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Ricardo Wolf

1887 - 1981

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Ricardo Wolf (Hebrew: ריקרדו וולף; originally Richard Wolf; also Ricardo Lobo Subirana, 1887–February 1981) was a German-born inventor, diplomat and philanthropist. After immigrating to Cuba, he served as its ambassador to Israel. In later life he and his wife remained in Israel, where they established the Wolf Foundation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Wolf is the 247th most popular inventor (up from 254th in 2019), the 3,357th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,315th in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Ricardo Wolf ranks 247 out of 426. Before him are Henry Maudslay, Alexander Parkes, John Kemp Starley, Wan Hu, Charles Martin Hall, and Georges Hébert. After him are Ottó Bláthy, François Isaac de Rivaz, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, Peter Madsen, Marcian Hoff, and Vittorio Jano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Ricardo Wolf ranks 141. Before him are Leo Spitzer, Alexander Vandegrift, Les Kurbas, Adone Zoli, M. N. Roy, and Heino Eller. After him are Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Abolqasem Lahouti, Ernst Wiechert, Armen Ohanian, Jim Thorpe, and Jorge Chávez. Among people deceased in 1981, Ricardo Wolf ranks 121. Before him are Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Chief Dan George, Rensis Likert, D. R. Bendre, Mario Camerini, and Ivan Eklind. After him are Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Josef Silný, Lanza del Vasto, Agniya Barto, Aleksandra Beļcova, and Lyudmila Zhivkova.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ricardo Wolf ranks 3,359 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Lehner (1912), Johanna Quandt (1926), Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619), Andi Deris (1964), Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1633), and Fritz von Uhde (1848). After him are William I, Margrave of Meissen (1343), John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1677), Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1614), Carl Graebe (1841), Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1529), and Adam Ries (1492).

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Among INVENTORS In Germany

Among inventors born in Germany, Ricardo Wolf ranks 34. Before him are Johann Christoph Denner (1655), Max Skladanowsky (1863), Helmut Gröttrup (1916), Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823), Oskar Barnack (1879), and Fritz von Opel (1899). After him are Eugen Langen (1833), Adolf Martens (1850), Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789), Wilhelm Bauer (1822), Walter Bruch (1908), and Didi Senft (1952).

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