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Peter Hirsch

1925 - Today

Peter Hirsch

Sir Peter Bernhard Hirsch HonFRMS FRS (born 16 January 1925) is a British metallurgist who has made fundamental contributions to the application of transmission electron microscopy to metals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Hirsch has received more than 100,076 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Hirsch is the 372nd most popular engineer, the 5,984th most popular biography from Germany and the 39th most popular German Engineer.

Memorability Metrics

100k
Page Views (PV)
38.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Peter Hirsch ranks 372 out of 389. Before him are Robert R. Gilruth, David S. Johnson, Tom Kilburn, Charles Ingram, John Rennie the Elder, and Naoki Hattori. After him are Thomas Sopwith, Beatrice Hicks, Henry M. Morris, Brian McGuire, Nicholas Tombazis, and James Key.

Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia

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Robert R. Gilruth
1913 - 2000
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 366
David S. Johnson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 367
Tom Kilburn
1921 - 2001
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 368
Charles Ingram
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 369
John Rennie the Elder
1761 - 1821
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 370
Naoki Hattori
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 371
Peter Hirsch
1925 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 372
Thomas Sopwith
1888 - 1989
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 373
Beatrice Hicks
1919 - 1979
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 374
Henry M. Morris
1918 - 2006
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 375
Brian McGuire
1945 - 1977
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 376
Nicholas Tombazis
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 377
James Key
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 378

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Peter Hirsch ranks 530. Before him are Albert Paulsen, Ebrahim Alkazi, Jerry Paris, Keshav Dutt, Johnny Horton, and Margaret Oakley Dayhoff. After him are Nina Bawden, Bill Dixon, Bob Hastings, Alastair McCorquodale, Russell Hoban, and Jay Chamberlain.

Others Born in 1925

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Albert Paulsen
ACTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 524
Ebrahim Alkazi
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 525
Jerry Paris
ACTOR
1925 - 1986
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 526
Keshav Dutt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 527
Johnny Horton
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1960
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 528
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
CHEMIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 529
Peter Hirsch
ENGINEER
1925 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 530
Nina Bawden
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 531
Bill Dixon
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 532
Bob Hastings
ACTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 533
Alastair McCorquodale
ATHLETE
1925 - 2009
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 534
Russell Hoban
WRITER
1925 - 2011
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 535
Jay Chamberlain
RACING DRIVER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 536

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter Hirsch ranks 5,984 out of 7,253. Before him are Daniel Theis (1992), Petra Thümer (1961), Max Kruse (1988), Daniel Caligiuri (1988), Christiane Wartenberg (1956), and Barbara Krug (1956). After him are Daniel Domscheit-Berg (1978), Apparat (1978), Gerhard Weinberg (1928), Ska Keller (1981), Hakan Balta (1983), and Lou (1963).

Others born in Germany

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Daniel Theis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5,978
Petra Thümer
SWIMMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 5,979
Max Kruse
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,980
Daniel Caligiuri
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,981
Christiane Wartenberg
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 5,982
Barbara Krug
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 5,983
Peter Hirsch
ENGINEER
1925 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 5,984
Daniel Domscheit-Berg
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 5,985
Apparat
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 5,986
Gerhard Weinberg
HISTORIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 5,987
Ska Keller
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 5,988
Hakan Balta
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 5,989
Lou
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 5,990