GEOLOGIST
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (30 July 1887 – 10 August 1966) was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity (gravimetry). Thanks to his invention, it became possible to measure gravity at sea, which led him to the discovery of gravity anomalies above the ocean floor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Felix Andries Vening Meinesz has received more than 35,493 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Felix Andries Vening Meinesz is the 53rd most popular geologist, the 689th most popular biography from Netherlands and the most popular Dutch Geologist.
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz ranks 53 out of 59. Before him are Alexander Karpinsky, Luigi Palmieri, Oskar Lenz, Carl Friedrich Schmidt, M. King Hubbert, and Henry Clifton Sorby. After him are Marcel Alexandre Bertrand, James Hall, Maria Klenova, Joseph Thomson, Anna Missuna, and David A. Johnston.
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M. King Hubbert
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Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 53
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HPI: 46.14
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James Hall
1811 - 1898
HPI: 46.09
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Maria Klenova
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Joseph Thomson
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Anna Missuna
1868 - 1922
HPI: 44.93
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HPI: 44.59
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz ranks 200. Before him are Rudolph Lewis, Edith Sitwell, Walter Johnson, Carl Blegen, Rudolph Schindler, and Teodor Koskenniemi. After him are Charles Reisner, Al Ernest Garcia, Nils Middelboe, David Keilin, Ivan Kavaleridze, and Reginald Owen. Among people deceased in 1966, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz ranks 154. Before him are Joel Stebbins, Seán T. O'Kelly, Herbert Marshall, Santiago Lovell, Margery Allingham, and Gustavo Marzi. After him are Dimitar Dimov, Frankie Genaro, Julia Faye, Giorgi Leonidze, Curt Backeberg, and Alvin Langdon Coburn.
Others Born in 1887
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Rudolph Lewis
1887 - 1933
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 194
Edith Sitwell
1887 - 1964
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 195
Walter Johnson
1887 - 1946
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 196
Carl Blegen
1887 - 1971
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 197
Rudolph Schindler
1887 - 1953
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 198
Teodor Koskenniemi
1887 - 1965
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 199
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 200
Charles Reisner
1887 - 1962
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 201
Al Ernest Garcia
1887 - 1938
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 202
Nils Middelboe
1887 - 1976
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 203
David Keilin
1887 - 1963
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 204
Ivan Kavaleridze
1887 - 1978
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 205
Reginald Owen
1887 - 1972
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 206
Others Deceased in 1966
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Joel Stebbins
1878 - 1966
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 148
Seán T. O'Kelly
1882 - 1966
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 149
Herbert Marshall
1890 - 1966
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 150
Santiago Lovell
1912 - 1966
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 151
Margery Allingham
1904 - 1966
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 152
Gustavo Marzi
1908 - 1966
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 153
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 154
Dimitar Dimov
1909 - 1966
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 155
Frankie Genaro
1901 - 1966
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 156
Julia Faye
1892 - 1966
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 157
Giorgi Leonidze
1899 - 1966
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 158
Curt Backeberg
1894 - 1966
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 159
Alvin Langdon Coburn
1882 - 1966
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 160
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz ranks 689 out of 1,427. Before him are Lou Tellegen (1881), Jan Lammers (1956), Roelof Klein (1877), Job Cohen (1947), Daley Blind (1990), and Simon Tahamata (1956). After him are Bart Berman (1938), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860), Edo de Waart (1941), Ben Pon (1936), and Winston Bogarde (1970).
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Lou Tellegen
1881 - 1934
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 683
Jan Lammers
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 684
Roelof Klein
1877 - 1960
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 685
Job Cohen
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 686
Daley Blind
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 687
Simon Tahamata
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 688
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 689
Bart Berman
1938 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 690
Jasper Cillessen
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 691
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
1860 - 1930
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 692
Edo de Waart
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 693
Ben Pon
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 694
Winston Bogarde
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 695
Among GEOLOGISTS In Netherlands
Among geologists born in Netherlands, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz ranks 1.
