GEOLOGIST

Gerard De Geer

1858 - 1943

Gerard De Geer

Baron Gerard Jacob De Geer (20 November 1858 – 24 July 1943) was a Swedish geologist who made significant contributions to Quaternary geology, particularly geomorphology and geochronology. De Geer is best known for his work on varves. In 1890 De Geer was the first to apply the name Ancylus Lake to the Baltic paleolake discovered by Henrik Munthe. He subsequently participated the protracted scientific controversy surrounding this lake. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard De Geer is the 55th most popular geologist (down from 50th in 2019), the 707th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 692nd in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Gerard De Geer ranks 55 out of 90. Before him are Niles Eldredge, Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, William Nicol, Julius von Haast, Luigi Palmieri, and John Phillips. After him are Paul Niggli, Archibald Geikie, James Hall, Hugo Benioff, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, and Oskar Lenz.

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Niles Eldredge
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 49
Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
1847 - 1907
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 50
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 51
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 52
Luigi Palmieri
1807 - 1896
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 53
John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 54
Gerard De Geer
1858 - 1943
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 55
Paul Niggli
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 56
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 57
James Hall
1811 - 1898
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 58
Hugo Benioff
1899 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 59
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 61

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Gerard De Geer ranks 111. Before him are Mary Adela Blagg, Georges Courteline, Alexandre Michon, Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Stoyan Danev, and Yukio Ozaki. After him are Edward M. House, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Henry Scott Tuke, Rosa Mayreder, Take Ionescu, and May Robson. Among people deceased in 1943, Gerard De Geer ranks 171. Before him are Attila Petschauer, Adolf Urban, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Lojze Grozde, Hisashi Kimura, and Géo André. After him are Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, Frank Schlesinger, A. Merritt, Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Seigō Nakano, and Milutin Ivković.

Others Born in 1858

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Mary Adela Blagg
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 105
Georges Courteline
WRITER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 106
Alexandre Michon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 107
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 108
Stoyan Danev
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1949
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 109
Yukio Ozaki
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1954
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 110
Gerard De Geer
GEOLOGIST
1858 - 1943
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 111
Edward M. House
DIPLOMAT
1858 - 1938
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 112
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
EXPLORER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 113
Henry Scott Tuke
PAINTER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 114
Rosa Mayreder
WRITER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 115
Take Ionescu
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 116
May Robson
ACTOR
1858 - 1942
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 117