GEOLOGIST
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
Charles Lapworth
Charles Lapworth FRS FGS (20 September 1842 – 13 March 1920) was a headteacher and an English geologist who pioneered faunal analysis using index fossils and identified the Ordovician period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Lapworth has received more than 46,967 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lapworth is the 72nd most popular geologist (down from 51st in 2019), the 5,097th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,952nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Geologist.
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47k
Page Views (PV)
40.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.78
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Charles Lapworth ranks 72 out of 59. Before him are Judith Curry, Henry De la Beche, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Paul Niggli, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, and John Bell Hatcher. After him are Walther Penck, William Edmond Logan, and Michael E. Mann.
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Judith Curry
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 66
Henry De la Beche
1796 - 1855
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 67
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
1843 - 1928
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 68
Paul Niggli
1888 - 1953
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 69
Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
1861 - 1939
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 70
John Bell Hatcher
1861 - 1904
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 71
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 72
Walther Penck
1888 - 1923
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 73
William Edmond Logan
1798 - 1875
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 74
Michael E. Mann
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Charles Lapworth ranks 93. Before him are João Barbosa Rodrigues, Mary MacKillop, Henry Hyndman, Charles W. Alcock, Mary Putnam Jacobi, and Robert Collett. After him are Elliott Coues and Sidney Lanier. Among people deceased in 1920, Charles Lapworth ranks 116. Before him are Pablo Arosemena, Albert Zürner, Pavel Shternberg, Horace Elgin Dodge, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, and Wilberforce Eaves. After him is Samuel Colman.
Others Born in 1842
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João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 87
Mary MacKillop
1842 - 1909
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 88
Henry Hyndman
1842 - 1921
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 89
Charles W. Alcock
1842 - 1907
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 90
Mary Putnam Jacobi
1842 - 1906
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 91
Robert Collett
1842 - 1913
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 92
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 93
Elliott Coues
1842 - 1899
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 94
Sidney Lanier
1842 - 1881
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 1920
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Pablo Arosemena
1836 - 1920
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 110
Albert Zürner
1890 - 1920
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 111
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 112
Horace Elgin Dodge
1868 - 1920
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 113
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
1884 - 1920
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 114
Wilberforce Eaves
1867 - 1920
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 115
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 116
Samuel Colman
1832 - 1920
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 117
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Lapworth ranks 5,097 out of 7,765. Before him are Christopher Fry (1907), Leona Lewis (1985), Connor Swindells (1996), Polly Samson (1962), Hughie Gallacher (1903), and Donald Dewar (1937). After him are Parminder Nagra (1975), Aslı Enver (1984), Billy Bragg (1957), Riz Ahmed (1982), J. G. Farrell (1935), and Jeffrey Hammond (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Christopher Fry
1907 - 2005
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 5,091
Leona Lewis
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 5,092
Connor Swindells
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 5,093
Polly Samson
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 5,094
Hughie Gallacher
1903 - 1957
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 5,095
Donald Dewar
1937 - 2000
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 5,096
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 5,097
Parminder Nagra
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 5,098
Aslı Enver
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 5,099
Billy Bragg
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 5,100
Riz Ahmed
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 5,101
J. G. Farrell
1935 - 1979
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 5,102
Jeffrey Hammond
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 5,103
Among GEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among geologists born in United Kingdom, Charles Lapworth ranks 16. Before him are John Phillips (1800), William Nicol (1770), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), Joseph Thomson (1858), Robert Jameson (1774), and Henry De la Beche (1796).
John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 10
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 11
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 12
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 13
Robert Jameson
1774 - 1854
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 14
Henry De la Beche
1796 - 1855
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 15
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 16
