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Ricardo Wolf

1887 - 1981

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Ricardo Wolf (originally Richard Wolf; also Ricardo Lobo Subirana, 1887–February 1981) was a German-born inventor, diplomat and philanthropist. After immigrating to Cuba, he served as its ambassador to Israel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricardo Wolf has received more than 46,974 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Wolf is the 254th most popular inventor (down from 227th in 2019), the 3,315th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,680th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Inventor.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Ricardo Wolf ranks 254 out of 426. Before him are Aimo Lahti, Laurens Hammond, Ottomar Anschütz, Joseph Whitworth, Léon Gaumont, and Fritz von Opel. After him are Abraham Darby I, James Nasmyth, Robert Cornelius, Petrache Poenaru, Arthur Wynne, and Jacob W. Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Ricardo Wolf ranks 144. Before him are Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Dmitry Bogrov, Heino Eller, Omer Nishani, Ernst Wiechert, and Walther Wever. After him are Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Les Kurbas, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Hristo Lukov, Jānis Rudzutaks, and Jorge Chávez. Among people deceased in 1981, Ricardo Wolf ranks 110. Before him are Bobby Sands, Norman Taurog, Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, Walter Heitler, Edward Lasker, and Jaime Roldós Aguilera. After him are Julio Libonatti, Agniya Barto, Zoilo Saldombide, Lyudmila Zhivkova, Josef Silný, and Boris Polevoy.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ricardo Wolf ranks 3,315 out of 7,253. Before him are Albrecht Adam (1786), Richard Sammel (1960), Heinrich Boie (1794), Fritz von Opel (1899), Vincent Lübeck (1654), and Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1802). After him are Richard Huelsenbeck (1892), Princess Catherine of Württemberg (1821), Arnold Fanck (1889), Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785), Georg Pencz (1500), and Abraham Geiger (1810).

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Among INVENTORS In Germany

Among inventors born in Germany, Ricardo Wolf ranks 36. Before him are Artur Fischer (1919), Max Skladanowsky (1863), Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), Hans von Ohain (1911), Eugen Langen (1833), and Fritz von Opel (1899). After him are Adolf Martens (1850), Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789), Wilhelm Bauer (1822), Walter Bruch (1908), Heinrich Gerber (1832), and Didi Senft (1952).

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