The Most Famous
GEOLOGISTS from Sweden
This page contains a list of the greatest Swedish Geologists. The pantheon dataset contains 90 Geologists, 1 of which were born in Sweden. This makes Sweden the birth place of the 17th most number of Geologists behind Latvia, and Estonia.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swedish Geologists of all time. This list of famous Swedish Geologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Gerard De Geer (1858 - 1943)
With an HPI of 55.63, Gerard De Geer is the most famous Swedish Geologist. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Baron Gerard Jacob De Geer (20 November 1858 – 24 July 1943) was a Swedish geologist who made significant contributions to Quaternary geology, particularly geomorphology and geochronology. De Geer is best known for his work on varves. In 1890 De Geer was the first to apply the name Ancylus Lake to the Baltic paleolake discovered by Henrik Munthe. He subsequently participated the protracted scientific controversy surrounding this lake.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Swedish geologists born between 1858 and 1858. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Swedish geologists include Gerard De Geer. As of April 2024, 1 new Swedish geologists have been added to Pantheon including Gerard De Geer.
