GEOLOGIST

Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden

1829 - 1887

Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden

Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden is the 69th most popular geologist, the 8,526th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,453rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden ranks 69 out of 90. Before him are Reginald Aldworth Daly, Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, Rudolf Geiger, Charles Lapworth, and M. King Hubbert. After him are Rinchen Barsbold, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, William Barton Rogers, Andrey Arkhangelsky, Joseph Thomson, and Felix Andries Vening Meinesz.

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Reginald Aldworth Daly
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 63
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
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Richard Kirwan
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
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Rudolf Geiger
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HPI: 54.89
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Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
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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
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HPI: 54.36
Rank: 72
Andrey Arkhangelsky
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 73
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 74
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 75

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden ranks 64. Before him are José López Domínguez, Mikayel Nalbandian, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Frederick Sandys, August Malmström, and Théodore Aubanel. After him are Edwin Long, Epameinondas Deligeorgis, Catherine Booth, William Michael Rossetti, Isaac Roberts, and Roscoe Conkling. Among people deceased in 1887, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden ranks 57. Before him are E. Marlitt, Fran Levstik, Peder Balke, José Rufino Echenique, Dorothea Dix, and George Alexander Macfarren. After him are Semyon Nadson, Alfred Domett, Balfour Stewart, Albert Parsons, Elihu B. Washburne, and Henry Ward Beecher.

Others Born in 1829

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José López Domínguez
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1911
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 58
Mikayel Nalbandian
WRITER
1829 - 1866
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 59
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
Frederick Sandys
PAINTER
1829 - 1904
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 61
August Malmström
PAINTER
1829 - 1901
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 62
Théodore Aubanel
WRITER
1829 - 1886
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 63
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 64
Edwin Long
PAINTER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 65
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1879
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 66
Catherine Booth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1829 - 1890
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 67
William Michael Rossetti
WRITER
1829 - 1919
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 68
Isaac Roberts
ENGINEER
1829 - 1904
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 69
Roscoe Conkling
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1888
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 70

Others Deceased in 1887

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E. Marlitt
WRITER
1825 - 1887
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 51
Fran Levstik
WRITER
1831 - 1887
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 52
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 53
José Rufino Echenique
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 54
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 55
George Alexander Macfarren
COMPOSER
1813 - 1887
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 56
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 57
Semyon Nadson
WRITER
1862 - 1887
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 58
Alfred Domett
WRITER
1811 - 1887
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 59
Balfour Stewart
PHYSICIST
1828 - 1887
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 60
Albert Parsons
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1848 - 1887
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 61
Elihu B. Washburne
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1887
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 62
Henry Ward Beecher
WRITER
1813 - 1887
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 63

In United States

Among people born in United States, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden ranks 8,528 out of 20,380. Before him are Byron Haskin (1899), Karl-Anthony Towns (1995), Ginnifer Goodwin (1978), David Landes (1924), Ben Harper (1969), and Sofia Carson (1993). After him are Betsy Brandt (1976), Anthony Anderson (1970), Laurance Rockefeller (1910), Analeigh Tipton (1988), Ron Woodroof (1950), and John Holt (1923).

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Byron Haskin
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1984
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,522
Karl-Anthony Towns
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,523
Ginnifer Goodwin
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,524
David Landes
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2013
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,525
Ben Harper
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,526
Sofia Carson
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.56
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GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,528
Betsy Brandt
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,529
Anthony Anderson
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,530
Laurance Rockefeller
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2004
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,531
Analeigh Tipton
MODEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 8,532
Ron Woodroof
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - 1992
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 8,533
John Holt
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 8,534