PHYSICIST

Humberto Fernández-Morán

1924 - 1999

Humberto Fernández-Morán

Humberto Fernández-Morán Villalobos (18 February 1924 – 17 March 1999) was a Venezuelan research scientist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, known for inventing the diamond knife or scalpel, significantly advancing the development of electromagnetic lenses for electron microscopy based on superconducting technology, and many other scientific contributions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Humberto Fernández-Morán is the 747th most popular physicist (down from 697th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 71st in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Humberto Fernández-Morán ranks 747 out of 851. Before him are Shirley Ann Jackson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Robert Bacher, Hans Reissner, Hubert Curien, and Adriaan Fokker. After him are Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels, Stanton T. Friedman, John Hopkinson, Balfour Stewart, Max Tegmark, and Elda Emma Anderson.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 741
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 742
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 743
Hans Reissner
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 744
Hubert Curien
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 745
Adriaan Fokker
1887 - 1972
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 746
Humberto Fernández-Morán
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 747
Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels
1865 - 1913
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 748
Stanton T. Friedman
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 749
John Hopkinson
1849 - 1898
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 750
Balfour Stewart
1828 - 1887
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 751
Max Tegmark
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 752
Elda Emma Anderson
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 753

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Humberto Fernández-Morán ranks 425. Before him are Raúl Córdoba, Daniel Akaka, Gisela May, Margaret Truman, Knut Steen, and Hubert Curien. After him are Arvo Viitanen, Maria Golubnichaya, Donald Richie, Muhammad Osman Said, James Lighthill, and Claude Netter. Among people deceased in 1999, Humberto Fernández-Morán ranks 264. Before him are Guillermo Arellano, Alfred Raoul, Peter Seeberg, Jorge Góngora, Necil Kazım Akses, and Roberto Bussinello. After him are Arvo Viitanen, Enrique Hormazábal, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Jack Lynch, Irving Rapper, and Charles Brown.

Others Born in 1924

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Raúl Córdoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 419
Daniel Akaka
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 420
Gisela May
ACTOR
1924 - 2016
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 421
Margaret Truman
ACTOR
1924 - 2008
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 422
Knut Steen
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 423
Hubert Curien
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 424
Humberto Fernández-Morán
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 425
Arvo Viitanen
ATHLETE
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 426
Maria Golubnichaya
ATHLETE
1924 - 2015
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 427
Donald Richie
WRITER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 428
Muhammad Osman Said
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 429
James Lighthill
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 1998
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 430
Claude Netter
FENCER
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 431

Others Deceased in 1999

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Guillermo Arellano
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 258
Alfred Raoul
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 259
Peter Seeberg
WRITER
1925 - 1999
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 260
Jorge Góngora
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1999
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 261
Necil Kazım Akses
COMPOSER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 262
Roberto Bussinello
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1999
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 263
Humberto Fernández-Morán
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 264
Arvo Viitanen
ATHLETE
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 265
Enrique Hormazábal
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 266
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1999
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 267
Jack Lynch
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 268
Irving Rapper
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1999
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 269
Charles Brown
SINGER
1922 - 1999
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 270

In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Humberto Fernández-Morán ranks 83 out of 183. Before him are José Gil Fortoul (1861), Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1803), Diosdado Cabello (1963), Henrique Capriles (1972), Ignacio Velasco (1929), and Garbiñe Muguruza (1993). After him are Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl (1826), Francisco Linares Alcántara (1825), José Ruperto Monagas (1832), Ramón Nomar (1974), José Humberto Quintero Parra (1902), and Delcy Rodríguez (1969).

Others born in Venezuela

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José Gil Fortoul
WRITER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 77
Manuel Felipe de Tovar
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1866
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 78
Diosdado Cabello
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 79
Henrique Capriles
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 80
Ignacio Velasco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2003
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 81
Garbiñe Muguruza
TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 82
Humberto Fernández-Morán
PHYSICIST
1924 - 1999
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 83
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1905
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 84
Francisco Linares Alcántara
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1878
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 85
José Ruperto Monagas
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1880
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 86
Ramón Nomar
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 87
José Humberto Quintero Parra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 88
Delcy Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 89