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Science & Medicine
Guillaume Philippe Schimper
1808–1880German-French botanist (1808-1880)
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, Bas-Rhin
Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel has one famous person on record
In 1808, the German-French botanist Guillaume Philippe Schimper was born. That places their birth between the Revolution and the Second Empire. Articles about them exist in 21 languages. Go 5 mi to Saverne and the list grows to 29, with Adrien Zeller at the top.
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Guillaume Philippe Schimper
21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1808
Guillaume Philippe Schimper
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Saverne, with 29.
Saverne · 5 miAdrien Zeller & 28 more
Phalsbourg · 7 miGeorges Mouton & 17 moreRDIngwiller · 6 miRégis Dorn & 11 more
Bouxwiller · 3 miÉmile Georges Charles Petri & 8 moreJHVal-de-Moder · 10 miJoseph Heckel & 6 more
Wasselonne · 12 miHenri Streicher & 4 more
Marmoutier · 8 miAlbert Kahn & 3 moreJWDettwiller · 4 miJoseph Valentin WilhelmQuestions about famous people from Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel
Who is the most famous person from Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel?
Guillaume Philippe Schimper (German-French botanist (1808-1880)) is the best known by our measure: 21 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel?
1 people born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
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From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Adrien Zeller: see Image:Adrien Zeller.jpg, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Mouton: Ary Scheffer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Émile Georges Charles Petri: Unknown author Unknown author The original uploader was Karsten11 at German Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henri Streicher: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Kahn: Georges Chevalier, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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