GEOLOGIST

Daniel Barringer

1860 - 1929

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Daniel Barringer (May 25, 1860 – November 30, 1929) was a geologist best known as the first person to prove the existence of an impact crater on the Earth, Meteor Crater in Arizona. The site has been renamed the Barringer Crater in his honor, which is the preferred name used in the scientific community. A small lunar crater on the far side of the Moon is also named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Barringer is the 83rd most popular geologist (down from 77th in 2019), the 10,781st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,426th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Daniel Barringer ranks 83 out of 90. Before him are David A. Johnston, Anna Missuna, Ivan Gubkin, Walther Penck, John Bell Hatcher, and Robert Jameson. After him are Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Michael E. Mann, Henry De la Beche, Dan McKenzie, Judith Curry, and William Edmond Logan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Daniel Barringer ranks 136. Before him are Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Otto Liebe, Gabriele Possanner, Emily Hobhouse, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, and Frederick Rolfe. After him are Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Kate Bruce, Susanna M. Salter, Charles Oman, Gregorio Aglipay, and Leonard Wood. Among people deceased in 1929, Daniel Barringer ranks 139. Before him are Otokar Březina, Rudolf Kittel, Burton Downing, Norman Pritchard, José Vicente Concha, and Jean-Baptiste Mimiague. After him are Joseph Smit, Birger Sjöberg, Dustin Farnum, Sigurd Jørgensen, Rebeca Matte Bello, and Gladys Brockwell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Barringer ranks 10,783 out of 20,380. Before him are John Sebastian (1944), Art Mollner (1912), Lenny Von Dohlen (1958), Stanley Anderson (1939), Irving Small (1891), and James Cruze (1884). After him are Ricardo Cortez (1900), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Allen Daviau (1942), Christine Ebersole (1953), Mac Wilkins (1950), and George Siegmann (1882).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, Daniel Barringer ranks 13. Before him are Hugo Benioff (1899), M. King Hubbert (1903), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), William Barton Rogers (1804), David A. Johnston (1949), and John Bell Hatcher (1861). After him are Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Michael E. Mann (1965), and Judith Curry (1953).

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