GEOLOGIST

Charles Lapworth

1842 - 1920

Charles Lapworth

Charles Lapworth FRS FGS (20 September 1842 – 13 March 1920) was a headteacher and an English geologist who pioneered faunal analysis using index fossils and identified the Ordovician period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lapworth is the 67th most popular geologist (up from 85th in 2019), the 4,300th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,225th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Charles Lapworth ranks 67 out of 90. Before him are Oskar Lenz, Pentti Eskola, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, and Rudolf Geiger. After him are M. King Hubbert, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Rinchen Barsbold, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, William Barton Rogers, and Andrey Arkhangelsky.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 61
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 62
Reginald Aldworth Daly
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 63
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 64
Richard Kirwan
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 65
Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 66
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 67
M. King Hubbert
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 68
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 69
Rinchen Barsbold
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 70
Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 71
William Barton Rogers
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 72
Andrey Arkhangelsky
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 73

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Charles Lapworth ranks 96. Before him are Alphons Czibulka, Calixa Lavallée, Édouard Louis Trouessart, Nikolai Menshutkin, Agnes Mary Clerke, and Pyotr Durnovo. After him are Josef Labor, Mary MacKillop, Alexander Voeikov, Henry Hyndman, Elliott Coues, and Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin. Among people deceased in 1920, Charles Lapworth ranks 117. Before him are Georgios Papasideris, Hermann Oldenberg, Horatio Caro, Mary Katharine Brandegee, Albert Zürner, and Robert Harron. After him are Alberto Nepomuceno, Federigo Tozzi, Benigno Ferreira, Ferdinand Feyerick, Wilberforce Eaves, and Pablo Arosemena.

Others Born in 1842

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Alphons Czibulka
COMPOSER
1842 - 1894
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 90
Calixa Lavallée
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1891
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 91
Édouard Louis Trouessart
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 92
Nikolai Menshutkin
CHEMIST
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 93
Agnes Mary Clerke
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 94
Pyotr Durnovo
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1915
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 95
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 96
Josef Labor
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1924
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 97
Mary MacKillop
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1909
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 98
Alexander Voeikov
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1916
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 99
Henry Hyndman
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1921
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 100
Elliott Coues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1899
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 101
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 102

Others Deceased in 1920

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Georgios Papasideris
ATHLETE
1875 - 1920
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 111
Hermann Oldenberg
HISTORIAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 112
Horatio Caro
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 113
Mary Katharine Brandegee
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 114
Albert Zürner
ATHLETE
1890 - 1920
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 115
Robert Harron
ACTOR
1893 - 1920
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 116
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 117
Alberto Nepomuceno
COMPOSER
1864 - 1920
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 118
Federigo Tozzi
WRITER
1883 - 1920
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 119
Benigno Ferreira
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1920
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 120
Ferdinand Feyerick
ATHLETE
1865 - 1920
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 121
Wilberforce Eaves
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1920
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 122
Pablo Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1920
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 123

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Lapworth ranks 4,301 out of 8,785. Before him are Pat Barker (1943), Paul Ince (1967), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mark Herman (1954), Peter Wilson (1947), and Sadie Frost (1965). After him are Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733), Ralph Bagnold (1896), Burt Kwouk (1930), Ray Wilson (1968), Kay Stammers (1914), and Ronnie Rooke (1911).

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Pat Barker
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4,295
Paul Ince
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4,296
Roy Ward Baker
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,297
Mark Herman
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,298
Peter Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,299
Sadie Frost
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,300
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,301
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,302
Ralph Bagnold
ENGINEER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,303
Burt Kwouk
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,304
Ray Wilson
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 4,305
Kay Stammers
TENNIS PLAYER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 4,306
Ronnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 4,307