The Most Famous
GEOLOGISTS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Geologists. The pantheon dataset contains 59 Geologists, 1 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 18th most number of Geologists behind Finland and Estonia.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Geologists of all time. This list of famous Dutch Geologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (1887 - 1966)
With an HPI of 46.33, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz is the most famous Dutch Geologist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (30 July 1887 – 10 August 1966) was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity (gravimetry). Thanks to his invention, it became possible to measure gravity at sea, which led him to the discovery of gravity anomalies above the ocean floor. He later attributed these anomalies to continental drift. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as geologists born between 1887 and 1887. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased geologists include Felix Andries Vening Meinesz. As of April 2022, 1 new geologists have been added to Pantheon including Felix Andries Vening Meinesz.
