GEOLOGIST
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
Oskar Lenz
Oskar Lenz (13 April 1848 in Leipzig – 1 March 1925 in Sooß) was a German-Austrian geologist and mineralogist born in Leipzig. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oskar Lenz has received more than 20,172 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Oskar Lenz is the 55th most popular geologist (down from 48th in 2019), the 4,563rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,049th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Geologist.
Memorability Metrics
20k
Page Views (PV)
48.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.47
Effective Languages (L*)
1.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Oskar Lenz ranks 55 out of 90. Before him are Luigi Palmieri, Gerard De Geer, Henry Clifton Sorby, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Ferdinand Zirkel, and Harry Rosenbusch. After him are Hugo Benioff, Joseph Thomson, Pentti Eskola, James Hall, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, and Archibald Geikie.
Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuigi Palmieri
1807 - 1896
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 49
Gerard De Geer
1858 - 1943
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 50
Henry Clifton Sorby
1826 - 1908
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 51
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
1829 - 1884
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 52
Ferdinand Zirkel
1838 - 1912
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 53
Harry Rosenbusch
1836 - 1914
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 54
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 55
Hugo Benioff
1899 - 1968
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 56
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 57
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 58
James Hall
1811 - 1898
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 59
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 60
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1848, Oskar Lenz ranks 94. Before him are Alexander Kazbegi, Hubert Parry, Princess Frederica of Hanover, Henry Augustus Rowland, Gustav Fischer, and Margaret Lindsay Huggins. After him are Gunnar Knudsen, William Frederick Denning, Adolf Lang, Robert Planquette, Josef Václav Myslbek, and George Romanes. Among people deceased in 1925, Oskar Lenz ranks 122. Before him are Richard Teichmann, Konrad Mägi, Amy Lowell, Liao Zhongkai, Roger de Barbarin, and Alexandru Marghiloman. After him are Samuel Berger, Charles Collignon, Jean de Reszke, Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Ignacio Andrade, and Herbert Lawford.
Others Born in 1848
Go to all RankingsAlexander Kazbegi
WRITER
1848 - 1893
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 88
Hubert Parry
COMPOSER
1848 - 1918
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 89
Princess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 90
Henry Augustus Rowland
PHYSICIST
1848 - 1901
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 91
Gustav Fischer
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1886
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 92
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 93
Oskar Lenz
GEOLOGIST
1848 - 1925
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 94
Gunnar Knudsen
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1928
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 95
William Frederick Denning
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1931
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 96
Adolf Lang
ARCHITECT
1848 - 1913
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 97
Robert Planquette
COMPOSER
1848 - 1903
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 98
Josef Václav Myslbek
SCULPTOR
1848 - 1922
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 99
George Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 100
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsRichard Teichmann
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1925
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 116
Konrad Mägi
PAINTER
1878 - 1925
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 117
Amy Lowell
WRITER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 118
Liao Zhongkai
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1925
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 119
Roger de Barbarin
ATHLETE
1860 - 1925
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 120
Alexandru Marghiloman
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 121
Oskar Lenz
GEOLOGIST
1848 - 1925
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 122
Samuel Berger
BOXER
1884 - 1925
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 123
Charles Collignon
FENCER
1877 - 1925
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 124
Jean de Reszke
SINGER
1850 - 1925
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 125
Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1925
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 126
Ignacio Andrade
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1925
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 127
Herbert Lawford
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1925
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 128
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Oskar Lenz ranks 4,563 out of 7,253. Before him are Dana Wynter (1931), Emilie Snethlage (1868), Inge Meysel (1910), Rudolf Kittel (1853), Oskar Messter (1866), and Cuno Hoffmeister (1892). After him are Christian Gmelin (1792), Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825), Hans Goldschmidt (1861), Otto Gebühr (1877), Jens Weißflog (1964), and Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDana Wynter
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4,557
Emilie Snethlage
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1929
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4,558
Inge Meysel
ACTOR
1910 - 2004
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 4,559
Rudolf Kittel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1853 - 1929
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 4,560
Oskar Messter
PRODUCER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 4,561
Cuno Hoffmeister
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 4,562
Oskar Lenz
GEOLOGIST
1848 - 1925
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 4,563
Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 4,564
Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1901
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 4,565
Hans Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1861 - 1923
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 4,566
Otto Gebühr
ACTOR
1877 - 1954
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,567
Jens Weißflog
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 4,568
Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1876
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 4,569
Among GEOLOGISTS In Germany
Among geologists born in Germany, Oskar Lenz ranks 11. Before him are Julius von Haast (1822), Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797), Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald (1902), Ferdinand von Hochstetter (1829), Ferdinand Zirkel (1838), and Harry Rosenbusch (1836). After him are Rudolf Geiger (1894).
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann
1797 - 1873
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 6
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
1902 - 1982
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 7
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
1829 - 1884
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 8
Ferdinand Zirkel
1838 - 1912
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 9
Harry Rosenbusch
1836 - 1914
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 10
Oskar Lenz
1848 - 1925
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 11
Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 12