The Most Famous
GEOLOGISTS from Italy
This page contains a list of the greatest Italian Geologists. The pantheon dataset contains 90 Geologists, 3 of which were born in Italy. This makes Italy the birth place of the 7th most number of Geologists behind Russia, and Canada.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Italian Geologists of all time. This list of famous Italian Geologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Giuseppe Mercalli (1850 - 1914)
With an HPI of 57.17, Giuseppe Mercalli is the most famous Italian Geologist. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Giuseppe Mercalli (21 May 1850 – 19 March 1914) was an Italian volcanologist and Catholic priest. He is known best for the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity.
2. Luigi Palmieri (1807 - 1896)
With an HPI of 48.96, Luigi Palmieri is the 2nd most famous Italian Geologist. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Luigi Palmieri (22 April 1807 – 9 September 1896) was an Italian physicist and meteorologist. He was famous for his scientific studies of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, for his researches on earthquakes and meteorological phenomena and for improving the seismograph of the time.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Italian geologists born between 1807 and 1850. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Italian geologists include Giuseppe Mercalli, and Luigi Palmieri.
