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Charles Combes

1801 - 1872

Charles Combes

Charles Pierre Mathieu Combes (26 December 1801 – 11 January 1872) was a French engineer. He was Inspector-General of Mines and the Director of the School of Mines in Paris. His name is on the Eiffel Tower. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Combes is the 318th most popular engineer (down from 309th in 2019), the 4,749th most popular biography from France (down from 4,659th in 2019) and the 58th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Charles Combes ranks 318 out of 389. Before him are K. Eric Drexler, Ralph Bagnold, Marina Popovich, Geoffrey de Havilland, Peter Chen, and Sidney Darlington. After him are Preston Tucker, Yuri Artsutanov, Gordon Bell, Arthur E. Kennelly, Pavel Solovyov, and Mario Theissen.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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K. Eric Drexler
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 312
Ralph Bagnold
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 313
Marina Popovich
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 314
Geoffrey de Havilland
1882 - 1965
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 315
Peter Chen
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 316
Sidney Darlington
1906 - 1997
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 317
Charles Combes
1801 - 1872
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 318
Preston Tucker
1903 - 1956
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 319
Yuri Artsutanov
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 320
Gordon Bell
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 321
Arthur E. Kennelly
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 322
Pavel Solovyov
1917 - 1996
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 323
Mario Theissen
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 324

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Charles Combes ranks 80. Before him are Ludwig Bechstein, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Jules Pierre Rambur, William Hallowes Miller, Robert J. Walker, and Athanasios Vouros. After him are Zecharias Frankel, George Perkins Marsh, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, and Samuel Gridley Howe. Among people deceased in 1872, Charles Combes ranks 67. Before him are Bedros Tourian, Frederik Kaiser, John Frederick Kensett, Nikolay Milyutin, Robert Wight, and Richard S. Ewell. After him are Agustín Morales, Lowell Mason, José Burgos, Edward James Roye, Thomas C. Jerdon, and Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo.

Others Born in 1801

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Ludwig Bechstein
WRITER
1801 - 1860
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 74
Albert Auguste Perdonnet
ENGINEER
1801 - 1867
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 75
Jules Pierre Rambur
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 76
William Hallowes Miller
CHEMIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 77
Robert J. Walker
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1869
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 78
Athanasios Vouros
FENCER
1801 - 2000
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 79
Charles Combes
ENGINEER
1801 - 1872
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 80
Zecharias Frankel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1875
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 81
George Perkins Marsh
LINGUIST
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 82
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1885
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 83
Samuel Gridley Howe
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1876
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 84

Others Deceased in 1872

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Bedros Tourian
WRITER
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 61
Frederik Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1808 - 1872
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 62
John Frederick Kensett
PAINTER
1816 - 1872
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 63
Nikolay Milyutin
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1872
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 64
Robert Wight
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1872
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 65
Richard S. Ewell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1872
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 66
Charles Combes
ENGINEER
1801 - 1872
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 67
Agustín Morales
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1872
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 68
Lowell Mason
COMPOSER
1792 - 1872
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 69
José Burgos
WRITER
1837 - 1872
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 70
Edward James Roye
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1872
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 71
Thomas C. Jerdon
PHYSICIAN
1811 - 1872
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 72
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1872
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 73