Engineer

Karl von Terzaghi

Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the "father of soil mechanics"

1883 - 1963

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Karl von Terzaghi

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl von Terzaghi is the 92nd most popular engineer (up from 93rd in 2024), the 218th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 215th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Engineer.

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Among Engineers

Among engineers, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 92 out of 389. Before him are Harry Nyquist, Nicola Romeo, Jack Swigert, Charles Rolls, Vannevar Bush, and Patrick Head. After him are Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, Robert Stephenson, George Cayley, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., Vasily Degtyaryov, and Paul Cornu.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Harry Nyquist
1889 - 1976
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 86
Nicola Romeo
1876 - 1938
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 87
Jack Swigert
1931 - 1982
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 88
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 89
Vannevar Bush
1890 - 1974
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 90
Patrick Head
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 91
Karl von Terzaghi
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 92
Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt
1240 - 1300
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 93
Robert Stephenson
1803 - 1859
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 94
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 95
Donald Wills Douglas Sr.
1892 - 1981
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 96
Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 97
Paul Cornu
1881 - 1944
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 98

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 77. Before him are Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Hermann Abendroth, Hubert Pierlot, Yan Xishan, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, and Henri Delaunay. After him are Johnston McCulley, Augustinas Voldemaras, Bogdan Filov, Marie Under, William Carlos Williams, and José Mendes Cabeçadas. Among people deceased in 1963, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 52. Before him are Remedios Varo, Rikidōzan, Alois Hudal, Hubert Pierlot, Alexander Marinesko, and Eduard Spranger. After him are William Beveridge, Camille Chautemps, Sarit Thanarat, Otto Struve, William Carlos Williams, and Ferenc Fricsay.

Others Born in 1883

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Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1981
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 71
Hermann Abendroth
COMPOSER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 72
Hubert Pierlot
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 73
Yan Xishan
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1960
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 74
Prince Konrad of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1969
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 75
Henri Delaunay
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1955
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 76
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 77
Johnston McCulley
WRITER
1883 - 1958
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 78
Augustinas Voldemaras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 79
Bogdan Filov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 80
Marie Under
WRITER
1883 - 1980
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 81
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 82
José Mendes Cabeçadas
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1965
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 83

Others Deceased in 1963

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Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 46
Rikidōzan
WRESTLER
1924 - 1963
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 47
Alois Hudal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 48
Hubert Pierlot
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 49
Alexander Marinesko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1963
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 50
Eduard Spranger
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 51
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 52
William Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 53
Camille Chautemps
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1963
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 54
Sarit Thanarat
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1963
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 55
Otto Struve
ASTRONOMER
1897 - 1963
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 56
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 57
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 58

In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karl von Terzaghi ranks 218 out of NaN. Before him are Antonín Puč (1907), Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (1065), Leopold Koželuch (1747), Sigfried Held (1942), Jerzy Buzek (1940), and Jan Kubelík (1880). After him are David Popper (1843), Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (1142), Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (1031), Theodor von Oppolzer (1841), Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875), and Vítězslav Novák (1870).

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Antonín Puč
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 212
Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1065 - 1125
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 213
Leopold Koželuch
COMPOSER
1747 - 1818
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 214
Sigfried Held
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 215
Jerzy Buzek
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 216
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 217
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 218
David Popper
MUSICIAN
1843 - 1913
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 219
Frederick, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1142 - 1189
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 220
Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1031 - 1061
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 221
Theodor von Oppolzer
ASTRONOMER
1841 - 1886
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 222
Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
875 - 915
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 223
Vítězslav Novák
COMPOSER
1870 - 1949
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 224