GEOLOGIST

Albert Heim

1849 - 1937

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Albert Heim (12 April 1849 – 31 August 1937) was a Swiss geologist, noted for his three-volume Geologie der Schweiz. Born in Zürich, he was educated at Zürich and Berlin universities. Very early in life he became interested in the physical features of the Alps, and at the age of sixteen he made a model of the Tödi group. This came to the notice of Arnold Escher von der Linth, to whom Heim was indebted for much encouragement and geological instruction in the field. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Heim is the 34th most popular geologist (down from 30th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 355th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Albert Heim ranks 34 out of 90. Before him are Alexander von Keyserling, Vladimir Obruchev, Arthur Holmes, Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, Harry Hammond Hess, and Alexander Karpinsky. After him are Maria Klenova, Ferdinand Zirkel, Harry Rosenbusch, Léon Teisserenc de Bort, Édouard Lartet, and Barnum Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Albert Heim ranks 64. Before him are Agenor Maria Gołuchowski, Jean Richepin, Emile Claus, Edmund Barton, Mohammad Yaqub Khan, and Olena Pchilka. After him are Hugo von Seeliger, Ida Straus, William Ernest Henley, Johan Kjeldahl, Ferdinand Brunetière, and Pedro Montt. Among people deceased in 1937, Albert Heim ranks 108. Before him are Camillo Berneri, Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama, Movses Silikyan, Silvestras Žukauskas, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and Mikhail Diterikhs. After him are Lyubomir Miletich, Erkki Melartin, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Carlo Rosselli, Felix Hamrin, and Ernst Hoppenberg.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Albert Heim ranks 359 out of 1,015. Before him are Jakob Dubs (1822), René Burri (1933), Orgetorix (null), Klaus Huber (1924), Henri Colpi (1921), and Jacques-Louis Soret (1827). After him are Philippe Jaccottet (1925), Theodore Bibliander (1500), Hans Erni (1909), Cuno Amiet (1868), Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), and Kate Burton (1957).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Switzerland

Among geologists born in Switzerland, Albert Heim ranks 2. Before him are Jean-André Deluc (1727). After him are Paul Niggli (1888).

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