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GEOLOGIST

Daniel Barringer

1860 - 1929

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Daniel Barringer (May 25, 1860 – November 30, 1929) was a geologist best known as the first person to prove the existence of an impact crater on the Earth, Meteor Crater in Arizona. The site has been renamed the Barringer Crater in his honor, which is the preferred name used in the scientific community. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Barringer has received more than 3,960 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Barringer is the 60th most popular geologist (down from 50th in 2019), the 7,950th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,638th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Daniel Barringer ranks 60 out of 59. Before him are Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, James Hall, Maria Klenova, Joseph Thomson, Anna Missuna, and David A. Johnston. After him are Lawrence Lambe, Walter Alvarez, Robert Jameson, Hugo Benioff, Reginald Aldworth Daly, and Judith Curry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Daniel Barringer ranks 119. Before him are Antônio Parreiras, Robert Bacon, Ferdinand Boberg, Gabriele Possanner, Otto Liebe, and Frederick Rolfe. After him are Roger de Barbarin, Emily Hobhouse, James Neill, Kate Bruce, Susanna M. Salter, and Carlos José Solórzano. Among people deceased in 1929, Daniel Barringer ranks 118. Before him are Ted Wilde, Jean-Baptiste Mimiague, Otto Liebe, Karel van de Woestijne, Antoni Lange, and Otokar Březina. After him are Marie Hankel, Franciszek Rychnowski, Robert Reid, Juan Antonio Escurra, Burton Downing, and Joseph Smit.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Barringer ranks 7,950 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert Costanzo (1942), Mick Foley (1965), Ann Coulter (1961), Richard Egan (1921), Stephanie McMahon (1976), and Melinda Clarke (1969). After him are Vanessa Blue (1974), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Jared Martin (1941), John McLean (1878), Jorja Fox (1968), and Kevin Gage (1959).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, Daniel Barringer ranks 8. Before him are Harry Hammond Hess (1906), Barnum Brown (1873), Niles Eldredge (1943), M. King Hubbert (1903), James Hall (1811), and David A. Johnston (1949). After him are Walter Alvarez (1940), Hugo Benioff (1899), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), John Bell Hatcher (1861), and Michael E. Mann (1965).

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