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Peter Hirsch
1925 - Today

Peter Hirsch
Sir Peter Bernhard Hirsch HonFRMS FRS (born 16 January 1925) is a British metallurgist who has made fundamental contributions to the application of transmission electron microscopy to metals. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Hirsch is the 169th most popular engineer (up from 372nd in 2019), the 3,089th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,986th in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Peter Hirsch ranks 169 out of 389. Before him are Yaakov Ziv, Essam Sharaf, Aurel Vlaicu, John Hughes, Hugo Eckener, and Antoine de Chézy. After him are Alexei Tupolev, Riccardo Morandi, Gustave Whitehead, Louis Charles Breguet, Hanns Hörbiger, and Alphonse Pénaud.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYaakov Ziv
1931 - 2023
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 163
Essam Sharaf
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 164
Aurel Vlaicu
1882 - 1913
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 165
John Hughes
1814 - 1889
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 166
Hugo Eckener
1868 - 1954
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 167
Antoine de Chézy
1718 - 1798
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 168
Peter Hirsch
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 169
Alexei Tupolev
1925 - 2001
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 170
Riccardo Morandi
1902 - 1989
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 171
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 172
Louis Charles Breguet
1880 - 1955
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 173
Hanns Hörbiger
1867 - 1931
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 174
Alphonse Pénaud
1850 - 1880
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 175
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Peter Hirsch ranks 199. Before him are Kalle Svensson, Johnny Horton, Roy Medvedev, Theodore Hall, Andrei Sinyavsky, and Solomon Perel. After him are Alexei Tupolev, Maureen Stapleton, Nina Lobkovskaya, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Zhores Medvedev, and Sergei Salnikov.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsKalle Svensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2000
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 193
Johnny Horton
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1960
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 194
Roy Medvedev
WRITER
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 195
Theodore Hall
PHYSICIST
1925 - 1999
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 196
Andrei Sinyavsky
WRITER
1925 - 1997
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 197
Solomon Perel
WRITER
1925 - 2023
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 198
Peter Hirsch
ENGINEER
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 199
Alexei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 200
Maureen Stapleton
ACTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 201
Nina Lobkovskaya
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 202
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2017
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 203
Zhores Medvedev
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 204
Sergei Salnikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1984
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 205
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter Hirsch ranks 3,091 out of 7,253. Before him are Klaus Tennstedt (1926), Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859), Siegfried Bing (1838), Georg Konrad Morgen (1909), John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1665), and Mario Götze (1992). After him are John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1700), George Mosse (1918), Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (1892), Henry Koster (1905), Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680), and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau (1837).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKlaus Tennstedt
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,085
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,086
Siegfried Bing
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1905
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,087
Georg Konrad Morgen
JUDGE
1909 - 1982
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,088
John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1665 - 1698
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,089
Mario Götze
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,090
Peter Hirsch
ENGINEER
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,091
John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1733
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,092
George Mosse
WRITER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,093
Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1964
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,094
Henry Koster
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1988
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,095
Johann Baptist Zimmermann
PAINTER
1680 - 1758
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,096
Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1906
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,097
Among ENGINEERS In Germany
Among engineers born in Germany, Peter Hirsch ranks 24. Before him are Franz Reuleaux (1829), Hellmuth Walter (1900), Walter Hohmann (1880), Anton Flettner (1885), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), and Hugo Eckener (1868). After him are Gustave Whitehead (1874), Franz Grashof (1826), Johann Georg Halske (1814), Arthur Rudolph (1906), Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848), and Paul Mauser (1838).
Franz Reuleaux
1829 - 1905
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 18
Hellmuth Walter
1900 - 1980
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 19
Walter Hohmann
1880 - 1945
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 20
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 21
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
1935 - 2012
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 22
Hugo Eckener
1868 - 1954
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 23
Peter Hirsch
1925 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 24
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 25
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 26
Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 27
Arthur Rudolph
1906 - 1996
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 28
Ferdinand Mannlicher
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 29
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 30