GEOGRAPHER

John Walter Gregory

1864 - 1932

John Walter Gregory

John Walter Gregory, , (27 January 1864 – 2 June 1932) was a British geologist and explorer, known principally for his work on glacial geology and on the geography and geology of Australia and East Africa. The Gregory Rift in the Great Rift Valley is named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Walter Gregory is the 68th most popular geographer (down from 64th in 2019), the 3,485th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,930th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, John Walter Gregory ranks 68 out of 86. Before him are Vaclav Smil, Torsten Hägerstrand, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Richard Hartshorne, Doreen Massey, and Ellsworth Huntington. After him are Curt von François, Aaron Arrowsmith, Nicolas de Fer, Ellen Churchill Semple, Carl O. Sauer, and Arnold Henry Guyot.

Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia

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Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 62
Torsten Hägerstrand
1916 - 2004
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 63
Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
893 - 945
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 64
Richard Hartshorne
1899 - 1992
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 65
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 66
Ellsworth Huntington
1876 - 1947
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 67
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 68
Curt von François
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 69
Aaron Arrowsmith
1750 - 1823
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 70
Nicolas de Fer
1646 - 1720
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 71
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 72
Carl O. Sauer
1889 - 1975
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 73
Arnold Henry Guyot
1807 - 1884
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 74

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, John Walter Gregory ranks 136. Before him are Berta Zuckerkandl, Maud Watson, Juhan Liiv, Anna Haava, Ransom E. Olds, and Kamini Roy. After him are Paul von Hintze, Einar Benediktsson, Alfred Roller, Aleksey Shakhmatov, Jozef Murgaš, and Edwin Hedley. Among people deceased in 1932, John Walter Gregory ranks 102. Before him are Carmen de Burgos, Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria, Hart Crane, Howard Valentine, Agha Petros, and Frederik van Eeden. After him are Fred Yates, Emil Paur, Theo Heemskerk, Stanisław Narutowicz, Hermann Gunkel, and Constantin Coandă.

Others Born in 1864

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Berta Zuckerkandl
WRITER
1864 - 1945
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 130
Maud Watson
TENNIS PLAYER
1864 - 1946
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 131
Juhan Liiv
WRITER
1864 - 1913
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 132
Anna Haava
WRITER
1864 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 133
Ransom E. Olds
ENGINEER
1864 - 1950
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 134
Kamini Roy
WRITER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 135
John Walter Gregory
GEOGRAPHER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 136
Paul von Hintze
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1941
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 137
Einar Benediktsson
WRITER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 138
Alfred Roller
PAINTER
1864 - 1935
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 139
Aleksey Shakhmatov
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1920
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 140
Jozef Murgaš
INVENTOR
1864 - 1929
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 141
Edwin Hedley
ATHLETE
1864 - 1947
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 142

Others Deceased in 1932

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Carmen de Burgos
WRITER
1867 - 1932
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 96
Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1867 - 1932
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 97
Hart Crane
WRITER
1899 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 98
Howard Valentine
ATHLETE
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 99
Agha Petros
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 100
Frederik van Eeden
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1932
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 101
John Walter Gregory
GEOGRAPHER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 102
Fred Yates
CHESS PLAYER
1884 - 1932
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 103
Emil Paur
COMPOSER
1855 - 1932
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 104
Theo Heemskerk
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1932
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 105
Stanisław Narutowicz
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1932
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 106
Hermann Gunkel
PHILOSOPHER
1862 - 1932
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 107
Constantin Coandă
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 108