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Karl von Terzaghi

1883 - 1963

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Karl von Terzaghi (October 2, 1883 – October 25, 1963) was an Austrian mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl von Terzaghi is the 92nd most popular engineer (up from 93rd in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 212th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 92 out of 389. Before him are Harry Nyquist, Nicola Romeo, Jack Swigert, Charles Rolls, Vannevar Bush, and Patrick Head. After him are Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, Robert Stephenson, George Cayley, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Vasily Degtyaryov, and Paul Cornu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 77. Before him are Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Hermann Abendroth, Hubert Pierlot, Yan Xishan, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, and Henri Delaunay. After him are Johnston McCulley, Augustinas Voldemaras, Bogdan Filov, Marie Under, William Carlos Williams, and José Mendes Cabeçadas. Among people deceased in 1963, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 52. Before him are Remedios Varo, Rikidōzan, Alois Hudal, Hubert Pierlot, Alexander Marinesko, and Eduard Spranger. After him are William Beveridge, Camille Chautemps, Sarit Thanarat, Otto Struve, William Carlos Williams, and Ferenc Fricsay.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 216 out of 1,200. Before him are Jiří Trnka (1912), Antonín Puč (1907), Leopold Koželuch (1747), Sigfried Held (1942), Jerzy Buzek (1940), and Jan Kubelík (1880). After him are David Popper (1843), Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (1031), Theodor von Oppolzer (1841), Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875), Vítězslav Novák (1870), and Julius von Payer (1841).

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Among ENGINEERS In Czechia

Among engineers born in Czechia, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 2. Before him are Emil Škoda (1839). After him are Eugen Sänger (1905), Alfred Neubauer (1891), Franciszek Rychnowski (1850), and Pavel Pavel (1957).

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