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Charles David Keeling

1928 - 2005

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Charles David Keeling (April 20, 1928 – June 20, 2005) was an American scientist whose recording of carbon dioxide at the Mauna Loa Observatory confirmed Svante Arrhenius's proposition (1896) of the possibility of anthropogenic contribution to the greenhouse effect and global warming, by documenting the steadily rising carbon dioxide levels. The Keeling Curve measures the progressive buildup of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles David Keeling is the 627th most popular biologist (up from 642nd in 2019), the 5,410th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,821st in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Charles David Keeling ranks 627 out of 1,097. Before her are Euclides da Cunha, Alfred Grandidier, Ray Lankester, Aldo Leopold, Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, and Volcher Coiter. After her are Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, Carl Bolle, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, Charles Horton Peck, Joseph Rock, and Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Charles David Keeling ranks 304. Before her are Eugenio Monti, Eve Meyer, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, Jürgen Moser, Eunice Gayson, and Anna Kolesárová. After her are Pierre Schoendoerffer, William Martínez, Milka Babović, Danuta Siedzikówna, Qian Qichen, and Allen Stack. Among people deceased in 2005, Charles David Keeling ranks 168. Before her are Milena Hübschmannová, André Waterkeyn, Hans Clarin, Saunders Mac Lane, Zainab al Ghazali, and Jesús Moncada. After her are Piero Cappuccilli, Jacques Dufilho, Juan José Saer, Virginia Mayo, Serge Lang, and Eugenia Charles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles David Keeling ranks 5,410 out of 20,380. Before her are Ray Brown (1926), Dee Snider (1955), Lizzo (1988), Linda Perry (1965), B.o.B. (1988), and Keith David (1956). After her are Harry Guardino (1925), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Mae Jemison (1956), George Catlin (1796), Doyle Brunson (1933), and Cecil Taylor (1929).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Charles David Keeling ranks 89. Before her are David Starr Jordan (1851), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), Mary Agnes Chase (1869), Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859), Joseph Leidy (1823), and Aldo Leopold (1887). After her are Charles Horton Peck (1833), Eugene Odum (1913), Walter Sutton (1877), Albert Charles Smith (1906), Alfred Romer (1894), and Alfred Sturtevant (1891).

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