PHYSICIST
Dirk Coster
1889 - 1950
Dirk Coster
Dirk Coster (5 October 1889 – 12 February 1950) was a Dutch physicist. He was a professor of Physics and Meteorology at the University of Groningen. Coster was born in Amsterdam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dirk Coster has received more than 42,406 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk Coster is the 579th most popular physicist (down from 544th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 557th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Dutch Physicist.
Memorability Metrics
42k
Page Views (PV)
50.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
7.14
Effective Languages (L*)
1.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Dirk Coster ranks 579 out of 851. Before him are James David Forbes, Antonio Pacinotti, Ludvig Faddeev, Jean Becquerel, Ole Jacob Broch, and Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann. After him are Giuseppe Occhialini, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, Charles W. Misner, José Celestino Mutis, Yakov Frenkel, and Franco Rasetti.
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Dirk Coster
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HPI: 50.08
Rank: 579
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HPI: 49.96
Rank: 584
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HPI: 49.93
Rank: 585
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Dirk Coster ranks 192. Before him are Elmo Lincoln, Julius Skutnabb, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Fairbairn, János Garay, and Erwin Stresemann. After him are Erick-Oskar Hansen, Vera Karalli, Willi Baumeister, Georg Schrimpf, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Adrian Boult. Among people deceased in 1950, Dirk Coster ranks 125. Before him are Fats Navarro, Karin Michaëlis, Joseph, Duke of Parma, Alykul Osmonov, Edward Arthur Milne, and Ivan Shmelyov. After him are Konrad von Preysing, Pedro Parages, Adolf Wiklund, Frederic Lewy, Albert Ehrenstein, and Axeman of New Orleans.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsElmo Lincoln
ACTOR
1889 - 1952
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 186
Julius Skutnabb
ATHLETE
1889 - 1965
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 187
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 188
Ronald Fairbairn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 189
János Garay
FENCER
1889 - 1945
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 190
Erwin Stresemann
BIOLOGIST
1889 - 1972
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 191
Dirk Coster
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1950
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 192
Erick-Oskar Hansen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1967
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 193
Vera Karalli
DANCER
1889 - 1972
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 194
Willi Baumeister
PAINTER
1889 - 1955
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 195
Georg Schrimpf
PAINTER
1889 - 1938
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 196
Vladimir Sokoloff
ACTOR
1889 - 1962
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 197
Adrian Boult
CONDUCTOR
1889 - 1983
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 198
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsFats Navarro
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1950
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 119
Karin Michaëlis
WRITER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 120
Joseph, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 121
Alykul Osmonov
WRITER
1915 - 1950
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 122
Edward Arthur Milne
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1950
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 123
Ivan Shmelyov
WRITER
1873 - 1950
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 124
Dirk Coster
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1950
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 125
Konrad von Preysing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 126
Pedro Parages
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1950
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 127
Adolf Wiklund
COMPOSER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 128
Frederic Lewy
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 129
Albert Ehrenstein
WRITER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 130
Axeman of New Orleans
EXTREMIST
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 131
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Dirk Coster ranks 635 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Wolkers (1925), Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598), Daley Blind (1990), Peter R. de Vries (1956), Paulus Bor (1601), and Wubbo Ockels (1946). After him are Badr Hari (1984), Bas van Fraassen (1941), Frenkie de Jong (1997), Dirk Brouwer (1902), Tylman van Gameren (1632), and Jo Cals (1914).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsJan Wolkers
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 629
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
PAINTER
1598 - 1657
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 630
Daley Blind
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 631
Peter R. de Vries
PRESENTER
1956 - 2021
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 632
Paulus Bor
PAINTER
1601 - 1669
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 633
Wubbo Ockels
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 2014
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 634
Dirk Coster
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1950
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 635
Badr Hari
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 636
Bas van Fraassen
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 637
Frenkie de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 638
Dirk Brouwer
ASTRONOMER
1902 - 1966
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 639
Tylman van Gameren
ARCHITECT
1632 - 1706
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 640
Jo Cals
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1971
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 641
Among PHYSICISTS In Netherlands
Among physicists born in Netherlands, Dirk Coster ranks 20. Before him are Hans Kramers (1894), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Hendrik Casimir (1909), Abraham Pais (1918), and Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876). After him are Antonius van den Broek (1870), Balthasar van der Pol (1889), Jan Burgers (1895), and Kees Schouhamer Immink (1946).
Hans Kramers
1894 - 1952
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 14
Samuel Goudsmit
1902 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 15
Wander Johannes de Haas
1878 - 1960
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 16
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 17
Abraham Pais
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 18
Willem Hendrik Keesom
1876 - 1956
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 19
Dirk Coster
1889 - 1950
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 20
Antonius van den Broek
1870 - 1926
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 21
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 22
Jan Burgers
1895 - 1981
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 23
Kees Schouhamer Immink
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 24