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Sam Eyde

1866 - 1940

Sam Eyde

Samuel Eyde (29 October 1866 – 21 June 1940) was a Norwegian engineer and industrialist. He was the founder of both Norsk Hydro and Elkem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Eyde is the 260th most popular engineer (up from 304th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Norway (up from 348th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Sam Eyde ranks 260 out of 389. Before him are Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Mikhail Simonov, Marcel Deprez, Walter Thiel, Ransom E. Olds, and Gioacchino Colombo. After him are Nikolay Kamov, Pierre Cérésole, Paul Mauser, Gerhard Fieseler, Frederick W. Lanchester, and Konstantin Kalinin.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
1747 - 1827
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 254
Mikhail Simonov
1929 - 2011
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 255
Marcel Deprez
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 256
Walter Thiel
1910 - 1943
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 257
Ransom E. Olds
1864 - 1950
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 258
Gioacchino Colombo
1903 - 1987
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 259
Sam Eyde
1866 - 1940
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 260
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 261
Pierre Cérésole
1879 - 1945
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 262
Paul Mauser
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 263
Gerhard Fieseler
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 264
Frederick W. Lanchester
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 265
Konstantin Kalinin
1887 - 1938
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 266

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Sam Eyde ranks 112. Before him are Johannes Jørgensen, Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, George Coșbuc, Prince Aribert of Anhalt, Italo Santelli, and Emiliano Figueroa. After him are Carl Theodor Zahle, Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Ludwig Aschoff, Adolf Meyer, Antonio Luna, and Max Wien. Among people deceased in 1940, Sam Eyde ranks 135. Before him are Helmut Wick, Pierre Weiss, Pierre Marie, Phoebus Levene, Robert Emden, and Mary Anderson. After him are Heinrich Kayser, Janne Lundblad, Juan Carreño, David Hammond, Ervin Mészáros, and Gheorghe Argeșanu.

Others Born in 1866

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Johannes Jørgensen
WRITER
1866 - 1956
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 106
Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
NOBLEMAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 107
George Coșbuc
WRITER
1866 - 1918
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 108
Prince Aribert of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1933
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 109
Italo Santelli
FENCER
1866 - 1945
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 110
Emiliano Figueroa
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1931
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 111
Sam Eyde
ENGINEER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 112
Carl Theodor Zahle
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1946
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 113
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
WRITER
1866 - 1900
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 114
Ludwig Aschoff
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1942
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 115
Adolf Meyer
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1950
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 116
Antonio Luna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1899
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 117
Max Wien
PHYSICIST
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 118