ENGINEER

Gustaf de Laval

1845 - 1913

Gustaf de Laval

Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav dɛ laˈvalː] ; 9 May 1845 – 2 February 1913) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and centrifugal separation machinery for dairy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustaf de Laval is the 80th most popular engineer (down from 51st in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 160th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Engineer.

Gustaf de Laval is most famous for his invention of the milk separator.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Gustaf de Laval ranks 80 out of 389. Before him are Viktor Belenko, Marcel Dassault, Walter Dornberger, Józef Bem, Nikolay Zhukovsky, and Adrian Newey. After him are Marcel Renault, Kurt Tank, Henri Farman, Henry Royce, Immanuel Nobel, and Harry Nyquist.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Viktor Belenko
1947 - 2023
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 74
Marcel Dassault
1892 - 1986
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 75
Walter Dornberger
1895 - 1980
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 76
Józef Bem
1794 - 1850
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 77
Nikolay Zhukovsky
1847 - 1921
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 78
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 79
Gustaf de Laval
1845 - 1913
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 80
Marcel Renault
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 81
Kurt Tank
1898 - 1983
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 82
Henri Farman
1874 - 1958
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 83
Henry Royce
1863 - 1933
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 84
Immanuel Nobel
1801 - 1872
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 85
Harry Nyquist
1889 - 1976
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 86

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Gustaf de Laval ranks 30. Before him are George Darwin, Fernand Cormon, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Princess Sophie of Saxony, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and Jan Baudouin de Courtenay. After him are José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Mary Ann Nichols, Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Isidor Straus, Tristan Corbière, and Jacint Verdaguer. Among people deceased in 1913, Gustaf de Laval ranks 25. Before him are Lewis A. Swift, Reginald Lee, Alfred Redl, Katsura Tarō, Mariano Rampolla, and Louis Paul Cailletet. After him are Empress Dowager Longyu, Emily Davison, David Popper, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Infanta Antónia of Portugal, and Ğabdulla Tuqay.

Others Born in 1845

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George Darwin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 24
Fernand Cormon
PAINTER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 25
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1936
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 26
Princess Sophie of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1867
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 27
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 28
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
LINGUIST
1845 - 1929
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 29
Gustaf de Laval
ENGINEER
1845 - 1913
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 30
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
WRITER
1845 - 1900
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 31
Mary Ann Nichols
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1845 - 1888
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 32
Infanta Antónia of Portugal
COMPANION
1845 - 1913
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 33
Isidor Straus
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1912
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 34
Tristan Corbière
WRITER
1845 - 1875
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 35
Jacint Verdaguer
WRITER
1845 - 1902
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 36

Others Deceased in 1913

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Lewis A. Swift
ASTRONOMER
1820 - 1913
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 19
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 20
Alfred Redl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1913
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 21
Katsura Tarō
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1913
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 22
Mariano Rampolla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1843 - 1913
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 23
Louis Paul Cailletet
PHYSICIST
1832 - 1913
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 24
Gustaf de Laval
ENGINEER
1845 - 1913
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 25
Empress Dowager Longyu
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1913
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 26
Emily Davison
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1913
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 27
David Popper
MUSICIAN
1843 - 1913
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 28
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1834 - 1913
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 29
Infanta Antónia of Portugal
COMPANION
1845 - 1913
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 30
Ğabdulla Tuqay
WRITER
1886 - 1913
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 31

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf de Laval ranks 229 out of 1,879. Before him are Jo Bonnier (1930), Maud Adams (1945), PewDiePie (1989), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613), and Stefan Edberg (1966). After him are Stenkil (1030), Lena Olin (1955), Dead (1969), Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Maj Sjöwall (1935), and Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden (1277).

Others born in Sweden

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Jo Bonnier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1972
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 223
Maud Adams
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 224
PewDiePie
YOUTUBER
1989 - Present
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 225
Catherine Vasa of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1539 - 1610
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 226
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1613 - 1676
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 227
Stefan Edberg
TENNIS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 228
Gustaf de Laval
ENGINEER
1845 - 1913
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 229
Stenkil
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1066
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 230
Lena Olin
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 231
Dead
SINGER
1969 - 1991
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 232
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1390 - 1436
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 233
Maj Sjöwall
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 234
Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden
COMPANION
1277 - 1319
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 235