1834 - 1878
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 172
Ernst Ahl
1898 - 1945
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 173
Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
1862 - 1948
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 174
Hermann Harms
1870 - 1942
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 175
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
1835 - 1899
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 176
Jakob Emanuel Lange
1864 - 1941
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 177
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
1731 - 1793
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 178