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Benoît Fourneyron
1802 - 1867

Benoît Fourneyron
Benoît Fourneyron (31 October 1802 – 31 July 1867) was a French engineer, born in Saint-Étienne, Loire. Fourneyron made significant contributions to the development of water turbines. Benoît Fourneyron was educated at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, a nearby engineering school that had recently opened. After he graduated in 1816, he spent the next few years in mines and ironworks. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benoît Fourneyron is the 231st most popular engineer (down from 209th in 2019), the 3,831st most popular biography from France (down from 3,504th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Benoît Fourneyron ranks 231 out of 389. Before him are Johann Georg Halske, Eugène Belgrand, Anousheh Ansari, Seymour Cray, Johannes Winkler, and Georgy Beriev. After him are Enrico Forlanini, Béla Barényi, Jon Postel, Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov, Eilmer of Malmesbury, and Alfred Neubauer.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 225
Eugène Belgrand
1810 - 1878
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 226
Anousheh Ansari
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 227
Seymour Cray
1925 - 1996
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 228
Johannes Winkler
1897 - 1947
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 229
Georgy Beriev
1903 - 1979
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 230
Benoît Fourneyron
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 231
Enrico Forlanini
1848 - 1930
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 232
Béla Barényi
1907 - 1997
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 233
Jon Postel
1943 - 1998
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 234
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov
1874 - 1966
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 235
Eilmer of Malmesbury
985 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 236
Alfred Neubauer
1891 - 1980
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 237
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Benoît Fourneyron ranks 44. Before him are Louis Niedermeyer, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Niccolò Tommaseo, Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein, Adolphe d'Archiac, and Adolphe Niel. After him are Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg, August Friedrich Pott, Eugène Flachat, Yuriy Venelin, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, and Alexander Odoevsky. Among people deceased in 1867, Benoît Fourneyron ranks 42. Before him are Juan Álvarez, Ramón Castilla, Simon Sechter, Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán, Georgi Sava Rakovski, and Santiago Derqui. After him are Mohammad Afzal Khan, Alexander Petrov, Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, José Mariano Salas, Karl Georg Christian von Staudt, and Artur Grottger.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsLouis Niedermeyer
COMPOSER
1802 - 1861
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 38
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
WRITER
1802 - 1872
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 39
Niccolò Tommaseo
WRITER
1802 - 1874
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 40
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 41
Adolphe d'Archiac
GEOLOGIST
1802 - 1868
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 42
Adolphe Niel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1869
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 43
Benoît Fourneyron
ENGINEER
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 44
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1864
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 45
August Friedrich Pott
LINGUIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 46
Eugène Flachat
ENGINEER
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 47
Yuriy Venelin
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 48
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 49
Alexander Odoevsky
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1867
Go to all RankingsJuan Álvarez
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1867
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 36
Ramón Castilla
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1867
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 37
Simon Sechter
COMPOSER
1788 - 1867
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 38
Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1867
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 39
Georgi Sava Rakovski
WRITER
1821 - 1867
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 40
Santiago Derqui
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1867
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 41
Benoît Fourneyron
ENGINEER
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 42
Mohammad Afzal Khan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1867
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 43
Alexander Petrov
CHESS PLAYER
1799 - 1867
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 44
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński
MUSICIAN
1807 - 1867
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 45
José Mariano Salas
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1867
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 46
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1867
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 47
Artur Grottger
PAINTER
1837 - 1867
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 48
In France
Among people born in France, Benoît Fourneyron ranks 3,831 out of 6,770. Before him are Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet (1831), Cécilia Attias (1957), Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874), René David (1906), Jean Delumeau (1923), and Edmond Aman-Jean (1858). After him are Antoine Bussy (1794), Jean de Brébeuf (1593), Alice Milliat (1884), Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940), Élodie Yung (1981), and Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (1759).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGaston, Marquis de Galliffet
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1909
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 3,825
Cécilia Attias
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,826
Emmanuel Célestin Suhard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3,827
René David
LAWYER
1906 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,828
Jean Delumeau
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2020
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,829
Edmond Aman-Jean
PAINTER
1858 - 1936
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 3,830
Benoît Fourneyron
ENGINEER
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 3,831
Antoine Bussy
CHEMIST
1794 - 1882
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 3,832
Jean de Brébeuf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1593 - 1649
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 3,833
Alice Milliat
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1957
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,834
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 3,835
Élodie Yung
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 3,836
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1794
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 3,837
Among ENGINEERS In France
Among engineers born in France, Benoît Fourneyron ranks 42. Before him are Evgeny Paton (1870), Émile Levassor (1843), Michel Chevalier (1806), Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881), Charles Renard (1847), and Eugène Belgrand (1810). After him are René Panhard (1841), Eugène Flachat (1802), Louis Vicat (1786), Léon Serpollet (1858), Louis Pouzin (1931), and Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (1747).
Evgeny Paton
1870 - 1953
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 36
Émile Levassor
1843 - 1897
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 37
Michel Chevalier
1806 - 1879
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 38
Robert Esnault-Pelterie
1881 - 1957
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 39
Charles Renard
1847 - 1905
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 40
Eugène Belgrand
1810 - 1878
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 41
Benoît Fourneyron
1802 - 1867
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 42
René Panhard
1841 - 1908
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 43
Eugène Flachat
1802 - 1873
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 44
Louis Vicat
1786 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 45
Léon Serpollet
1858 - 1907
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 46
Louis Pouzin
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 47
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
1747 - 1827
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 48