1908 - 1993
John Tuzo Wilson (October 24, 1908 – April 15, 1993) was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that the rigid outer layers of the Earth (crust and part of the upper mantle), the lithosphere, is broken up into around 13 pieces or "plates" that move independently over the weaker asthenosphere. Wilson maintained that the Hawaiian Islands were formed as a tectonic plate (extending across much of the Pacific Ocean) shifted to the northwest over a fixed hotspot, spawning a long series of volcanoes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tuzo Wilson has received more than 161,024 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. John Tuzo Wilson is the 21st most popular geologist, the 130th most popular biography from Canada (up from 143rd in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Geologist.
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Among geologists, John Tuzo Wilson ranks 21 out of 59. Before him are Abraham Gottlob Werner, William Smith, Ignacy Domeyko, Gideon Mantell, Christian Leopold von Buch, and Giuseppe Mercalli. After him are Jean-André Deluc, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Vladimir Obruchev, William Buckland, Adam Sedgwick, and Richard Kirwan.
1749 - 1817
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 15
1769 - 1839
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 16
1802 - 1889
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 17
1790 - 1852
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 18
1774 - 1853
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 19
1850 - 1914
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 20
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 21
1727 - 1817
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 22
1750 - 1801
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 23
1863 - 1956
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 24
1784 - 1856
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 25
1785 - 1873
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 26
1733 - 1812
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 27
Among people born in 1908, John Tuzo Wilson ranks 112. Before him are João Guimarães Rosa, Arturo Frondizi, Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, Aden Adde, Sergei Sobolev, and Lupe Vélez. After him are Carlo Abarth, Afet İnan, Victor Weisskopf, Françoise Dolto, Ivan Yefremov, and Robert Rossen. Among people deceased in 1993, John Tuzo Wilson ranks 79. Before him are Desanka Maksimović, E. P. Thompson, John Connally, Maurice Yaméogo, Wolfgang Lotz, and Jan Gies. After him are René Pleven, Salah Jadid, Héctor Lavoe, József Antall, Richard Jordan, and William L. Shirer.
1908 - 1967
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 106
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 107
1908 - 1968
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 108
1908 - 2007
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 109
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 110
1908 - 1944
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 111
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 112
1908 - 1979
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 113
1908 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 114
1908 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 115
1908 - 1988
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 116
1908 - 1972
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 117
1908 - 1966
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 118
1898 - 1993
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 73
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 74
1917 - 1993
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 75
1921 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 76
1921 - 1993
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 77
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 78
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 79
1901 - 1993
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 80
1926 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 81
1946 - 1993
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 82
1932 - 1993
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 83
1937 - 1993
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 84
1904 - 1993
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 85
Among people born in Canada, John Tuzo Wilson ranks 130 out of 1,350. Before him are Wilfrid Laurier (1841), Paul Martin (1938), Gil Evans (1912), Shania Twain (1965), Evangeline Lilly (1979), and Paul Watson (1950). After him are Maye Musk (1948), William B. Davis (1938), Myron Scholes (1941), Bruce Greenwood (1956), Denys Arcand (1941), and Nelly Furtado (1978).
1841 - 1919
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 124
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 125
1912 - 1988
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 126
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 127
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 128
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 129
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 130
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 131
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 132
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 133
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 134
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 135
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 136
Among geologists born in Canada, John Tuzo Wilson ranks 1. After him are Norman L. Bowen (1887), Lawrence Lambe (1863), Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871), and William Edmond Logan (1798).
1908 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 1
1887 - 1956
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 2
1863 - 1919
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 3
1871 - 1957
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 4
1798 - 1875
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 5