GEOLOGIST

Rinchen Barsbold

1935 - 2025

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Rinchen Barsbold (Mongolian: Ринченгийн Барсболд, Rinchyengiin Barsbold; 21 December 1935 – 28 August 2025) was a Mongolian paleontologist, geologist and an expert in vertebrate paleontology and Mesozoic stratigraphy. He based most of his work within the Institute of Geology at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Barsbold was instrumental in the discovery and recovery of the Mongolian dinosaur fossil record. His work has helped to form a more modern understanding of the later stages of dinosaur evolution in Eurasia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rinchen Barsbold is the 70th most popular geologist, the 45th most popular biography from Mongolia and the most popular Mongolian Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Rinchen Barsbold ranks 70 out of 90. Before him are Henry Clifton Sorby, Richard Kirwan, Rudolf Geiger, Charles Lapworth, M. King Hubbert, and Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. After him are Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, William Barton Rogers, Andrey Arkhangelsky, Joseph Thomson, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, and Jens Esmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Rinchen Barsbold ranks 405. Before him are Ingrid Noll, Frank Schepke, Mel Ramos, Jimmy Armfield, David Todd Wilkinson, and Aly Lotfy Mahmoud. After him are Ben Vautier, João Morais, Carol Kaye, Norbert Blüm, Hermann Nuber, and Bobby Timmons. Among people deceased in 2025, Rinchen Barsbold ranks 353. Before him are Frank Mill, Rudolf Belin, Levan Gachechiladze, Xabier Azkargorta, Peter Yarrow, and Lee Tamahori. After him are Robert Jay Lifton, Sam Rivers, Marina Lewycka, Preta Gil, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Jeanna Fine.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Rinchen Barsbold ranks 45 out of 71. Before him are Anandyn Amar (1886), Laoshang (null), Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (1980), Jigjidiin Mönkhbat (1941), Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj (1906), and Tsendiin Damdinsüren (1908). After him are Sükhbaataryn Batbold (1963), Norovyn Altankhuyag (1958), Sanjaagiin Bayar (1956), Miyeegombyn Enkhbold (1964), Hakuhō Shō (1985), and Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (1970).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Mongolia

Among geologists born in Mongolia, Rinchen Barsbold ranks 1. 

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