Geologists from Germany

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Geologists of all time. This list of famous Germans Geologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Geologists.

1. #1

   

   Alfred Wegener

   1880 - 1930

   HPI 78.5680 langs

   Alfred Wegener is most famous for his theory of continental drift.

2. #2

   

   Friedrich Mohs

   1773 - 1839

   HPI 71.5943 langs

   Friedrich Mohs is most famous for his Mohs scale of mineral hardness.

3. #3

   

   Beno Gutenberg

   1889 - 1960

   HPI 65.8331 langs

   Beno Gutenberg was a German inventor who is most famous for inventing the first movable type printing press.

4. #4

   

   Christian Leopold von Buch

   1774 - 1853

   HPI 65.0931 langs

   German geologist (1774-1853)

5. #5

   

   Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann

   1797 - 1873

   HPI 60.0719 langs

   German geologist (1797-1873)

6. #6

   

   Ferdinand Zirkel

   1838 - 1912

   HPI 58.9718 langs

   German geologist (1838–1912)

7. #7

   

   Harry Rosenbusch

   1836 - 1914

   HPI 58.7016 langs

   German mineralogist and petrologist at Heidelberg University (1836–1914)

8. #8

   

   Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald

   1902 - 1982

   HPI 58.4216 langs

   German paleontologist (1902-1982)

9. #9

   

   Julius von Haast

   1822 - 1887

   HPI 56.8319 langs

   German-born New Zealand geologist

10. #10

    

    Ferdinand von Hochstetter

    1829 - 1884

    HPI 56.2215 langs

    German geologist (1829–1884)