CHEMIST

Kristian Birkeland

1867 - 1917

Kristian Birkeland

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 149,883 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 87th most popular biography from Norway (down from 66th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

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.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 250
William Henry
1774 - 1836
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 251
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 252
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 253
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 254
Robert H. Grubbs
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 255
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 256
Emil Abderhalden
1877 - 1950
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 257
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 258
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 259
Alexander Butlerov
1828 - 1886
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 260
J. D. Bernal
1901 - 1971
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 261
Alfred G. Gilman
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 262

Contemporaries

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.

Others Born in 1867

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Ignacy Mościcki
1867 - 1946
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 37
Leo Jogiches
1867 - 1919
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 38
Wilhelm Groener
1867 - 1939
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 39
Hans Driesch
1867 - 1941
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 40
Edgar de Wahl
1867 - 1948
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 41
Winsor McCay
1867 - 1934
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 42
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 43
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
1867 - 1956
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 44
Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1867 - 1909
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 45
Elvira Madigan
1867 - 1889
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 46
Charles Fabry
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 47
Charles Koechlin
1867 - 1950
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 48
Sundance Kid
1867 - 1908
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 49