1867 - 1917
Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland (13 December 1867 – 15 June 1917) was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered for his theories of atmospheric electric currents that elucidated the nature of the aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland–Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kristian Birkeland has received more than 133,284 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Kristian Birkeland is the 256th most popular chemist (down from 218th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Norway (down from 66th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Chemist.
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Among chemists, Kristian Birkeland ranks 256 out of 510. Before him are Christian Friedrich Schönbein, William Henry, Roger D. Kornberg, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, Mária Telkes, and Robert H. Grubbs. After him are Emil Abderhalden, George Porter, John Polanyi, Alexander Butlerov, J. D. Bernal, and Alfred G. Gilman.
1799 - 1868
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 250
1774 - 1836
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 251
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 252
1698 - 1739
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 253
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 254
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 255
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 256
1877 - 1950
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 257
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 258
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 259
1828 - 1886
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 260
1901 - 1971
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 261
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 262
Among people born in 1867, Kristian Birkeland ranks 43. Before him are Ignacy Mościcki, Leo Jogiches, Wilhelm Groener, Hans Driesch, Edgar de Wahl, and Winsor McCay. After him are Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Elvira Madigan, Charles Fabry, Charles Koechlin, and Sundance Kid. Among people deceased in 1917, Kristian Birkeland ranks 29. Before him are Adolph Wagner, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Ranavalona III, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, and Hugo Simberg. After him are Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, Maximilian von Prittwitz, Georges Guynemer, Dadabhai Naoroji, Lucien Petit-Breton, and Gustav von Schmoller.
1867 - 1946
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 37
1867 - 1919
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 38
1867 - 1939
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 39
1867 - 1941
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 40
1867 - 1948
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 41
1867 - 1934
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 42
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 43
1867 - 1956
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 44
1867 - 1909
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 45
1867 - 1889
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 46
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 47
1867 - 1950
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 48
1867 - 1908
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 49
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 23
1853 - 1917
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 24
1861 - 1917
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 25
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 26
1849 - 1917
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 27
1873 - 1917
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 28
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 29
1860 - 1917
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 30
1848 - 1917
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 31
1894 - 1917
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 32
1825 - 1917
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 33
1882 - 1917
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 34
1838 - 1917
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 35
Among people born in Norway, Kristian Birkeland ranks 86 out of 735. Before him are Finn E. Kydland (1943), Max Manus (1914), Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283), Haakon Ericsson (995), Eystein I of Norway (1088), and Jan Garbarek (1947). After him are Otto Sverdrup (1854), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Atle Selberg (1917), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Morten Harket (1959), and Herbjørg Wassmo (1942).
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 80
1914 - 1996
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 81
1283 - 1290
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 82
995 - 1029
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 83
1088 - 1123
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 84
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 85
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 86
1854 - 1930
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 87
1895 - 1962
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 88
1917 - 2007
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 89
1894 - 1962
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 90
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 91
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 92
Among chemists born in Norway, Kristian Birkeland ranks 3. Before him are Odd Hassel (1897) and Lars Onsager (1903). After him are Peter Waage (1833).
1897 - 1981
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1
1903 - 1976
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 2
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 3
1833 - 1900
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 4