PHYSICIST
Vilho Väisälä
1889 - 1969

Vilho Väisälä
Vilho Väisälä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋilho ˈʋæi̯sælæ]; September 28, 1889 – August 12, 1969) was a Finnish meteorologist and physicist, and founder of Vaisala Oyj. After graduation in mathematics in 1912, Väisälä worked for the Finnish Meteorological Institute in aerological measurements, specializing in the research of the higher troposphere. At the time the measurements were conducted by attaching a thermograph to a kite. In 1917 he published his dissertation in mathematics Ensimmäisen lajin elliptisen integralin käänteisfunktion yksikäsitteisyys (The single-valuedness of the inverse function of the elliptic integral of the first kind). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vilho Väisälä is the 737th most popular physicist (down from 706th in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 327th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Vilho Väisälä ranks 737 out of 851. Before him are Arthur Schuster, James Hartle, Gregor Wentzel, Roald Sagdeev, Mordehai Milgrom, and Valentine Telegdi. After him are Seymour Benzer, Peter Mark Roget, Ted Fujita, Shirley Ann Jackson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, and Robert Bacher.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Schuster
1851 - 1934
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 731
James Hartle
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 732
Gregor Wentzel
1898 - 1978
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 733
Roald Sagdeev
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 734
Mordehai Milgrom
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 735
Valentine Telegdi
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 736
Vilho Väisälä
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 737
Seymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 738
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 739
Ted Fujita
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 740
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 741
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 742
Robert Bacher
1905 - 2004
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 743
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Vilho Väisälä ranks 259. Before him are Lajos Asztalos, Louis Ségura, José María Belauste, Carl Bertilsson, Alfred E. Green, and Hans Walter. After him are Menen Asfaw, Rolf Johnsson, James Chapin, Aleksei Dikiy, Claude McKay, and Artur Adson. Among people deceased in 1969, Vilho Väisälä ranks 218. Before him are Stratis Myrivilis, Ramdas Gandhi, Skip James, Barton MacLane, Corneliu Robe, and Fred Hampton. After him are Vernon Duke, Hans Deppe, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Bess Meredyth, Kazimierz Wierzyński, and Raymond Flacher.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsLajos Asztalos
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 253
Louis Ségura
GYMNAST
1889 - 1963
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 254
José María Belauste
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 255
Carl Bertilsson
ATHLETE
1889 - 1968
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 256
Alfred E. Green
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 257
Hans Walter
ATHLETE
1889 - 1967
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 258
Vilho Väisälä
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 259
Menen Asfaw
NOBLEMAN
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 260
Rolf Johnsson
GYMNAST
1889 - 1931
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 261
James Chapin
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 262
Aleksei Dikiy
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 263
Claude McKay
WRITER
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 264
Artur Adson
WRITER
1889 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 265
Others Deceased in 1969
Go to all RankingsStratis Myrivilis
WRITER
1890 - 1969
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 212
Ramdas Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1969
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 213
Skip James
MUSICIAN
1902 - 1969
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 214
Barton MacLane
ACTOR
1902 - 1969
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 215
Corneliu Robe
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1969
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 216
Fred Hampton
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 217
Vilho Väisälä
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 218
Vernon Duke
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1969
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 219
Hans Deppe
ACTOR
1897 - 1969
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 220
Ivy Compton-Burnett
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 221
Bess Meredyth
WRITER
1890 - 1969
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 222
Kazimierz Wierzyński
WRITER
1894 - 1969
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 223
Raymond Flacher
ATHLETE
1903 - 1969
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 224
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Vilho Väisälä ranks 372 out of 751. Before him are Väinö Ikonen (1895), Matti Lähde (1911), Eero Kolehmainen (1918), Osmo Vänskä (1953), Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), and Kelpo Gröndahl (1920). After him are Toimi Alatalo (1929), Miina Sillanpää (1866), Eeva Ruoppa (1932), Hannu Salama (1936), Kaarlo Tuominen (1908), and Niilo Halonen (1940).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsVäinö Ikonen
ATHLETE
1895 - 1954
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 366
Matti Lähde
SKIER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 367
Eero Kolehmainen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2013
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 368
Osmo Vänskä
CONDUCTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 369
Anna-Maja Henriksson
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 370
Kelpo Gröndahl
WRESTLER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 371
Vilho Väisälä
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 372
Toimi Alatalo
ATHLETE
1929 - 2014
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 373
Miina Sillanpää
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1952
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 374
Eeva Ruoppa
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 375
Hannu Salama
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 376
Kaarlo Tuominen
ATHLETE
1908 - 2006
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 377
Niilo Halonen
SKIER
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 378
Among PHYSICISTS In Finland
Among physicists born in Finland, Vilho Väisälä ranks 2. Before him are Gunnar Nordström (1881).