The Most Famous
GEOLOGISTS from Ireland
This page contains a list of the greatest Irish Geologists. The pantheon dataset contains 59 Geologists, 2 of which were born in Ireland. This makes Ireland the birth place of the 10th most number of Geologists behind Switzerland and Denmark.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Geologists of all time. This list of famous Irish Geologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Francis Beaufort (1774 - 1857)
With an HPI of 62.88, Francis Beaufort is the most famous Irish Geologist. His biography has been translated into 42 different languages on wikipedia.
Sir Francis Beaufort (; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer, the creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale, and a naval officer.
2. Richard Kirwan (1733 - 1812)
With an HPI of 52.05, Richard Kirwan is the 2nd most famous Irish Geologist. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Richard Kirwan, LL.D, FRS, FRSE MRIA (1 August 1733 – 22 June 1812) was an Irish geologist and chemist. He was one of the last supporters of the theory of phlogiston. Kirwan was active in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and geology. He was widely known in his day, corresponding and meeting with Lavoisier, Black, Priestley, and Cavendish.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as geologists born between 1733 and 1774. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased geologists include Francis Beaufort and Richard Kirwan.
