GEOLOGIST

David A. Johnston

1949 - 1980

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David Alexander Johnston (December 18, 1949 – May 18, 1980) was an American United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcanologist who was killed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington. A principal scientist on the USGS monitoring team, Johnston was killed in the eruption while manning an observation post six miles (10 km) away on the morning of May 18, 1980. He was the first to report the eruption, transmitting "Vancouver! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David A. Johnston is the 77th most popular geologist (down from 73rd in 2019), the 9,713th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,873rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, David A. Johnston ranks 77 out of 90. Before him are Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, William Barton Rogers, Andrey Arkhangelsky, Joseph Thomson, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, and Jens Esmark. After him are Anna Missuna, Ivan Gubkin, Walther Penck, John Bell Hatcher, Robert Jameson, and Daniel Barringer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, David A. Johnston ranks 582. Before him are Daniel Pipes, Richard Thompson, Wendy Sherman, Jack McGee, Kęstutis Šapka, and Gregory Areshian. After him are Michael Hogan, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Suthep Thaugsuban, Rauno Miettinen, John Shea, and Christina Heinich. Among people deceased in 1980, David A. Johnston ranks 262. Before him are Strother Martin, Dick Haymes, Haydée Santamaría, Gumercindo Gómez, Félix Welkenhuysen, and Walter Rodney. After him are Louis Neefs, Mustapha Choukri, Walter Susskind, Olivia Manning, John McEwen, and Marc Connelly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David A. Johnston ranks 9,715 out of 20,380. Before him are David Frankel (1959), Carey Bell (1936), Harry Blanchard (1929), Edie Adams (1927), Catherine E. Coulson (1943), and Frank Piasecki (1919). After him are Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Sam Robards (1961), Aline MacMahon (1899), Greg Grunberg (1966), Bill Black (1926), and Edward Givens (1930).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, David A. Johnston ranks 11. Before him are Niles Eldredge (1943), James Hall (1811), Hugo Benioff (1899), M. King Hubbert (1903), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), and William Barton Rogers (1804). After him are John Bell Hatcher (1861), Daniel Barringer (1860), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Michael E. Mann (1965), and Judith Curry (1953).

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