PHYSICIST
Orest Khvolson
1852 - 1934

Orest Khvolson
Orest Danilovich Khvolson or Chwolson (Russian: Орест Данилович Хвольсон; December 4 [O.S. November 22] 1852 – May 11, 1934) was a Russian and later Soviet physicist and honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1920). He is most noted for being one of the first to study the gravitational lens effect. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Orest Khvolson is the 673rd most popular physicist (down from 658th in 2019), the 1,824th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,814th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Russian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Orest Khvolson ranks 673 out of 851. Before him are Edith Clarke, Yoshiaki Arata, Brandon Carter, Kazuhiko Nishijima, Stanley Mandelstam, and Ali Javan. After him are Alvin M. Weinberg, Norris Bradbury, Edward Andrade, Francis Hauksbee, Lisa Randall, and Ralph Kronig.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdith Clarke
1883 - 1959
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 667
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 668
Brandon Carter
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 669
Kazuhiko Nishijima
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 670
Stanley Mandelstam
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 671
Ali Javan
1926 - 2016
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 672
Orest Khvolson
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 673
Alvin M. Weinberg
1915 - 2006
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 674
Norris Bradbury
1909 - 1997
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 675
Edward Andrade
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 676
Francis Hauksbee
1660 - 1713
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 677
Lisa Randall
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 678
Ralph Kronig
1904 - 1995
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 679
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Orest Khvolson ranks 105. Before him are Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Curt von François, Felix Graf von Bothmer, Fulgence Bienvenüe, Daniel De Leon, and Johan Ramstedt. After him are Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Lin Shu, Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, Léon Moreaux, and Joseph Timchenko. Among people deceased in 1934, Orest Khvolson ranks 130. Before him are Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, Sergey Oldenburg, Oskar von Miller, E. A. Wallis Budge, Toros Toramanian, and Blind Blake. After him are Eduard Bagritsky, Manuel Márquez Sterling, Mikhail Matyushin, Paul Henri Lecomte, Claudio Williman, and Cecilia Grierson.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsJoaquín Sánchez de Toca
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1942
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 99
Curt von François
GEOGRAPHER
1852 - 1931
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 100
Felix Graf von Bothmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1937
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 101
Fulgence Bienvenüe
ENGINEER
1852 - 1936
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 102
Daniel De Leon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1852 - 1914
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 103
Johan Ramstedt
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1935
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 104
Orest Khvolson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 105
Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan
WRITER
1852 - 1937
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 106
Lin Shu
WRITER
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 107
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1920
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 108
Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1852 - 1854
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 109
Léon Moreaux
ATHLETE
1852 - 1921
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 110
Joseph Timchenko
INVENTOR
1852 - 1924
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 111
Others Deceased in 1934
Go to all RankingsAlfredo Zayas y Alfonso
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1934
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 124
Sergey Oldenburg
OCCULTIST
1863 - 1934
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 125
Oskar von Miller
ENGINEER
1855 - 1934
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 126
E. A. Wallis Budge
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1857 - 1934
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 127
Toros Toramanian
ARCHITECT
1864 - 1934
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 128
Blind Blake
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1934
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 129
Orest Khvolson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 130
Eduard Bagritsky
WRITER
1895 - 1934
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 131
Manuel Márquez Sterling
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1934
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 132
Mikhail Matyushin
PAINTER
1861 - 1934
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 133
Paul Henri Lecomte
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1934
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 134
Claudio Williman
WRITER
1861 - 1934
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 135
Cecilia Grierson
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1934
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 136
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Orest Khvolson ranks 1,824 out of 3,761. Before him are Feodor Gladkov (1883), Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900), Boris Vasilyev (1924), Vladimir Solovyov (1963), Zoya Fyodorova (1909), and Sten Suvio (1911). After him are Alexey Favorsky (1860), Gennady Sarafanov (1942), Mikhail Kozakov (1934), Ivan Perestiani (1870), Oleg Anofriyev (1930), and Boris Babochkin (1904).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsFeodor Gladkov
WRITER
1883 - 1958
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1,818
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1,819
Boris Vasilyev
WRITER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 1,820
Vladimir Solovyov
JOURNALIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 1,821
Zoya Fyodorova
ACTOR
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 1,822
Sten Suvio
BOXER
1911 - 1988
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 1,823
Orest Khvolson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1,824
Alexey Favorsky
CHEMIST
1860 - 1945
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,825
Gennady Sarafanov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2005
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,826
Mikhail Kozakov
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2011
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,827
Ivan Perestiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1870 - 1959
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,828
Oleg Anofriyev
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,829
Boris Babochkin
ACTOR
1904 - 1975
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,830
Among PHYSICISTS In Russia
Among physicists born in Russia, Orest Khvolson ranks 40. Before him are Yakov Frenkel (1894), Yulii Khariton (1904), Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Max Wien (1866), Barys Kit (1910), and Alexander Markovich Polyakov (1945). After him are Aleksandr Andronov (1901), Nikolay Umov (1846), Grigory Landsberg (1890), Alexei Starobinsky (1948), Boris Borisovich Golitsyn (1862), and Roald Sagdeev (1932).
Yakov Frenkel
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 34
Yulii Khariton
1904 - 1996
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 35
Aleksandr Stoletov
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 36
Max Wien
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 37
Barys Kit
1910 - 2018
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 38
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 39
Orest Khvolson
1852 - 1934
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 40
Aleksandr Andronov
1901 - 1952
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 41
Nikolay Umov
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 42
Grigory Landsberg
1890 - 1957
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 43
Alexei Starobinsky
1948 - 2023
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 44
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
1862 - 1916
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 45
Roald Sagdeev
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 46