GEOLOGIST

Albert Heim

1849 - 1937

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Albert Heim (12 April 1849 – 31 August 1937) was a Swiss geologist, noted for his three-volume Geologie der Schweiz.Born in Zürich, he was educated at Zürich and Berlin universities. Very early in life he became interested in the physical features of the Alps, and at the age of sixteen he made a model of the Tödi group. This came to the notice of Arnold Escher von der Linth, to whom Heim was indebted for much encouragement and geological instruction in the field.In 1873 he became professor of geology in the polytechnic school at Zürich, and in 1875 professor of geology in the university. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Heim has received more than 32,194 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Albert Heim is the 30th most popular geologist, the 354th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 322nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Geologist.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Page views of Albert Heims by language

Over the past year Albert Heim has had the most page views in the with 5,120 views, followed by English (4,594), and Spanish (1,266). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Franco-Provençal (61.56%), Spanish (46.53%), and Southern Azerbaijani (29.09%)

Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Albert Heim ranks 30 out of 90. Before him are Adam Sedgwick, John Tuzo Wilson, Vladimir Obruchev, Julius von Haast, Norman L. Bowen, and Barnum Brown. After him are Léon Teisserenc de Bort, Anna Missuna, Adolphe d'Archiac, Harry Hammond Hess, Édouard Lartet, and Joachim Barrande.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Albert Heim ranks 63. Before him are Ruy Barbosa, William Ernest Henley, Károly Khuen-Héderváry, Edmund Barton, Luther Burbank, and Nikolai Nebogatov. After him are Olena Pchilka, Charles F. Brush, Ferdinand Brunetière, Emma Lazarus, Giovanni Passannante, and Carl Fredrik Hill. Among people deceased in 1937, Albert Heim ranks 102. Before him are Les Kurbas, Peter Arshinov, Bekir Çoban-zade, Otto Hölder, Alfred Abel, and Jaan Anvelt. After him are Carlo Rosselli, Kazimierz Nowak, Felix Hamrin, Renate Müller, Lyubomir Miletich, and Ilya Ilf.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Albert Heim ranks 354 out of 1,015. Before him are François Le Fort (1656), Gottfried Diener (1926), Klaus Huber (1924), Ella Maillart (1903), Urs Graf (1485), and Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777). After him are Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829), Henri Schwery (1932), Hans Erni (1909), Jakob Hermann (1678), Andreas Vollenweider (1953), and Antonio Ciseri (1821).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Switzerland

Among geologists born in Switzerland, Albert Heim ranks 2. Before him are Jean-André Deluc (1727). After him are Paul Niggli (1888).

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