GEOLOGIST
Alfred Lacroix
1863 - 1948

Alfred Lacroix
Antoine François Alfred Lacroix (4 February 1863 – 12 March 1948), known as Alfred Lacroix, was a French mineralogist and geologist. He was born in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Lacroix is the 46th most popular geologist (up from 47th in 2019), the 3,931st most popular biography from France (up from 4,164th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Geologist.
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Alfred Lacroix ranks 46 out of 90. Before him are Barnum Brown, Adolphe d'Archiac, Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald, Joachim Barrande, Hiroo Kanamori, and Lawrence Lambe. After him are Henryk Arctowski, Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Niles Eldredge, Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, William Nicol, and Julius von Haast.
Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBarnum Brown
1873 - 1963
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 40
Adolphe d'Archiac
1802 - 1868
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 41
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
1902 - 1982
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 42
Joachim Barrande
1799 - 1883
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 43
Hiroo Kanamori
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 44
Lawrence Lambe
1863 - 1919
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 45
Alfred Lacroix
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 46
Henryk Arctowski
1871 - 1958
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 47
Carl Friedrich Schmidt
1832 - 1908
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 48
Niles Eldredge
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 49
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
1847 - 1907
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 50
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 51
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Alfred Lacroix ranks 114. Before him are Ljubomir Davidović, Richard F. Outcault, Lawrence Lambe, Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones, Jāzeps Vītols, and Aleksey Krylov. After him are Mary Whiton Calkins, Hugo Winckler, Blanche Bingley, Aliagha Shikhlinski, Hermann Obrist, and Broncia Koller-Pinell. Among people deceased in 1948, Alfred Lacroix ranks 138. Before him are Sigrid Hjertén, Eugen Slutsky, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Marcel Brillouin, Jāzeps Vītols, and Alfred Kerr. After him are Emmy Hennings, May Whitty, Elsa Brändström, Ernst Herzfeld, Yellapragada Subbarow, and Alfredo Baldomir.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsLjubomir Davidović
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 108
Richard F. Outcault
COMIC ARTIST
1863 - 1928
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 109
Lawrence Lambe
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1919
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 110
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1950
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 111
Jāzeps Vītols
COMPOSER
1863 - 1948
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 112
Aleksey Krylov
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 113
Alfred Lacroix
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 114
Mary Whiton Calkins
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1930
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 115
Hugo Winckler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1863 - 1913
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 116
Blanche Bingley
TENNIS PLAYER
1863 - 1946
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 117
Aliagha Shikhlinski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1943
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 118
Hermann Obrist
SCULPTOR
1863 - 1927
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 119
Broncia Koller-Pinell
PAINTER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsSigrid Hjertén
PAINTER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 132
Eugen Slutsky
ECONOMIST
1880 - 1948
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 133
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
WRITER
1904 - 1948
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 134
Marcel Brillouin
PHYSICIST
1854 - 1948
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 135
Jāzeps Vītols
COMPOSER
1863 - 1948
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 136
Alfred Kerr
WRITER
1867 - 1948
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 137
Alfred Lacroix
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 138
Emmy Hennings
WRITER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 139
May Whitty
ACTOR
1865 - 1948
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 140
Elsa Brändström
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1948
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 141
Ernst Herzfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1879 - 1948
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 142
Yellapragada Subbarow
CHEMIST
1895 - 1948
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 143
Alfredo Baldomir
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1948
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 144
In France
Among people born in France, Alfred Lacroix ranks 3,931 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Pierre Chevènement (1939), Michel Leclère (1946), Yvonne Loriod (1924), Roger Vitrac (1899), Gérard Pirès (1942), and Konrad Pellikan (1478). After him are Amalberga of Maubeuge (601), Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (1697), Nicolas Jenson (1420), Eugène Devéria (1805), Jacqueline de Romilly (1913), and André Lerond (1930).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Pierre Chevènement
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 3,925
Michel Leclère
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 3,926
Yvonne Loriod
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 3,927
Roger Vitrac
WRITER
1899 - 1952
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 3,928
Gérard Pirès
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 3,929
Konrad Pellikan
WRITER
1478 - 1556
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 3,930
Alfred Lacroix
GEOLOGIST
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 3,931
Amalberga of Maubeuge
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
601 - 670
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,932
Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
WRITER
1697 - 1780
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,933
Nicolas Jenson
DESIGNER
1420 - 1480
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,934
Eugène Devéria
PAINTER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,935
Jacqueline de Romilly
WRITER
1913 - 2010
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,936
André Lerond
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,937
Among GEOLOGISTS In France
Among geologists born in France, Alfred Lacroix ranks 6. Before him are Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750), Léon Teisserenc de Bort (1855), Édouard Lartet (1801), Adolphe d'Archiac (1802), and Joachim Barrande (1799). After him are Marcel Alexandre Bertrand (1847).
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
1750 - 1801
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 1
Léon Teisserenc de Bort
1855 - 1913
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 2
Édouard Lartet
1801 - 1871
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 3
Adolphe d'Archiac
1802 - 1868
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 4
Joachim Barrande
1799 - 1883
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 5
Alfred Lacroix
1863 - 1948
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 6
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
1847 - 1907
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 7