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Gustaf de Laval

1845 - 1913

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Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav dɛ laˈvalː] ; 9 May 1845 – 2 February 1913) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and centrifugal separation machinery for dairy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustaf de Laval has received more than 142,161 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Gustaf de Laval is the 51st most popular engineer (up from 52nd in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Engineer.

Gustaf de Laval is most famous for his invention of the milk separator.

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  • 60.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Gustaf de Laval ranks 51 out of 323. Before him are Emil Škoda, Banū Mūsā, Henry Gantt, William John Macquorn Rankine, Charles George Gordon, and Bjarne Stroustrup. After him are Kurt Gerstein, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Arthur Scherbius, Walter Dornberger, Colin Chapman, and Kurt Tank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Gustaf de Laval ranks 21. Before him are Edmond James de Rothschild, Nikola Pašić, George Darwin, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Ion Ivanovici, and Ahmet Tevfik Pasha. After him are Princess Sophie of Saxony, José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Laura Marx, Leopold Auer, and Jan Baudouin de Courtenay. Among people deceased in 1913, Gustaf de Laval ranks 21. Before him are Francisco I. Madero, Ármin Vámbéry, Philip Sclater, Katsura Tarō, Lewis A. Swift, and Blanche Monnier. After him are Alfred Redl, Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Empress Dowager Longyu, Mariano Rampolla, Emily Davison, and Mahmud Shevket Pasha.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustaf de Laval ranks 162 out of 1,612. Before him are Erland Josephson (1923), Michael Nyqvist (1960), Alexander Roslin (1718), Stenkil (1030), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516). After him are Karin Månsdotter (1550), Elias Magnus Fries (1794), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Inge the Younger (1100), and Kurt Hamrin (1934).

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Among ENGINEERS In Sweden

Among engineers born in Sweden, Gustaf de Laval ranks 2. Before him are Lennart Torstensson (1603). After him are Harry Nyquist (1889), Erik Dahlbergh (1625), and Johan August Brinell (1849).

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