GEOLOGIST

Reginald Aldworth Daly

1871 - 1957

Reginald Aldworth Daly

Reginald Aldworth Daly (May 19, 1871 – September 19, 1957) was a Canadian geologist. He is best known for being one of the first proponents of the giant-impact hypothesis of the formation of the Moon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Reginald Aldworth Daly is the 63rd most popular geologist (up from 83rd in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Canada (up from 606th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Reginald Aldworth Daly ranks 63 out of 90. Before him are Archibald Geikie, James Hall, Hugo Benioff, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Oskar Lenz, and Pentti Eskola. After him are Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, Rudolf Geiger, Charles Lapworth, M. King Hubbert, and Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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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
M. King Hubbert
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 68
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 69

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Reginald Aldworth Daly ranks 138. Before him are Dun Karm Psaila, Giovanni Giorgi, Sevasti Qiriazi, Frantz Reichel, Harry Brearley, and Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede. After him are Louis Perrée, Robert Hugh Benson, Joaquín Chapaprieta, Manuel Franco, Oliver Campbell, and Jan Kotěra. Among people deceased in 1957, Reginald Aldworth Daly ranks 179. Before him are Hjalmar Johansson, József Rády, John Sealy Townsend, Ronald Knox, Guillermo Saavedra, and Wilhelm Nusselt. After him are Dennis Brain, P. C. Chang, Zenón Noriega Agüero, José Patricio Guggiari, Gaston Aumoitte, and Percy Hobart.

Others Born in 1871

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Dun Karm Psaila
WRITER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 132
Giovanni Giorgi
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 133
Sevasti Qiriazi
WRITER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 134
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 135
Harry Brearley
INVENTOR
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 136
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 137
Reginald Aldworth Daly
GEOLOGIST
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 138
Louis Perrée
FENCER
1871 - 1924
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 139
Robert Hugh Benson
WRITER
1871 - 1914
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 140
Joaquín Chapaprieta
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1951
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 141
Manuel Franco
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1919
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 142
Oliver Campbell
TENNIS PLAYER
1871 - 1953
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 143
Jan Kotěra
ARCHITECT
1871 - 1923
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 144