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Rolf Maximilian Sievert

1896 - 1966

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Rolf Maximilian Sievert (Swedish: [ˈrɔlf maksɪˈmǐːlɪan ˈsǐːvɛʈ]; 6 May 1896 – 3 October 1966) was a Swedish medical physicist whose major contribution was in the study of the biological effects of ionizing radiation. The sievert (Sv), the SI unit representing the stochastic health risk of ionizing radiation, is named for him. He has been called the "Father of Radiation Protection". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rolf Maximilian Sievert is the 282nd most popular physicist (down from 237th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 124th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Physicist.

Rolf Maximilian Sievert is most famous for his work in radiation protection. He was a Swedish physicist who is known for his work on dose-response relationships in radiation protection.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Rolf Maximilian Sievert ranks 282 out of 851. Before him are Daniel Rutherford, John Robert Schrieffer, David Gross, Mihajlo Pupin, William Daniel Phillips, and Valentin Ceaușescu. After him are Peter Mansfield, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Antoine César Becquerel, Ash Carter, Syukuro Manabe, and Joseph Plateau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Rolf Maximilian Sievert ranks 46. Before him are Lewis Strauss, John Dos Passos, Italo Balbo, Nobusuke Kishi, Nikolay Semyonov, and Paulino Alcántara. After him are David Alfaro Siqueiros, Herbert Backe, Helen of Greece and Denmark, Tina Modotti, Friedrich Hund, and Mamie Eisenhower. Among people deceased in 1966, Rolf Maximilian Sievert ranks 31. Before him are Chang Myon, Paul Reynaud, Célestin Freinet, Albert Göring, Abdul Salam Arif, and Wäinö Aaltonen. After him are Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Carlo Carrà, Alfred Naujocks, Brian O'Nolan, and D. T. Suzuki.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Rolf Maximilian Sievert ranks 146 out of 1,879. Before him are Lennart Johansson (1929), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Gunnar Gren (1920), Ingrid Thulin (1926), Rudolf Kjellén (1864), and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912). After him are Kurt Hamrin (1934), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Erland Josephson (1923), John I of Sweden (1201), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), and Alexander Roslin (1718).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Sweden

Among physicists born in Sweden, Rolf Maximilian Sievert ranks 7. Before him are Manne Siegbahn (1886), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Hannes Alfvén (1908), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Kai Siegbahn (1918), and Johannes Rydberg (1854). After him are Christopher Polhem (1661), Oskar Klein (1894), Wilhelm Hisinger (1766), Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874), Knut Ångström (1857), and Bert Bolin (1925).

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