PHYSICIST
Nikolay Umov
1846 - 1915

Nikolay Umov
Nikolay Alekseevich Umov (Russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич У́мов; January 23, 1846 – January 15, 1915) was a Russian physicist and mathematician known for discovering the concept of Umov-Poynting vector and Umov effect. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Umov is the 692nd most popular physicist (up from 724th in 2019), the 1,914th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,125th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Russian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Nikolay Umov ranks 692 out of 851. Before him are Sulamith Goldhaber, Edwin H. Land, John Iliopoulos, Nicholas Kurti, Bengt Edlén, and Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert. After him are Michael Fisher, Maurice Goldhaber, Leo Kadanoff, Yoseph Imry, Burkhard Heim, and John Joly.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSulamith 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
Yoseph Imry
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 696
Burkhard Heim
1925 - 2001
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 697
John Joly
1857 - 1933
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 698
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1846, Nikolay Umov ranks 104. Before him are Edward S. Holden, Carrie Nation, Arsène Darmesteter, Pieter Cort van der Linden, Eugen Baumann, and Marco Aurelio Soto. After him are Elizabeth Thompson, Benigno Ferreira, William McGregor, Federico Chueca, Max Fürbringer, and Björn Jónsson. Among people deceased in 1915, Nikolay Umov ranks 111. Before him are Frank James, Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, George Nares, Kálmán Széll, Édouard Vaillant, and Désiré Charnay. After him are Lajos Gönczy, Pyotr Durnovo, Greene Vardiman Black, Bagha Jatin, Béla Las-Torres, and Daniel Giraud Elliot.
Others Born in 1846
Go to all RankingsEdward S. Holden
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1914
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 98
Carrie Nation
WRITER
1846 - 1911
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 99
Arsène Darmesteter
LINGUIST
1846 - 1888
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 100
Pieter Cort van der Linden
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1935
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 101
Eugen Baumann
CHEMIST
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 102
Marco Aurelio Soto
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1908
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 103
Nikolay Umov
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 104
Elizabeth Thompson
PAINTER
1846 - 1933
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 105
Benigno Ferreira
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1920
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 106
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 107
Federico Chueca
COMPOSER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 108
Max Fürbringer
BIOLOGIST
1846 - 1920
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 109
Björn Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1912
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 1915
Go to all RankingsFrank James
EXTREMIST
1843 - 1915
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 105
Kolos Ferenc Vaszary
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1832 - 1915
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 106
George Nares
EXPLORER
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 107
Kálmán Széll
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1915
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 108
Édouard Vaillant
EXTREMIST
1840 - 1915
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 109
Désiré Charnay
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1828 - 1915
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 110
Nikolay Umov
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 111
Lajos Gönczy
ATHLETE
1881 - 1915
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 112
Pyotr Durnovo
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1915
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 113
Greene Vardiman Black
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1915
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 114
Bagha Jatin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 115
Béla Las-Torres
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1915
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 116
Daniel Giraud Elliot
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1915
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 117
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Umov ranks 1,914 out of 3,761. Before him are Leon Benois (1856), Gennady Nevelskoy (1813), Alexander Ablesimov (1742), Vitalik Buterin (1994), Andrei Eshpai (1925), and Oleg Menshikov (1960). After him are Anahit Tsitsikian (1926), Alexander Kalyagin (1942), Ramazan Abdulatipov (1946), Lev Alburt (1945), Nikolai Panin (1872), and Natalia Molchanova (1962).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLeon Benois
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1928
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,908
Gennady Nevelskoy
EXPLORER
1813 - 1876
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,909
Alexander Ablesimov
WRITER
1742 - 1783
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,910
Vitalik Buterin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,911
Andrei Eshpai
COMPOSER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,912
Oleg Menshikov
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,913
Nikolay Umov
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,914
Anahit Tsitsikian
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1999
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,915
Alexander Kalyagin
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,916
Ramazan Abdulatipov
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,917
Lev Alburt
CHESS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,918
Nikolai Panin
SKATER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,919
Natalia Molchanova
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2015
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,920
Among PHYSICISTS In Russia
Among physicists born in Russia, Nikolay Umov ranks 42. Before him are Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Max Wien (1866), Barys Kit (1910), Alexander Markovich Polyakov (1945), Orest Khvolson (1852), and Aleksandr Andronov (1901). After him are Grigory Landsberg (1890), Alexei Starobinsky (1948), Boris Borisovich Golitsyn (1862), Roald Sagdeev (1932), and Leonid Sedov (1907).
Aleksandr Stoletov
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 36
Max Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 37
Barys Kit
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 38
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 39
Orest Khvolson
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 40
Aleksandr Andronov
1901 - 1952
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 41
Nikolay Umov
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 42
Grigory Landsberg
1890 - 1957
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 43
Alexei Starobinsky
1948 - 2023
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 44
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
1862 - 1916
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 45
Roald Sagdeev
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 46
Leonid Sedov
1907 - 1999
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 47