GEOLOGIST

Norman L. Bowen

1887 - 1956

Norman L. Bowen

Norman Levi Bowen FRS (June 21, 1887 – September 11, 1956) was a Canadian geologist. Bowen "revolutionized experimental petrology and our understanding of mineral crystallization". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman L. Bowen is the 26th most popular geologist (up from 28th in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Canada (up from 193rd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Norman L. Bowen ranks 26 out of 90. Before him are Jean-André Deluc, Christian Leopold von Buch, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Ignacy Domeyko, Giuseppe Mercalli, and William Buckland. After him are John Tuzo Wilson, Alexander von Keyserling, Vladimir Obruchev, Arthur Holmes, Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, and Harry Hammond Hess.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Jean-André Deluc
1727 - 1817
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 20
Christian Leopold von Buch
1774 - 1853
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 21
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
1750 - 1801
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 22
Ignacy Domeyko
1802 - 1889
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Mercalli
1850 - 1914
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 24
William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 25
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 26
John Tuzo Wilson
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 27
Alexander von Keyserling
1815 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 28
Vladimir Obruchev
1863 - 1956
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 29
Arthur Holmes
1890 - 1965
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 30
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann
1797 - 1873
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 31
Harry Hammond Hess
1906 - 1969
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 32

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Norman L. Bowen ranks 110. Before him are Samuil Marshak, Josef Frings, Edelmiro Julián Farrell, Alvin Hansen, Walter Ruttmann, and Louise Arner Boyd. After him are Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, James Finlayson, Frigyes Karinthy, Andrei Shkuro, Hector Hodler, and Vladimir Smirnov. Among people deceased in 1956, Norman L. Bowen ranks 97. Before him are Évariste Lévi-Provençal, Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia, André Marty, Carl Brockelmann, Jimmie Angel, and Clifford Brown. After him are Marcel Griaule, Frigyes Riesz, Victor Young, George Sarton, Walter Gieseking, and Heinrich Barkhausen.

Others Born in 1887

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Samuil Marshak
WRITER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 104
Josef Frings
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1978
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 105
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1980
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 106
Alvin Hansen
ECONOMIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 107
Walter Ruttmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1941
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 108
Louise Arner Boyd
EXPLORER
1887 - 1972
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 109
Norman L. Bowen
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 110
Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
PAINTER
1887 - 1918
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 111
James Finlayson
ACTOR
1887 - 1953
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 112
Frigyes Karinthy
WRITER
1887 - 1938
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 113
Andrei Shkuro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1947
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 114
Hector Hodler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1887 - 1920
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 115
Vladimir Smirnov
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1974
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 116

Others Deceased in 1956

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Évariste Lévi-Provençal
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1956
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 91
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1956
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 92
André Marty
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 93
Carl Brockelmann
LINGUIST
1868 - 1956
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 94
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 95
Clifford Brown
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1956
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 96
Norman L. Bowen
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 97
Marcel Griaule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1898 - 1956
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 98
Frigyes Riesz
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1956
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 99
Victor Young
MUSICIAN
1900 - 1956
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 100
George Sarton
CHEMIST
1884 - 1956
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 101
Walter Gieseking
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1956
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 102
Heinrich Barkhausen
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 103