Geologist

Milutin Milanković

Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer

1879 - 1958

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Milutin Milanković

His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Milutin Milanković is the 4th most popular geologist (down from 2nd in 2024), the 127th most popular biography from Austria (down from 95th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Geologist.

Milutin Milanković was a Serbian mathematician and geophysicist who is most famous for his work on the theory of ice ages.

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Among Geologists

Among geologists, Milutin Milanković ranks 4 out of 90. Before him are Charles Francis Richter, Alfred Wegener, and Nicolas Steno. After him are Inge Lehmann, Charles Lyell, Friedrich Mohs, James Hutton, Mary Anning, Eduard Suess, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Francis Beaufort.

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Charles Francis Richter
1900 - 1985
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 1
Alfred Wegener
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 2
Nicolas Steno
1638 - 1686
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 3
Milutin Milanković
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 4
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 5
Charles Lyell
1797 - 1875
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 6
Friedrich Mohs
1773 - 1839
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 7
James Hutton
1726 - 1797
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 8
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 9
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 10
Andrija Mohorovičić
1857 - 1936
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 11
Francis Beaufort
1774 - 1857
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Milutin Milanković ranks 15. Before him are Franz von Papen, Max von Laue, Margaret Sanger, Emiliano Zapata, Symon Petliura, and Alma Mahler. After him are Hans Luther, Rudolf von Laban, Francis Picabia, Ottorino Respighi, Ramana Maharshi, and An Jung-geun. Among people deceased in 1958, Milutin Milanković ranks 15. Before him are Faisal II of Iraq, Clinton Davisson, Ernest Lawrence, John B. Watson, Abul Kalam Azad, and Maurice de Vlaminck. After him are Rudolf von Laban, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Maurice Gamelin, Lion Feuchtwanger, G. E. Moore, and Georges Rouault.

Others Born in 1879

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Franz von Papen
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1969
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 9
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 10
Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 11
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 12
Symon Petliura
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1926
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 13
Alma Mahler
COMPOSER
1879 - 1964
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 14
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 15
Hans Luther
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 16
Rudolf von Laban
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 17
Francis Picabia
PAINTER
1879 - 1953
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 18
Ottorino Respighi
COMPOSER
1879 - 1936
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 19
Ramana Maharshi
PHILOSOPHER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 20
An Jung-geun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1910
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 21

Others Deceased in 1958

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Faisal II of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1958
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 9
Clinton Davisson
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1958
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 10
Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 11
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 12
Abul Kalam Azad
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 13
Maurice de Vlaminck
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 14
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 15
Rudolf von Laban
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 16
Juan Ramón Jiménez
WRITER
1881 - 1958
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 17
Maurice Gamelin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1958
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 18
Lion Feuchtwanger
WRITER
1884 - 1958
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 19
G. E. Moore
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 20
Georges Rouault
PAINTER
1871 - 1958
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 21

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Milutin Milanković ranks 127 out of NaN. Before him are Paul Feyerabend (1924), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738), Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (1633), Józef Poniatowski (1763), Alois Brunner (1912), and Geli Raubal (1908). After him are Richard Kuhn (1900), Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857), Josef Breuer (1842), Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (1742), Georg Trakl (1887), and Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1760).

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Paul Feyerabend
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 121
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1789
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 122
Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1654
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 123
Józef Poniatowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 124
Alois Brunner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 125
Geli Raubal
CELEBRITY
1908 - 1931
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 126
Milutin Milanković
GEOLOGIST
1879 - 1958
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 127
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 128
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1940
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 129
Josef Breuer
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 130
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1798
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 131
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 132
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1836
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 133