GEOLOGIST

Paul Niggli

1888 - 1953

Paul Niggli

Paul Niggli (26 June 1888 – 13 January 1953) was a Swiss crystallographer, mineralogist, and petrologist who was a leader in the field of X-ray crystallography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Niggli is the 56th most popular geologist (up from 76th in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 615th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Paul Niggli ranks 56 out of 90. Before him are Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, William Nicol, Julius von Haast, Luigi Palmieri, John Phillips, and Gerard De Geer. After him are Archibald Geikie, James Hall, Hugo Benioff, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Oskar Lenz, and Pentti Eskola.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Marcel Alexandre Bertrand
1847 - 1907
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 50
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 51
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 52
Luigi Palmieri
1807 - 1896
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 53
John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 54
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Paul Niggli ranks 185. Before him are J. B. Kripalani, Marie Rambert, Raquel Meller, Adam Zamenhof, Tom Phillips, and Kiichiro Higuchi. After him are Fritz Schäffer, Walther von Wartburg, Vasyl Barvinsky, Kārlis Zāle, Albert Kluyver, and Martin Benka. Among people deceased in 1953, Paul Niggli ranks 132. Before him are Jean Becquerel, Johannes Baumann, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Leslie Graham, Issay Dobrowen, and Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. After him are Charles William Miller, Antonio Conte, Albert Coates, Trần Trọng Kim, Georg Zacharias, and Graciliano Ramos.

Others Born in 1888

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J. B. Kripalani
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1982
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 179
Marie Rambert
DANCER
1888 - 1982
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 180
Raquel Meller
SINGER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 181
Adam Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1940
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 182
Tom Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1941
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 183
Kiichiro Higuchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1970
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 184
Paul Niggli
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 185
Fritz Schäffer
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1967
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 186
Walther von Wartburg
LINGUIST
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 187
Vasyl Barvinsky
COMPOSER
1888 - 1963
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 188
Kārlis Zāle
SCULPTOR
1888 - 1942
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 189
Albert Kluyver
CHEMIST
1888 - 1956
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 190
Martin Benka
PAINTER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 191

Others Deceased in 1953

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Jean Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 126
Johannes Baumann
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1953
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 127
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
WRITER
1905 - 1953
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 128
Leslie Graham
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1953
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 129
Issay Dobrowen
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1953
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 130
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 131
Paul Niggli
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 132
Charles William Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1874 - 1953
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 133
Antonio Conte
ATHLETE
1867 - 1953
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 134
Albert Coates
CONDUCTOR
1882 - 1953
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 135
Trần Trọng Kim
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 136
Georg Zacharias
SWIMMER
1884 - 1953
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 137
Graciliano Ramos
WRITER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 138