GEOLOGIST

Oskar Lenz

1848 - 1925

Oskar Lenz

Oskar Lenz (13 April 1848 in Leipzig – 1 March 1925 in Sooß) was a German-Austrian geologist and mineralogist born in Leipzig. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Lenz is the 61st most popular geologist (down from 55th in 2019), the 4,609th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,564th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Oskar Lenz ranks 61 out of 90. Before him are Gerard De Geer, Paul Niggli, Archibald Geikie, James Hall, Hugo Benioff, and Ferdinand von Hochstetter. After him are Pentti Eskola, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, Rudolf Geiger, and Charles Lapworth.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Gerard De Geer
1858 - 1943
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 55
Paul Niggli
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 56
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 57
James Hall
1811 - 1898
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 58
Hugo Benioff
1899 - 1968
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 59
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
1829 - 1884
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 60
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 61
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 62
Reginald Aldworth Daly
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 63
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 64
Richard Kirwan
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 65
Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 66
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 67

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Oskar Lenz ranks 94. Before him are Hubert Parry, Princess Frederica of Hanover, Henry Augustus Rowland, Gustav Fischer, and Margaret Lindsay Huggins. After him are Gunnar Knudsen, William Frederick Denning, Adolf Lang, Robert Planquette, Josef Václav Myslbek, George Romanes, and Jean Aicard. Among people deceased in 1925, Oskar Lenz ranks 125. Before him are Carl Neumann, Félix Sesúmaga, Fernand Sanz, Lilian Gibbs, Liao Zhongkai, and Charles Collignon. After him are James Buchanan Duke, Arthur Gardiner Butler, Jaap Eden, João Pinheiro Chagas, Roger de Barbarin, and Arvid Knöppel.

Others Born in 1848

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Hubert Parry
COMPOSER
1848 - 1918
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 89
Princess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 90
Henry Augustus Rowland
PHYSICIST
1848 - 1901
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 91
Gustav Fischer
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1886
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 92
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 93
Oskar Lenz
GEOLOGIST
1848 - 1925
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 94
Gunnar Knudsen
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1928
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 95
William Frederick Denning
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1931
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 96
Adolf Lang
ARCHITECT
1848 - 1913
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 97
Robert Planquette
COMPOSER
1848 - 1903
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 98
Josef Václav Myslbek
SCULPTOR
1848 - 1922
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 99
George Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 100
Jean Aicard
WRITER
1848 - 1921
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 101