GEOLOGIST

Giuseppe Mercalli

1850 - 1914

Giuseppe Mercalli

Giuseppe Mercalli (21 May 1850 – 19 March 1914) was an Italian volcanologist and Catholic priest. He is known best for the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe Mercalli is the 24th most popular geologist (down from 20th in 2019), the 1,980th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,838th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Giuseppe Mercalli ranks 24 out of 90. Before him are William Smith, Adam Sedgwick, Jean-André Deluc, Christian Leopold von Buch, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, and Ignacy Domeyko. After him are William Buckland, Norman L. Bowen, John Tuzo Wilson, Alexander von Keyserling, Vladimir Obruchev, and Arthur Holmes.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 18
Adam Sedgwick
1785 - 1873
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 19
Jean-André Deluc
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 20
Christian Leopold von Buch
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 21
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
1750 - 1801
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 22
Ignacy Domeyko
1802 - 1889
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Mercalli
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 24
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 25
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 26
John Tuzo Wilson
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 27
Alexander von Keyserling
1815 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 28
Vladimir Obruchev
1863 - 1956
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 29
Arthur Holmes
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 30

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Giuseppe Mercalli ranks 37. Before him are Pat Garrett, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, Zdeněk Fibich, Nikolai Golitsyn, Ebenezer Howard, and Pavel Axelrod. After him are Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Jack Daniel, Hans Hartwig von Beseler, Kate Chopin, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and Amélie Lundahl. Among people deceased in 1914, Giuseppe Mercalli ranks 45. Before him are Jurji Zaydan, George William Hill, Julio Argentino Roca, Empress Shōken, Albéric Magnard, and Ayub Khan. After him are Kitty Lange Kielland, Ödön Lechner, Paul Héroult, Theodore Gill, Ivan Zajc, and John Henry Poynting.

Others Born in 1850

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Pat Garrett
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1908
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 31
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1908
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 32
Zdeněk Fibich
COMPOSER
1850 - 1900
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 33
Nikolai Golitsyn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 34
Ebenezer Howard
ARCHITECT
1850 - 1928
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 35
Pavel Axelrod
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 36
Giuseppe Mercalli
GEOLOGIST
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 37
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 38
Jack Daniel
BUSINESSPERSON
1850 - 1911
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 39
Hans Hartwig von Beseler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1921
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 40
Kate Chopin
WRITER
1850 - 1904
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 41
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 42
Amélie Lundahl
PAINTER
1850 - 1914
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 43

Others Deceased in 1914

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Jurji Zaydan
WRITER
1861 - 1914
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 39
George William Hill
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 40
Julio Argentino Roca
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1914
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 41
Empress Shōken
COMPANION
1849 - 1914
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 42
Albéric Magnard
COMPOSER
1865 - 1914
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 43
Ayub Khan
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1914
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 44
Giuseppe Mercalli
GEOLOGIST
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 45
Kitty Lange Kielland
PAINTER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 46
Ödön Lechner
ARCHITECT
1845 - 1914
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 47
Paul Héroult
CHEMIST
1863 - 1914
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 48
Theodore Gill
BIOLOGIST
1837 - 1914
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 49
Ivan Zajc
COMPOSER
1832 - 1914
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 50
John Henry Poynting
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 51

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Mercalli ranks 1,980 out of 5,161. Before him are Eleonora Giorgi (1953), Contessina de' Bardi (1390), Maria Celeste (1600), Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (1776), Antonio Possevino (1533), and Luigi Musso (1924). After him are Viridis Visconti (1352), Giambattista Benedetti (1530), Alvise Vivarini (1445), Francesco Botticini (1446), Hripsime (300), and Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla (-300).

Others born in Italy

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Eleonora Giorgi
ACTOR
1953 - 2025
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,974
Contessina de' Bardi
NOBLEMAN
1390 - 1473
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,975
Maria Celeste
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1634
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,976
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1848
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,977
Antonio Possevino
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1611
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,978
Luigi Musso
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1958
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1,979
Giuseppe Mercalli
GEOLOGIST
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1,980
Viridis Visconti
COMPANION
1352 - 1414
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 1,981
Giambattista Benedetti
MATHEMATICIAN
1530 - 1590
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 1,982
Alvise Vivarini
PAINTER
1445 - 1504
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1,983
Francesco Botticini
PAINTER
1446 - 1498
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 1,984
Hripsime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 301
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 1,985
Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 1,986