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James David Forbes

1809 - 1868

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James David Forbes

James David Forbes (Edimburgo, 1809 – Clifton, 1868) è stato un geologo scozzese. Celeberrimo per aver inventato il sismometro nel 1842, fu docente di fisica all'università di Edimburgo dal 1833 al 1860. Valente glaciologo, fu autore degli studi Viaggi nelle Alpi di Savoia (1843) e La Norvegia e i suoi ghiacciai (1853). Leggi di più su Wikipedia

La sua biografia è disponibile in 23 lingue su Wikipedia. James David Forbes è il 607° fisico più popolare (in calo dal 574° nel 2024), la 3385ª biografia più popolare della Regno Unito (in calo dal 2866ª nel 2019) e il 71° fisico più popolare della Regno Unito.

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Among Fisicos

Among fisicos, James David Forbes ranks 607 out of 851. Before him are Shoichi Sakata, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Anatoly Alexandrov, Pierre Weiss, Robert Mills, and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. After him are Bryce DeWitt, Albert Betz, Victor J. Stenger, Prosper-René Blondlot, Aleksandr Stoletov, and Alfred Landé.

Most Popular Fisicos in Wikipedia

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Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 601
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 602
Anatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 603
Pierre Weiss
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 604
Robert Mills
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 605
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 606
James David Forbes
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 607
Bryce DeWitt
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 608
Albert Betz
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 609
Victor J. Stenger
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 610
Prosper-René Blondlot
1849 - 1930
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 611
Aleksandr Stoletov
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 612
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 613

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, James David Forbes ranks 57. Before him are Rutherford Alcock, Robert Cornelius, Santiago Derqui, Cyrus McCormick, Johann Heinrich Blasius, and Nicolaas Pieneman. After him are Petrus Borel, Theodor Benfey, Aleksey Koltsov, William B. Travis, Andon Bedros IX Hassoun, and Karl Bodmer. Among people deceased in 1868, James David Forbes ranks 47. Before him are Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, Adolphe d'Archiac, Bernardo Berro, Claude Pouillet, John Crawfurd, and José Tadeo Monagas. After him are Black Kettle, Joaquín Suárez, Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Constantin Negruzzi, and Halfdan Kjerulf.

Others Born in 1809

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Rutherford Alcock
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1897
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 51
Robert Cornelius
INVENTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 52
Santiago Derqui
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1867
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 53
Cyrus McCormick
INVENTOR
1809 - 1884
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 54
Johann Heinrich Blasius
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 55
Nicolaas Pieneman
PAINTER
1809 - 1860
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 56
James David Forbes
PHYSICIST
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 57
Petrus Borel
WRITER
1809 - 1859
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 58
Theodor Benfey
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 59
Aleksey Koltsov
WRITER
1809 - 1842
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 60
William B. Travis
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1836
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 61
Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 62
Karl Bodmer
PAINTER
1809 - 1893
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 63

Others Deceased in 1868

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Eduard Friedrich Poeppig
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1868
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 41
Adolphe d'Archiac
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1868
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 42
Bernardo Berro
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1868
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 43
Claude Pouillet
PHYSICIST
1790 - 1868
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 44
John Crawfurd
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1868
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 45
José Tadeo Monagas
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1868
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 46
James David Forbes
PHYSICIST
1809 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 47
Black Kettle
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1868
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 48
Joaquín Suárez
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1868
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 49
Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1868
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 50
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1797 - 1868
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 51
Constantin Negruzzi
WRITER
1808 - 1868
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 52
Halfdan Kjerulf
COMPOSER
1815 - 1868
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 53