GEOLOGIST
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
Francis Beaufort
Sir Francis Beaufort (; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer, the creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale, and a naval officer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Beaufort has received more than 258,738 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Francis Beaufort is the 12th most popular geologist (down from 10th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Irish Geologist.
Francis Beaufort is most famous for the Beaufort Wind Scale, which he created in 1805.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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8.93
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Francis Beaufort ranks 12 out of 59. Before him are Inge Lehmann, Milutin Milanković, James Hutton, Andrija Mohorovičić, Friedrich Mohs, and Eduard Suess. After him are Vasily Dokuchaev, Beno Gutenberg, Abraham Gottlob Werner, William Smith, Ignacy Domeyko, and Gideon Mantell.
Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia
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Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 6
Milutin Milanković
1879 - 1958
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 7
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 8
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 9
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 10
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 11
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 12
Vasily Dokuchaev
1846 - 1903
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 13
Beno Gutenberg
1889 - 1960
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 14
Abraham Gottlob Werner
1749 - 1817
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 15
William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 16
Ignacy Domeyko
1802 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 17
Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1774, Francis Beaufort ranks 6. Before him are Caspar David Friedrich, Auguste de Marmont, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Jean-Baptiste Biot, and Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands. After him are Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Gaspare Spontini, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Charles Bell, and William Henry. Among people deceased in 1857, Francis Beaufort ranks 10. Before him are Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Eugène François Vidocq, Mikhail Glinka, Dominic Savio, Alfred de Musset, and Eugène Sue. After him are Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Johan Christian Dahl, Louis Jacques Thénard, and Mangal Pandey.
Others Born in 1774
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Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 1
Auguste de Marmont
1774 - 1852
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 2
Anne Catherine Emmerich
1774 - 1824
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 3
Jean-Baptiste Biot
1774 - 1862
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 4
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
1774 - 1837
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 5
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 6
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
1774 - 1838
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 7
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
1774 - 1849
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 8
Gaspare Spontini
1774 - 1851
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 9
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
1774 - 1833
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 10
Charles Bell
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 11
William Henry
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1857
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Archduchess Sophie of Austria
1855 - 1857
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 4
Eugène François Vidocq
1775 - 1857
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 5
Mikhail Glinka
1804 - 1857
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 6
Dominic Savio
1842 - 1857
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 7
Alfred de Musset
1810 - 1857
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 8
Eugène Sue
1804 - 1857
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 9
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 10
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 11
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
1788 - 1857
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 12
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
1780 - 1857
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 13
Johan Christian Dahl
1788 - 1857
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 14
Louis Jacques Thénard
1777 - 1857
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 15
Mangal Pandey
1827 - 1857
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 16
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Francis Beaufort ranks 30 out of 501. Before him are Columbanus (540), Michael D. Higgins (1941), John Field (1782), Joseph Murphy (1898), Lola Montez (1821), and George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449). After him are Cillian Murphy (1976), Bono (1960), Gabriel Byrne (1950), Bob Geldof (1951), Brendan (484), and Rory Gallagher (1948).
Others born in Ireland
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Columbanus
540 - 615
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 24
Michael D. Higgins
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 25
John Field
1782 - 1837
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 26
Joseph Murphy
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 27
Lola Montez
1821 - 1861
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 28
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
1449 - 1478
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 29
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 30
Cillian Murphy
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 31
Bono
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 32
Gabriel Byrne
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 33
Bob Geldof
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 34
Brendan
484 - 578
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 35
Rory Gallagher
1948 - 1995
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 36
Among GEOLOGISTS In Ireland
Among geologists born in Ireland, Francis Beaufort ranks 1. After him are Richard Kirwan (1733).
