Physicist
Auguste Piccard
1884 - 1962
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Auguste Piccard
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Auguste Piccard is the 192nd most popular physicist (down from 142nd in 2024), the 59th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Physicist.
Auguste Piccard was a Swiss physicist and inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the bathyscaphe, a deep-sea submersible vessel.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Auguste Piccard ranks 192 out of 851. Before him are Hans Geiger, Georg von Békésy, Douglas Osheroff, George Smoot, Ilya Frank, and Isidor Isaac Rabi. After him are Val Logsdon Fitch, George Francis FitzGerald, Igor Tamm, Hugh David Politzer, Horst Ludwig Störmer, and Bertram Brockhouse.
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Hans Geiger
1882 - 1945
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 186
Georg von Békésy
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 187
Douglas Osheroff
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 188
George Smoot
1945 - 2025
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 189
Ilya Frank
1908 - 1990
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 190
Isidor Isaac Rabi
1898 - 1988
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 191
Auguste Piccard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 192
Val Logsdon Fitch
1923 - 2015
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 193
George Francis FitzGerald
1851 - 1901
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 194
Igor Tamm
1895 - 1971
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 195
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 196
Horst Ludwig Störmer
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 197
Bertram Brockhouse
1918 - 2003
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1884, Auguste Piccard ranks 24. Before him are Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Theodor Svedberg, Franz Halder, Gaston Bachelard, Yevgeny Zamyatin, and Hermann Rorschach. After him are Casimir Funk, Lion Feuchtwanger, Vincent Auriol, Emil Jannings, Rudolf Bultmann, and Gerald Gardner. Among people deceased in 1962, Auguste Piccard ranks 17. Before him are Arthur Compton, Georges Bataille, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Gaston Bachelard, Yves Klein, and Hans Luther. After him are René Coty, Gabriele Münter, Fritz Kreisler, Michael Curtiz, Vasily Stalin, and Natalia Goncharova.
Others Born in 1884
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Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 18
Theodor Svedberg
CHEMIST
1884 - 1971
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 19
Franz Halder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1972
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 20
Gaston Bachelard
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 21
Yevgeny Zamyatin
WRITER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 22
Hermann Rorschach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1922
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 23
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 24
Casimir Funk
CHEMIST
1884 - 1967
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 25
Lion Feuchtwanger
WRITER
1884 - 1958
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 26
Vincent Auriol
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1966
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 27
Emil Jannings
ACTOR
1884 - 1950
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 28
Rudolf Bultmann
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 29
Gerald Gardner
WRITER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1962
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Arthur Compton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1962
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 11
Georges Bataille
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 12
Princess Marie Bonaparte
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1962
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 13
Gaston Bachelard
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 14
Yves Klein
ARTIST
1928 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 15
Hans Luther
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 16
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 17
René Coty
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 18
Gabriele Münter
PAINTER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 19
Fritz Kreisler
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1962
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 20
Michael Curtiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 21
Vasily Stalin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1962
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 22
Natalia Goncharova
PAINTER
1881 - 1962
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 23
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Auguste Piccard ranks 59 out of NaN. Before him are Ursula Andress (1936), Walter Rudolf Hess (1881), Angelica Kauffman (1741), Richard R. Ernst (1933), Henry Fuseli (1741), and Hermann Rorschach (1884). After him are Michel Mayor (1942), Johannes Itten (1888), Kurt Wüthrich (1938), Werner Arber (1929), Hans Küng (1928), and Ferdinand Hodler (1853).
Others born in Switzerland
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Ursula Andress
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 53
Walter Rudolf Hess
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 54
Angelica Kauffman
PAINTER
1741 - 1807
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 55
Richard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 56
Henry Fuseli
PAINTER
1741 - 1825
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 57
Hermann Rorschach
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1922
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 58
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 59
Michel Mayor
ASTRONOMER
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 60
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 61
Kurt Wüthrich
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 62
Werner Arber
BIOLOGIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 63
Hans Küng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2021
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 64
Ferdinand Hodler
PAINTER
1853 - 1918
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 65
Among Physicists In Switzerland
Among physicists born in Switzerland, Auguste Piccard ranks 6. Before him are Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), K. Alex Müller (1927), Heinrich Rohrer (1933), Felix Bloch (1905), and Johann Jakob Balmer (1825). After him are Ami Argand (1750), Walter H. Schottky (1886), Raoul Pictet (1846), Walther Ritz (1878), Jakob II Bernoulli (1759), and Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724).
Charles Édouard Guillaume
1861 - 1938
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 1
K. Alex Müller
1927 - 2023
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
Heinrich Rohrer
1933 - 2013
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 3
Felix Bloch
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 4
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 5
Auguste Piccard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 6
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 7
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 8
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 9
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 10
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 11
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 12
