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Most Famous Austrian Scientists & Academics

Science 301
Austria 2,903
196 NT Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Austrian Inventor 1856–1943
783 GM Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel Austrian Biologist 1822–1884
1,209 KG Kurt Gödel Kurt Gödel Austrian Mathematician 1906–1978
1,576 WR Wilhelm Reich Wilhelm Reich Austrian Psychiatrist 1897–1957
3,880 EM Ernst Mach Ernst Mach Austrian Physicist 1838–1916
3,973 FP Ferdinand Porsche Ferdinand Porsche Austrian Engineer 1875–1951
7,496 CM Carl Menger Carl Menger Austrian Economist 1840–1921
9,400 HO Hermann Oberth Austrian Physicist 1894–1989
10,723 LV Ludwig von Bertalanffy Ludwig von Bertalanffy Austrian Biologist 1901–1972
11,930 MM Milutin Milanković Milutin Milanković Austrian Mathematician 1879–1958
15,384 JW Julius Wagner-Jauregg Julius Wagner-Jauregg Austrian Physician 1857–1940
19,255 VF Victor Francis Hess Victor Francis Hess Austrian Physicist 1883–1964
19,556 LK Leo Kanner Leo Kanner Austrian Psychiatrist 1894–1981
22,910 OG Otto Gross Otto Gross Austrian Psychiatrist 1877–1920
27,547 JS Josef Stefan Josef Stefan Austrian Mathematician 1835–1893
28,086 GA Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Austrian Botanist 1723–1788
30,543 GJ Georg Joachim Rheticus Georg Joachim Rheticus Austrian Mathematician 1514–1574
33,845 JR Josef Ressel Josef Ressel Austrian Inventor 1793–1857
35,395 VS Viktor Schauberger Viktor Schauberger Austrian Naturalist 1885–1958
35,492 GV Georg von Peuerbach Georg von Peuerbach Austrian Mathematician 1423–1461
36,797 WS Wilhelm Stekel Wilhelm Stekel Austrian Psychologist 1868–1940
39,232 EH Emil Holub Emil Holub Austrian Physician 1847–1902
43,407 AH Aribert Heim Austrian Physician 1914–1992
46,187 JJ Johann Josef Loschmidt Johann Josef Loschmidt Austrian Physicist 1821–1895
47,085 HG Hermann Gmeiner Hermann Gmeiner Austrian Philanthropist 1919–1986
47,730 AN Alois Negrelli Alois Negrelli Austrian Engineer 1799–1858
48,289 SM Siegfried Marcus Austrian Engineer 1831–1898
51,065 LK Leopold Kohr Austrian Economist 1909–1994
57,658 GH Gottfried Haberler Austrian Economist 1900–1995
63,132 HL Heinrich Lammasch Heinrich Lammasch Austrian Professor 1853–1920
64,381 FJ František Josef Gerstner Austrian Physicist 1756–1832
65,392 EB Eduard Bloch Eduard Bloch Austrian Physician 1872–1945
70,050 GL Georg Luger Georg Luger Austrian Inventor 1849–1923
71,819 JJ Joseph Johann von Littrow Joseph Johann von Littrow Austrian Astronomer 1781–1840
83,953 FW Friedrich Welwitsch Friedrich Welwitsch Austrian Botanist 1806–1872
86,265 JW Julius Wess Julius Wess Austrian Physicist 1934–2007
87,240 BH Belsazar Hacquet Belsazar Hacquet Austrian Chemist 1739–1815
89,298 HJ Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz Austrian Botanist 1722–1797
90,050 FU Franz Unger Franz Unger Austrian Botanist 1800–1870
96,970 DS Daniel Swarovski Daniel Swarovski Austrian Inventor 1862–1956
103,862 JV Julius von Hann Julius von Hann Austrian Physicist 1839–1921
104,612 AK Anton Kerner von Marilaun Anton Kerner von Marilaun Austrian Botanist 1831–1898
108,434 AC Arthur Casagrande Arthur Casagrande Austrian Engineer 1902–1981
114,268 FV Friedrich von Berchtold Friedrich von Berchtold Austrian Botanist 1781–1876
117,278 FS Fritz Schachermeyr Austrian Archaeologist 1895–1987
119,650 BB Béla Barényi Béla Barényi Austrian Engineer 1907–1997
127,131 WB Wilhelm Beiglböck Wilhelm Beiglböck Austrian Physician 1905–1963
127,727 IS Ignaz Schiffermüller Ignaz Schiffermüller Austrian Entomologist 1727–1806
129,568 LB Lorenz Böhler Lorenz Böhler Austrian Surgeon 1885–1973
131,568 TK Theodor Kotschy Theodor Kotschy Austrian Botanist 1813–1866
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Inside Austria Scientists & Academics

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Through the Centuries

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Austria Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1840s with 24 people.

What Austria Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Academic are Austria Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 14% of all notables (42).

Austria Scientists & Academics over-index on palaeontologist — 32.4× the global rate.

  1. Academic42
  2. Physician30
  3. Mathematician22
  4. Botanist22
  5. Physicist16
  6. Teacher15
  7. Engineer14
  8. Inventor11
  1. Palaeontologist632.4×
  2. Naturalist631.1×
  3. Entomologist728.0×
  4. Geologist1023.8×
  5. Inventor1119.4×
  6. Archaeologist919.2×
  7. Surgeon718.9×
  8. Academic4218.2×

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