GEOLOGIST

Nicolas Steno

1638 - 1686

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Niels Steensen (Danish: Niels Steensen; Latinized to Nicolas Steno or Nicolaus Stenonius; 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686 [NS: 11 January 1638 – 5 December 1686]) was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church. Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science; however, by 1659 he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world. Importantly he questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grew in the ground and explanations of rock formation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas Steno is the 3rd most popular geologist (up from 4th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Denmark and the most popular Danish Geologist.

Nicolas Steno was a Danish anatomist and geologist who is most famous for his work on the structure of the human skull.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Nicolas Steno ranks 3 out of 90. Before him are Charles Francis Richter, and Alfred Wegener. After him are Milutin Milanković, Inge Lehmann, Charles Lyell, Friedrich Mohs, James Hutton, Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Francis Beaufort.

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Among people born in 1638, Nicolas Steno ranks 5. Before him are Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, and Nicolas Malebranche. After him are Zeb-un-Nissa, Emperor Go-Sai, Catherine of Braganza, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, Meindert Hobbema, and James Gregory. Among people deceased in 1686, Nicolas Steno ranks 2. Before him is Otto von Guericke. After him are Louis, Grand Condé, Eleonora Gonzaga, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Carlo Dolci, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, François Blondel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Pietro Mengoli, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Jacques d'Arthois.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Nicolas Steno ranks 55 out of 1,032. Before him are Olaf I of Denmark (1050), Frederick VII of Denmark (1808), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Carl Nielsen (1865), Henrik Dam (1895), and Frederick II of Denmark (1534). After him are Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Johannes Fibiger (1867), Lars von Trier (1956), and Jens Christian Skou (1918).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Denmark

Among geologists born in Denmark, Nicolas Steno ranks 1. After him are Inge Lehmann (1888).

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