INVENTOR
André Blondel
1863 - 1938

André Blondel
André-Eugène Blondel (28 August 1863 – 15 November 1938) was a French engineer and physicist. He is the inventor of the electromechanical oscillograph and a system of photometric units of measurement. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Blondel is the 338th most popular inventor (down from 303rd in 2019), the 4,478th most popular biography from France (down from 4,051st in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Inventor.
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Among INVENTORS
Among inventors, André Blondel ranks 338 out of 426. Before him are Victor Hasselblad, John Philip Holland, Joseph Engelberger, Roland Moreno, Harry Brearley, and Heinrich Gerber. After him are Henry Shrapnel, Edward Lawry Norton, David Dunbar Buick, William Fothergill Cooke, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, and Ivan Polzunov.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVictor Hasselblad
1906 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 332
John Philip Holland
1840 - 1914
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 333
Joseph Engelberger
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 334
Roland Moreno
1945 - 2012
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 335
Harry Brearley
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 336
Heinrich Gerber
1832 - 1912
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 337
André Blondel
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 338
Henry Shrapnel
1761 - 1842
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 339
Edward Lawry Norton
1898 - 1983
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 340
David Dunbar Buick
1854 - 1929
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 341
William Fothergill Cooke
1806 - 1879
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 342
Sven Gustaf Wingqvist
1876 - 1953
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 343
Ivan Polzunov
1728 - 1766
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 344
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, André Blondel ranks 140. Before him are Axel Thue, Richard Wettstein, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Aleksandr Golovin, Sergey Oldenburg, and Peider Lansel. After him are W. W. Jacobs, Ellen Churchill Semple, Bob Fitzsimmons, Georg Marco, João Pinheiro Chagas, and Camille Erlanger. Among people deceased in 1938, André Blondel ranks 187. Before him are Steve Bloomer, Nikolai Gikalo, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, Matvei Bronstein, John Kunkel Small, and Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov. After him are Choʻlpon, Rosa Mayreder, Theodor Fischer, John Derbyshire, Georgy Langemak, and Ricardo Samper.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsAxel Thue
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1922
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 134
Richard Wettstein
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1931
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 135
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
WRITER
1863 - 1955
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 136
Aleksandr Golovin
ARTIST
1863 - 1930
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 137
Sergey Oldenburg
OCCULTIST
1863 - 1934
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 138
Peider Lansel
WRITER
1863 - 1943
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 139
André Blondel
INVENTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 140
W. W. Jacobs
WRITER
1863 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 141
Ellen Churchill Semple
GEOGRAPHER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 142
Bob Fitzsimmons
BOXER
1863 - 1917
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 143
Georg Marco
CHESS PLAYER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 144
João Pinheiro Chagas
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1925
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 145
Camille Erlanger
COMPOSER
1863 - 1919
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsSteve Bloomer
SOCCER PLAYER
1874 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 181
Nikolai Gikalo
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1938
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 182
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 183
Matvei Bronstein
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 184
John Kunkel Small
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 185
Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 186
André Blondel
INVENTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 187
Choʻlpon
WRITER
1897 - 1938
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 188
Rosa Mayreder
WRITER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 189
Theodor Fischer
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1938
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 190
John Derbyshire
SWIMMER
1878 - 1938
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 191
Georgy Langemak
ENGINEER
1898 - 1938
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 192
Ricardo Samper
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 193
In France
Among people born in France, André Blondel ranks 4,478 out of 6,770. Before him are Aymeric Laporte (1994), Alfred Aston (1912), Ferland Mendy (1995), Étienne Brûlé (1592), Eugène Grisot (1866), and Jacques Simon (1941). After him are Luc Ferry (1951), Georges de la Falaise (1866), Marcel Hansenne (1917), Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway (1648), Nicolas de Fer (1646), and Christine Delphy (1941).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAymeric Laporte
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 4,472
Alfred Aston
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 4,473
Ferland Mendy
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,474
Étienne Brûlé
EXPLORER
1592 - 1633
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,475
Eugène Grisot
ATHLETE
1866 - 1936
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,476
Jacques Simon
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2017
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,477
André Blondel
INVENTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4,478
Luc Ferry
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4,479
Georges de la Falaise
FENCER
1866 - 1910
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4,480
Marcel Hansenne
ATHLETE
1917 - 2002
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4,481
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1720
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4,482
Nicolas de Fer
GEOGRAPHER
1646 - 1720
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4,483
Christine Delphy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4,484
Among INVENTORS In France
Among inventors born in France, André Blondel ranks 38. Before him are François Isaac de Rivaz (1752), Alphonse Beau de Rochas (1815), Henri Fabre (1882), Louis Lumière (1864), Léon Gaumont (1864), and Georges Beuchat (1910). After him are Franky Zapata (1978).
François Isaac de Rivaz
1752 - 1828
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 32
Alphonse Beau de Rochas
1815 - 1893
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 33
Henri Fabre
1882 - 1984
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 34
Louis Lumière
1864 - 1948
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 35
Léon Gaumont
1864 - 1946
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 36
Georges Beuchat
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 37
André Blondel
1863 - 1938
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 38
Franky Zapata
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 39