PHYSICIST
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998

Nicholas Kurti
Nicholas Kurti, (Hungarian: Kürti Miklós) (14 May 1908 – 24 November 1998) was a Hungarian-born British physicist who lived in Oxford, UK, for most of his life. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Kurti is the 689th most popular physicist (down from 570th in 2019), the 620th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 424th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Nicholas Kurti ranks 689 out of 851. Before him are Paul Peter Ewald, Aleksandr Andronov, Bert Bolin, Sulamith Goldhaber, Edwin H. Land, and John Iliopoulos. After him are Bengt Edlén, Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert, Nikolay Umov, Michael Fisher, Maurice Goldhaber, and Leo Kadanoff.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Peter Ewald
1888 - 1985
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 683
Aleksandr Andronov
1901 - 1952
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 684
Bert Bolin
1925 - 2007
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 685
Sulamith Goldhaber
1923 - 1965
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 686
Edwin H. Land
1909 - 1991
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 687
John Iliopoulos
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 688
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 689
Bengt Edlén
1906 - 1993
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 690
Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert
1769 - 1824
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 691
Nikolay Umov
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 692
Michael Fisher
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 693
Maurice Goldhaber
1911 - 2011
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 694
Leo Kadanoff
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 695
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Nicholas Kurti ranks 323. Before him are Willi Eichhorn, Pierre Graber, Miguel Itzigsohn, Kazuo Hasegawa, Bohuslav Karlík, and Ion Lăpușneanu. After him are Jill Esmond, Lya Lys, Louis L'Amour, Knut Fridell, Jiro Sato, and Dee Brown. Among people deceased in 1998, Nicholas Kurti ranks 238. Before him are Giovanni Valetti, Valerio Perentin, Lev Rokhlin, Louis Chaillot, Cesare Perdisa, and Alice Faye. After him are Hilla Limann, Rob Pilatus, Raymond E. Brown, Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Jeanette Nolan, and Alberto Calderón.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsWilli Eichhorn
ATHLETE
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 317
Pierre Graber
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 318
Miguel Itzigsohn
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1978
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 319
Kazuo Hasegawa
ACTOR
1908 - 1984
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 320
Bohuslav Karlík
ATHLETE
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 321
Ion Lăpușneanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 322
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 323
Jill Esmond
ACTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 324
Lya Lys
ACTOR
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 325
Louis L'Amour
WRITER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 326
Knut Fridell
WRESTLER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 327
Jiro Sato
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 328
Dee Brown
WRITER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 329
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Valetti
CYCLIST
1913 - 1998
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 232
Valerio Perentin
ATHLETE
1909 - 1998
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 233
Lev Rokhlin
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 234
Louis Chaillot
CYCLIST
1914 - 1998
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 235
Cesare Perdisa
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 236
Alice Faye
ACTOR
1915 - 1998
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 237
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 238
Hilla Limann
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1998
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 239
Rob Pilatus
SINGER
1965 - 1998
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 240
Raymond E. Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 1998
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 241
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1998
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 242
Jeanette Nolan
ACTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 243
Alberto Calderón
MATHEMATICIAN
1920 - 1998
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 244
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Nicholas Kurti ranks 620 out of 1,077. Before him are Károly Makk (1925), Anna Kéthly (1889), Thomas Sebeok (1920), József Turay (1905), István Fekete (1900), and József Háda (1911). After him are István Barta (1895), Péter Bakonyi (1938), Gedeon Barcza (1911), István Lichteneckert (1892), György Faludy (1910), and Ferenc Kiss (1942).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsKároly Makk
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 614
Anna Kéthly
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1976
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 615
Thomas Sebeok
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 616
József Turay
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1963
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 617
István Fekete
WRITER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 618
József Háda
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 619
Nicholas Kurti
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 620
István Barta
ATHLETE
1895 - 1948
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 621
Péter Bakonyi
FENCER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 622
Gedeon Barcza
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 623
István Lichteneckert
FENCER
1892 - 1929
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 624
György Faludy
WRITER
1910 - 2006
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 625
Ferenc Kiss
WRESTLER
1942 - 2015
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 626
Among PHYSICISTS In Hungary
Among physicists born in Hungary, Nicholas Kurti ranks 8. Before him are Edward Teller (1908), Eugene Wigner (1902), Dennis Gabor (1900), Georg von Békésy (1899), Arpad Elo (1903), and Ferenc Krausz (1962). After him are Zoltán Lajos Bay (1900), Valentine Telegdi (1922), and Egon Orowan (1902).
Edward Teller
1908 - 2003
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 2
Eugene Wigner
1902 - 1995
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 3
Dennis Gabor
1900 - 1979
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 4
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 5
Arpad Elo
1903 - 1992
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 7
Nicholas Kurti
1908 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 8
Zoltán Lajos Bay
1900 - 1992
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 9
Valentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 10
Egon Orowan
1902 - 1989
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11