GEOLOGIST
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
Pentti Eskola
Pentti Elias Eskola (8 January 1883 – 6 December 1964) was a Finnish geologist who specialised in the petrology of granites and developed the concept of metamorphic facies. He won the Wollaston Medal in 1958, the Vetlesen Prize in 1964, and was given a state funeral upon his death. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pentti Eskola has received more than 18,005 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pentti Eskola is the 41st most popular geologist, the 192nd most popular biography from Finland and the most popular Finnish Geologist.
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7.68
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among GEOLOGISTS
Among geologists, Pentti Eskola ranks 41 out of 59. Before him are John Phillips, Léon Teisserenc de Bort, Giovanni Arduino, Barnum Brown, William Nicol, and Joachim Barrande. After him are Niles Eldredge, Norman L. Bowen, Julius von Haast, Henryk Arctowski, Ferdinand Zirkel, and Alexander Karpinsky.
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John Phillips
1800 - 1874
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 35
Léon Teisserenc de Bort
1855 - 1913
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 36
Giovanni Arduino
1714 - 1795
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 37
Barnum Brown
1873 - 1963
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 38
William Nicol
1770 - 1851
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 39
Joachim Barrande
1799 - 1883
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 40
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 41
Niles Eldredge
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 42
Norman L. Bowen
1887 - 1956
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 43
Julius von Haast
1822 - 1887
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 44
Henryk Arctowski
1871 - 1958
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 45
Ferdinand Zirkel
1838 - 1912
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 46
Alexander Karpinsky
1846 - 1936
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, Pentti Eskola ranks 165. Before him are William J. Donovan, Joachim Ringelnatz, Olaf Bull, Tom Moore, Émile Eddé, and Ford Sterling. After him are Lothrop Stoddard, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Edith Clarke, Abel Bonnard, Marcus Hurley, and Şemsettin Günaltay. Among people deceased in 1964, Pentti Eskola ranks 122. Before him are Moa Martinson, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Fairbairn, Henry Maitland Wilson, Peter Romanovsky, and Ólafur Thors. After him are Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, Jan de Vries, Seán O'Casey, Cecília Meireles, Reg Parnell, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi.
Others Born in 1883
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William J. Donovan
1883 - 1959
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 159
Joachim Ringelnatz
1883 - 1934
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 160
Olaf Bull
1883 - 1933
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 161
Tom Moore
1883 - 1955
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 162
Émile Eddé
1883 - 1949
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 163
Ford Sterling
1883 - 1939
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 164
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 165
Lothrop Stoddard
1883 - 1950
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 166
Jonathan M. Wainwright
1883 - 1953
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 167
Edith Clarke
1883 - 1959
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 168
Abel Bonnard
1883 - 1968
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 169
Marcus Hurley
1883 - 1941
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 170
Şemsettin Günaltay
1883 - 1961
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 171
Others Deceased in 1964
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Moa Martinson
1890 - 1964
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 116
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
1889 - 1964
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 117
Ronald Fairbairn
1889 - 1964
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 118
Henry Maitland Wilson
1881 - 1964
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 119
Peter Romanovsky
1892 - 1964
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 120
Ólafur Thors
1892 - 1964
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 121
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 122
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
1885 - 1964
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 123
Jan de Vries
1890 - 1964
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 124
Seán O'Casey
1880 - 1964
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 125
Cecília Meireles
1901 - 1964
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 126
Reg Parnell
1911 - 1964
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 127
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
1940 - 1964
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 128
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Pentti Eskola ranks 192 out of 642. Before him are Peter Franzén (1971), Lill Lindfors (1940), Martti Miettunen (1907), Stina Ekblad (1954), Ahti Karjalainen (1923), and Amélie Lundahl (1850). After him are Kullervo Manner (1880), Julius Saaristo (1891), Rudolf Walden (1878), Väinö Kokkinen (1899), Timo Tolkki (1966), and Lydia Chukovskaya (1907).
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Peter Franzén
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 186
Lill Lindfors
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 187
Martti Miettunen
1907 - 2002
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 188
Stina Ekblad
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 189
Ahti Karjalainen
1923 - 1990
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 190
Amélie Lundahl
1850 - 1914
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 191
Pentti Eskola
1883 - 1964
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 192
Kullervo Manner
1880 - 1939
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 193
Julius Saaristo
1891 - 1969
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 194
Rudolf Walden
1878 - 1946
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 195
Väinö Kokkinen
1899 - 1967
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 196
Timo Tolkki
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 197
Lydia Chukovskaya
1907 - 1996
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 198
Among GEOLOGISTS In Finland
Among geologists born in Finland, Pentti Eskola ranks 1.
