GEOLOGIST

Nicolas Steno

1638 - 1686

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Niels Steensen (Danish: Niels Steensen; Latinized to Nicolas Steno or Nicolaus Stenonius; 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686 [NS: 11 January 1638 – 5 December 1686]) was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church. Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science; however, by 1659 he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas Steno has received more than 412,830 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Nicolas Steno is the 4th most popular geologist (down from 3rd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Geologist.

Nicolas Steno was a Danish anatomist and geologist who is most famous for his work on the structure of the human skull.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

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

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Nicolas Steno ranks 5. Before him are Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, and Nicolas Malebranche. After him are Catherine of Braganza, Emperor Go-Sai, Meindert Hobbema, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, James Gregory, and Christoph Cellarius. Among people deceased in 1686, Nicolas Steno ranks 3. Before him are Otto von Guericke, and Louis, Grand Condé. After him are Eleonora Gonzaga, Carlo Dolci, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, François Blondel, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg, and Pietro Mengoli.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Nicolas Steno ranks 55 out of 1,032. Before him are Fredrik Bajer (1837), Ubba (1000), Harald Bluetooth (935), Lili Elbe (1882), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), and Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944). After him are Carl Nielsen (1865), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953), Tollund Man (-400), Johannes Fibiger (1867), and Anna Karina (1940).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In Denmark

Among geologists born in Denmark, Nicolas Steno ranks 1. After him are Inge Lehmann (1888).

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