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M. King Hubbert

1903 - 1989

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Marion King Hubbert (October 5, 1903 – October 11, 1989) was an American geologist and geophysicist. He worked at the Shell research lab in Houston, Texas. He made several important contributions to geology, geophysics, and petroleum geology, most notably the Hubbert curve and Hubbert peak theory (a basic component of peak oil), with important political ramifications. He was often referred to as "M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. King Hubbert has received more than 202,198 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. M. King Hubbert is the 72nd most popular geologist (down from 50th in 2019), the 8,713th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,542nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, M. King Hubbert ranks 72 out of 90. Before him are William Nicol, Ivan Gubkin, Walter Alvarez, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Rinchen Barsbold, and Lawrence Lambe. After him are David A. Johnston, Henry De la Beche, Jens Esmark, Paul Niggli, Daniel Barringer, and Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, M. King Hubbert ranks 301. Before him are Marshall Harvey Stone, Olavi Paavolainen, Ruth Svedberg, Hermanni Pihlajamäki, Lucien Michard, and Josef Maleček. After him are Juan Aguilera, Werner Klingler, Harold Eugene Edgerton, George Coulouris, Yuli Raizman, and Emil Hirschfeld. Among people deceased in 1989, M. King Hubbert ranks 252. Before him are Virgil Thomson, Willie Steele, Norma Varden, Marshall Harvey Stone, Édouard Candeveau, and Georgy Tovstonogov. After him are George Coulouris, Chris Gueffroy, C. L. R. James, Edward Abbey, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, and Wally Ris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, M. King Hubbert ranks 8,713 out of 20,380. Before him are Judith Barsi (1978), Miiko Taka (1925), Patricia Tallman (1957), Sereno Watson (1826), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), and Terry Moore (1929). After him are Machito (1912), Doug Emhoff (1964), Hilarie Burton (1982), Alice Davenport (1864), Roky Erickson (1947), and Tom Tryon (1926).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, M. King Hubbert ranks 10. Before him are Niles Eldredge (1943), Hugo Benioff (1899), James Hall (1811), William Barton Rogers (1804), Walter Alvarez (1940), and Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829). After him are David A. Johnston (1949), Daniel Barringer (1860), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Judith Curry (1953), John Bell Hatcher (1861), and Michael E. Mann (1965).

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