GEOLOGIST

Jean-André Deluc

1727 - 1817

Jean-André Deluc

Jean-André Deluc or de Luc (8 February 1727 – 7 November 1817) was a geologist, natural philosopher and meteorologist from the Republic of Geneva. He also devised measuring instruments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-André Deluc is the 20th most popular geologist (up from 22nd in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 229th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Geologist.

Memorability Metrics

Page views of Jean-André Deluc by language

Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Jean-André Deluc ranks 20 out of 90. Before him are Beno Gutenberg, Gideon Mantell, Vasily Dokuchaev, Walter Alvarez, William Smith, and Adam Sedgwick. After him are Christian Leopold von Buch, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Ignacy Domeyko, Giuseppe Mercalli, William Buckland, and Norman L. Bowen.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Beno Gutenberg
1889 - 1960
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 14
Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 15
Vasily Dokuchaev
1846 - 1903
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 16
Walter Alvarez
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 17
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1727, Jean-André Deluc ranks 13. Before him are Empress Xiaoyichun, Henriette of France, Michel Adanson, Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, and Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena. After him are Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, Pasquale Anfossi, Tommaso Traetta, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, and Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne. Among people deceased in 1817, Jean-André Deluc ranks 19. Before him are Abraham Gottlob Werner, Nakşidil Sultan, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Fyodor Ushakov, Theroigne de Mericourt, and William Bligh. After him are Ibrahim Bey, Usman dan Fodio, Étienne Méhul, Andrea Appiani, Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain, and Giacomo Quarenghi.

Others Born in 1727

Go to all Rankings

Empress Xiaoyichun
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1775
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 7
Henriette of France
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1752
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 8
Michel Adanson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 9
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 10
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
PAINTER
1727 - 1804
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 11
Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1803
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 12
Jean-André Deluc
GEOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 13
Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1780
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 14
Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1785
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 15
Pasquale Anfossi
COMPOSER
1727 - 1797
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 16
Tommaso Traetta
COMPOSER
1727 - 1779
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 17
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 18
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1817

Go to all Rankings

Abraham Gottlob Werner
GEOLOGIST
1749 - 1817
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 13
Nakşidil Sultan
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1817
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 14
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1744 - 1817
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 15
Fyodor Ushakov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1817
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 16
Theroigne de Mericourt
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1817
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 17
William Bligh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1754 - 1817
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 18
Jean-André Deluc
GEOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 19
Ibrahim Bey
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1817
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 20
Usman dan Fodio
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 21
Étienne Méhul
COMPOSER
1763 - 1817
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 22
Andrea Appiani
PAINTER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 23
Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1817
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 24
Giacomo Quarenghi
ARCHITECT
1744 - 1817
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 25

In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jean-André Deluc ranks 158 out of 1,015. Before him are Germain Henri Hess (1802), Jakob Ammann (1644), Ami Argand (1750), Max Bill (1908), Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), and Nicolas Théodore de Saussure (1767). After him are Marcel Bezençon (1907), Théophile Steinlen (1859), Albert von Kölliker (1817), Ulrich of Augsburg (890), Viola Amherd (1962), and Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698).

Others born in Switzerland

Go to all Rankings

Germain Henri Hess
CHEMIST
1802 - 1850
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 152
Jakob Ammann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1644 - 1730
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 153
Ami Argand
PHYSICIST
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 154
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 155
Jacques Charles François Sturm
MATHEMATICIAN
1803 - 1855
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 156
Nicolas Théodore de Saussure
CHEMIST
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 157
Jean-André Deluc
GEOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 158
Marcel Bezençon
JOURNALIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 159
Théophile Steinlen
PAINTER
1859 - 1923
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 160
Albert von Kölliker
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1905
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 161
Ulrich of Augsburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
890 - 973
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 162
Viola Amherd
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 163
Johann Jakob Bodmer
WRITER
1698 - 1783
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 164