INVENTOR

Alphonse Beau de Rochas

1815 - 1893

Alphonse Beau de Rochas

Alphonse Eugène Beau de Rochas (9 April 1815, Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 27 March 1893, Vincennes) was a French engineer. He was the first to patent the four-stroke engine in 1862, but he did not build one and the idea was subsequently developed by Nicolaus Otto and other engineers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alphonse Beau de Rochas is the 250th most popular inventor (up from 265th in 2019), the 3,356th most popular biography from France (up from 3,612th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Alphonse Beau de Rochas ranks 250 out of 426. Before him are Wan Hu, Charles Martin Hall, Georges Hébert, Ricardo Wolf, Ottó Bláthy, and François Isaac de Rivaz. After him are Peter Madsen, Marcian Hoff, Vittorio Jano, Clive Sinclair, George Pullman, and Eugen Langen.

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Wan Hu
1510 - 1500
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 244
Charles Martin Hall
1863 - 1914
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 245
Georges Hébert
1875 - 1957
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 246
Ricardo Wolf
1887 - 1981
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 247
Ottó Bláthy
1860 - 1939
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 248
François Isaac de Rivaz
1752 - 1828
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 249
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 250
Peter Madsen
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 251
Marcian Hoff
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 252
Vittorio Jano
1891 - 1965
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 253
Clive Sinclair
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 254
George Pullman
1831 - 1897
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 255
Eugen Langen
1833 - 1895
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 256

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Alphonse Beau de Rochas ranks 49. Before him are Alexander von Keyserling, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Eduard August von Regel, Crawford Long, Temistocle Solera, and Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen. After him are John McDouall Stuart, Louis Le Chatelier, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Karl von Blaas, James B. Francis, and Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz. Among people deceased in 1893, Alphonse Beau de Rochas ranks 46. Before him are Manuel González Flores, William Fox, Nikolai Zverev, Pierre Tirard, Tivadar Puskás, and Antonio Ghislanzoni. After him are John Atkinson Grimshaw, Franz Grashof, Anton von Schmerling, Grigor Parlichev, Concepción Arenal, and Arabo.

Others Born in 1815

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Alexander von Keyserling
GEOLOGIST
1815 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 43
Seru Epenisa Cakobau
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1883
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 44
Eduard August von Regel
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1892
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 45
Crawford Long
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1878
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 46
Temistocle Solera
COMPOSER
1815 - 1878
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 47
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1881
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 48
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
INVENTOR
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 49
John McDouall Stuart
EXPLORER
1815 - 1866
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 50
Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 51
Johann Gottfried Piefke
MUSICIAN
1815 - 1884
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 52
Karl von Blaas
PAINTER
1815 - 1894
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 53
James B. Francis
ENGINEER
1815 - 1892
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 54
Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz
PAINTER
1815 - 1894
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 55

Others Deceased in 1893

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Manuel González Flores
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1893
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 40
William Fox
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1893
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 41
Nikolai Zverev
MUSICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 42
Pierre Tirard
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1893
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 43
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 44
Antonio Ghislanzoni
WRITER
1824 - 1893
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 45
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
INVENTOR
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 46
John Atkinson Grimshaw
PAINTER
1836 - 1893
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 47
Franz Grashof
ENGINEER
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 48
Anton von Schmerling
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1893
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 49
Grigor Parlichev
WRITER
1830 - 1893
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 50
Concepción Arenal
WRITER
1820 - 1893
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Arabo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1893
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 52

In France

Among people born in France, Alphonse Beau de Rochas ranks 3,356 out of 6,770. Before him are Érik Comas (1963), Hilary of Arles (401), Jacques Marquette (1637), Jean-Paul Rappeneau (1932), Michel Marcel Navratil (1908), and Lucien Simon (1861). After him are Mélanie Laurent (1983), Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine (995), Joseph de Villèle (1773), Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1707), Bulle Ogier (1939), and Jacques Villeret (1951).

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Érik Comas
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 3,350
Hilary of Arles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
401 - 449
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 3,351
Jacques Marquette
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1637 - 1675
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 3,352
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 3,353
Michel Marcel Navratil
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 2001
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 3,354
Lucien Simon
PAINTER
1861 - 1945
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3,355
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
INVENTOR
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3,356
Mélanie Laurent
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,357
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
995 - 1068
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,358
Joseph de Villèle
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1854
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,359
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
WRITER
1707 - 1777
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,360
Bulle Ogier
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 3,361
Jacques Villeret
ACTOR
1951 - 2005
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 3,362