GEOLOGIST

Milutin Milanković

1879 - 1958

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Milutin Milanković (sometimes anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Миланковић, pronounced [milǔtin milǎːnkoʋitɕ]; 28 May 1879 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer, university professor, popularizer of science and academic. Milanković gave two fundamental contributions to global science. The first contribution is the "Canon of the Earth's Insolation", which characterizes the climates of all the planets of the Solar System. The second contribution is the explanation of Earth's long-term climate changes caused by changes in the position of the Earth in comparison to the Sun, now known as Milankovitch cycles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milutin Milanković is the 4th most popular geologist (down from 2nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Austria (down from 95th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Geologist.

Milutin Milanković was a Serbian mathematician and geophysicist who is most famous for his work on the theory of ice ages.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Milutin Milanković ranks 4 out of 90. Before him are Charles Francis Richter, Alfred Wegener, and Nicolas Steno. After him are Inge Lehmann, Charles Lyell, Friedrich Mohs, James Hutton, Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Francis Beaufort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Milutin Milanković ranks 15. Before him are Franz von Papen, Max von Laue, Margaret Sanger, Emiliano Zapata, Symon Petliura, and Alma Mahler. After him are Hans Luther, Rudolf von Laban, Francis Picabia, Ottorino Respighi, Ramana Maharshi, and An Jung-geun. Among people deceased in 1958, Milutin Milanković ranks 15. Before him are Faisal II of Iraq, Clinton Davisson, Ernest Lawrence, John B. Watson, Abul Kalam Azad, and Maurice de Vlaminck. After him are Rudolf von Laban, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Maurice Gamelin, Lion Feuchtwanger, G. E. Moore, and Georges Rouault.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Milutin Milanković ranks 127 out of 1,424. Before him are Paul Feyerabend (1924), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633), Józef Poniatowski (1763), Alois Brunner (1912), and Geli Raubal (1908). After him are Richard Kuhn (1900), Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857), Josef Breuer (1842), Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (1742), Georg Trakl (1887), and Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Austria

Among geologists born in Austria, Milutin Milanković ranks 1. After him are Walther Penck (1888).

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