GEOLOGIST

Rudolf Geiger

1894 - 1981

Rudolf Geiger

Rudolf Oskar Robert Williams Geiger (; German: [ˈɡaɪɡɐ]; 24 August 1894 – 22 January 1981) was a German meteorologist and climatologist. He was the son of Indologist Wilhelm Geiger and the brother of physicist Hans Geiger. He worked with Wladimir Köppen on climatology, hence the Köppen–Geiger climate classification. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Geiger is the 66th most popular geologist (up from 79th in 2019), the 4,927th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,355th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Rudolf Geiger ranks 66 out of 90. Before him are Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Oskar Lenz, Pentti Eskola, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Henry Clifton Sorby, and Richard Kirwan. After him are Charles Lapworth, M. King Hubbert, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Rinchen Barsbold, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, and William Barton Rogers.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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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
Rinchen Barsbold
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 70
Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 71
William Barton Rogers
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 72

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Rudolf Geiger ranks 218. Before him are Mahmud Taymur, Albert Préjean, James P. Johnson, Renzo De Vecchi, Georgy Ivanov, and Billy Gilbert. After him are Billy Bishop, Tommy Green, Raymond Schwartz, Yan Gamarnik, Mikhail Suslin, and André Jousseaume. Among people deceased in 1981, Rudolf Geiger ranks 211. Before him are Paul Bontemps, Karl Struss, Roy Cochran, László Raffinsky, Paolo Mazza, and Richard Boone. After him are Pierre Korb, Lohengrin Filipello, Ariel Durant, Aníbal Ciocca, Esteban Canal, and Paddy Chayefsky.

Others Born in 1894

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Mahmud Taymur
WRITER
1894 - 1973
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 212
Albert Préjean
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 213
James P. Johnson
MUSICIAN
1894 - 1955
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 214
Renzo De Vecchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1967
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 215
Georgy Ivanov
WRITER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 216
Billy Gilbert
ACTOR
1894 - 1971
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 217
Rudolf Geiger
GEOLOGIST
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 218
Billy Bishop
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 219
Tommy Green
ATHLETE
1894 - 1975
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 220
Raymond Schwartz
WRITER
1894 - 1973
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 221
Yan Gamarnik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1937
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 222
Mikhail Suslin
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1919
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 223
André Jousseaume
ATHLETE
1894 - 1960
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 224

Others Deceased in 1981

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Paul Bontemps
ATHLETE
1902 - 1981
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 205
Karl Struss
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1981
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 206
Roy Cochran
ATHLETE
1919 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 207
László Raffinsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1981
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 208
Paolo Mazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 209
Richard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 210
Rudolf Geiger
GEOLOGIST
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 211
Pierre Korb
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 212
Lohengrin Filipello
PRESENTER
1918 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 213
Ariel Durant
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 214
Aníbal Ciocca
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1981
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 215
Esteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 216
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 217

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Geiger ranks 4,930 out of 7,253. Before him are Reinhold Mack (1901), Ulrike Richter (1959), Klaus Bonsack (1941), Oskar Messter (1866), Jürgen Kissner (1942), and Jonathan Tah (1996). After him are Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1704), Hermann Paul Müller (1909), Julius Körner (1870), Jürgen Nöldner (1941), August Heim (1904), and Andreas Pietschmann (1969).

Others born in Germany

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Reinhold Mack
MUSICIAN
1901 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 4,924
Ulrike Richter
SWIMMER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 4,925
Klaus Bonsack
ATHLETE
1941 - 2023
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 4,926
Oskar Messter
PRODUCER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 4,927
Jürgen Kissner
CYCLIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 4,928
Jonathan Tah
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 4,929
Rudolf Geiger
GEOLOGIST
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 4,930
Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1767
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 4,931
Hermann Paul Müller
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1975
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 4,932
Julius Körner
ATHLETE
1870 - 1954
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 4,933
Jürgen Nöldner
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 4,934
August Heim
FENCER
1904 - 1976
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 4,935
Andreas Pietschmann
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 4,936