GEOLOGIST
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
Inge Lehmann
Inge Lehmann (13 May 1888 – 21 February 1993) was a Danish seismologist and geophysicist who is known for her discovery in 1936 of the solid inner core that exists within the molten outer core of the Earth. The seismic discontinuity in the speed of seismic waves at depths between 190 and 250 km is named the Lehmann discontinuity after her. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Inge Lehmann has received more than 253,263 page views. Her biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Inge Lehmann is the 6th most popular geologist (up from 9th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Denmark and the 2nd most popular Danish Geologist.
Inger Lehmann was a Danish seismologist who discovered that the Earth has a solid inner core.
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Inge Lehmann ranks 6 out of 59. Before her are Alfred Wegener, Charles Francis Richter, Nicolas Steno, Charles Lyell, and Mary Anning. After her are Milutin Milanković, James Hutton, Andrija Mohorovičić, Friedrich Mohs, Eduard Suess, and Francis Beaufort.
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Alfred Wegener
1880 - 1930
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 1
Charles Francis Richter
1900 - 1985
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 2
Nicolas Steno
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 3
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
HPI: 66.60
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Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 65.13
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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
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Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 9
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
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Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
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Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Inge Lehmann ranks 31. Before her are Herbert Spencer Gasser, T. S. Eliot, Eugene O'Neill, Gerrit Rietveld, Selman Waksman, and Frits Zernike. After her are Andrei Tupolev, Maurice Chevalier, Anton Makarenko, Josef Albers, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and Carin Göring. Among people deceased in 1993, Inge Lehmann ranks 16. Before her are Ferruccio Lamborghini, Turgut Özal, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Anthony Burgess, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, and André the Giant. After her are Hans Jonas, Brandon Lee, Polykarp Kusch, Bobby Moore, W. Edwards Deming, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Others Born in 1888
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Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888 - 1963
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 25
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 26
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 27
Gerrit Rietveld
1888 - 1964
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 28
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 29
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 30
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 31
Andrei Tupolev
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 32
Maurice Chevalier
1888 - 1972
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 33
Anton Makarenko
1888 - 1939
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 34
Josef Albers
1888 - 1976
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 35
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
1888 - 1969
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 36
Carin Göring
1888 - 1931
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1993
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Ferruccio Lamborghini
1916 - 1993
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Turgut Özal
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 11
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
1939 - 1993
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 12
Anthony Burgess
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 13
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
1913 - 1993
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 14
André the Giant
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 15
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
Hans Jonas
1903 - 1993
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 17
Brandon Lee
1965 - 1993
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 18
Polykarp Kusch
1911 - 1993
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 19
Bobby Moore
1941 - 1993
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 20
W. Edwards Deming
1900 - 1993
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 21
Dizzy Gillespie
1917 - 1993
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 22
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Inge Lehmann ranks 68 out of 893. Before her are Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Arne Jacobsen (1902), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), August Krogh (1874), and Anne of Denmark (1574). After her are Johannes Fibiger (1867), Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Christina of Denmark (1521), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Sven Hassel (1917).
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Carl Theodor Dreyer
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 62
Arne Jacobsen
1902 - 1971
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 63
Canute IV of Denmark
1043 - 1086
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 64
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 65
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 66
Anne of Denmark
1574 - 1619
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 67
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 68
Johannes Fibiger
1867 - 1928
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 69
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
1656 - 1693
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 70
Eric V of Denmark
1249 - 1286
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 71
Christina of Denmark
1521 - 1590
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 72
Princess Benedikte of Denmark
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 73
Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 74
Among GEOLOGISTS In Denmark
Among geologists born in Denmark, Inge Lehmann ranks 2. Before her are Nicolas Steno (1638).
