GEOLOGIST

Beno Gutenberg

1889 - 1960

Beno Gutenberg

Beno Gutenberg (; June 4, 1889 – January 25, 1960) was a German-American seismologist who made several important contributions to the science. He was a colleague and mentor of Charles Francis Richter at the California Institute of Technology and Richter's collaborator in developing the Richter scale for measuring an earthquake's magnitude. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beno Gutenberg is the 14th most popular geologist (up from 16th in 2019), the 1,467th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,509th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Geologist.

Beno Gutenberg was a German inventor who is most famous for inventing the first movable type printing press.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Beno Gutenberg ranks 14 out of 90. Before him are James Hutton, Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, Francis Beaufort, and Abraham Gottlob Werner. After him are Gideon Mantell, Vasily Dokuchaev, Walter Alvarez, William Smith, Adam Sedgwick, and Jean-André Deluc.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 8
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 9
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 10
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 11
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 12
Abraham Gottlob Werner
1749 - 1817
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 13
Beno Gutenberg
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 14
Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 15
Vasily Dokuchaev
1846 - 1903
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 16
Walter Alvarez
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 17
William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 18
Adam Sedgwick
1785 - 1873
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 19
Jean-André Deluc
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 20

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Beno Gutenberg ranks 59. Before him are Lyubov Popova, Siegfried Kracauer, Hannes Meyer, Erik Jan Hanussen, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, and Efim Bogoljubov. After him are Gunnar Gunnarsson, Walther Gerlach, Olave Baden-Powell, Richard Glücks, Eberhard von Mackensen, and Zoltán Tildy. Among people deceased in 1960, Beno Gutenberg ranks 44. Before him are Ida Rubinstein, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Hugo Alfvén, Victor Klemperer, Otoya Yamaguchi, and Ethel Voynich. After him are Mack Sennett, Jacques Becker, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Norodom Suramarit, Hashim al-Atassi, and Carl Keenan Seyfert.

Others Born in 1889

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Lyubov Popova
PAINTER
1889 - 1924
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 53
Siegfried Kracauer
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 54
Hannes Meyer
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1954
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 55
Erik Jan Hanussen
OCCULTIST
1889 - 1933
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 56
Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 57
Efim Bogoljubov
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 58
Beno Gutenberg
GEOLOGIST
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 59
Gunnar Gunnarsson
WRITER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 60
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 61
Olave Baden-Powell
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 62
Richard Glücks
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 63
Eberhard von Mackensen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1969
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 64
Zoltán Tildy
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1961
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 65

Others Deceased in 1960

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Ida Rubinstein
ACTOR
1883 - 1960
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 38
Dimitri Mitropoulos
CONDUCTOR
1896 - 1960
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 39
Hugo Alfvén
COMPOSER
1872 - 1960
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 40
Victor Klemperer
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 41
Otoya Yamaguchi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 42
Ethel Voynich
WRITER
1864 - 1960
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 43
Beno Gutenberg
GEOLOGIST
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 44
Mack Sennett
ACTOR
1880 - 1960
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 45
Jacques Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1960
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 46
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
COMPANION
1878 - 1960
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 47
Norodom Suramarit
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1960
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 48
Hashim al-Atassi
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 49
Carl Keenan Seyfert
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1960
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 50

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Beno Gutenberg ranks 1,467 out of 7,253. Before him are Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1729), Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682), Werner Best (1903), Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845), Franz Ritter von Epp (1868), and Josef Bühler (1904). After him are Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Adolph Wagner (1835), Uli Stielike (1954), Johann Eck (1486), Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845), and Ludwig Büchner (1824).

Others born in Germany

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Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1818
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,461
Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
NOBLEMAN
1682 - 1755
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,462
Werner Best
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,463
Princess Sophie of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1867
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1,464
Franz Ritter von Epp
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1947
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 1,465
Josef Bühler
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1948
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 1,466
Beno Gutenberg
GEOLOGIST
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 1,467
Hans Knappertsbusch
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,468
Adolph Wagner
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,469
Uli Stielike
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,470
Johann Eck
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1486 - 1543
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,471
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,472
Ludwig Büchner
PHILOSOPHER
1824 - 1899
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,473