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James Hall

1811 - 1898

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James Hall Jr. (September 12, 1811 – August 7, 1898) was an American geologist and paleontologist. He was a noted authority on stratigraphy and had an influential role in the development of paleontology in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Hall is the 58th most popular geologist (up from 59th in 2019), the 6,909th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,278th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, James Hall ranks 58 out of 90. Before him are Julius von Haast, Luigi Palmieri, John Phillips, Gerard De Geer, Paul Niggli, and Archibald Geikie. After him are Hugo Benioff, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Oskar Lenz, Pentti Eskola, Reginald Aldworth Daly, and Henry Clifton Sorby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, James Hall ranks 60. Before him are Mohammad Afzal Khan, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, François Delsarte, Dimitrija Demeter, Johann Georg von Hahn, and Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler. After him are John Neumann, Katarina Ivanović, Judah P. Benjamin, Diomidis Kyriakos, Hugh Edwin Strickland, and Victor Duruy. Among people deceased in 1898, James Hall ranks 64. Before him are Eli Lilly, Joaquín Crespo, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Johan Lange, and Maria Katharina Kasper. After him are Félix María Zuloaga, Osbert Salvin, Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, Adolfo Farsari, Wilford Woodruff, and Ángel Ganivet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Hall ranks 6,911 out of 20,380. Before him are Chad Michael Murray (1981), Seann William Scott (1976), Bill Vukovich (1918), Eddie Cantor (1892), Gordon Gould (1920), and Brie Larson (1989). After him are Zooey Deschanel (1980), William Guarnere (1923), Lee Barnes (1906), Joe Spano (1946), Helen Johns (1914), and Hal Brown (1898).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, James Hall ranks 6. Before him are Charles Francis Richter (1900), Walter Alvarez (1940), Harry Hammond Hess (1906), Barnum Brown (1873), and Niles Eldredge (1943). After him are Hugo Benioff (1899), M. King Hubbert (1903), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), William Barton Rogers (1804), David A. Johnston (1949), and John Bell Hatcher (1861).

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