GEOGRAPHER
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Today
Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil (Czech: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈsmɪl]; born December 9, 1943) is a Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His interdisciplinary research interests encompass energy, environmental, food, population, economic, historical and public policy studies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vaclav Smil has received more than 601,771 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vaclav Smil is the 58th most popular geographer, the 475th most popular biography from Czechia and the most popular Czech Geographer.
Memorability Metrics
600k
Page Views (PV)
48.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
3.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Vaclav Smil ranks 58 out of 67. Before him are Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Jan Janssonius, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Guillaume Delisle, and Hans Meyer. After him are Ellen Churchill Semple, Adolf Stieler, Torsten Hägerstrand, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Doreen Massey, and John Walter Gregory.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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Giovanni Battista Ramusio
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 52
Jan Janssonius
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 53
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
1869 - 1959
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 54
Claes Jansz. Visscher
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 55
Guillaume Delisle
1675 - 1726
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 56
Hans Meyer
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 57
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 58
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 59
Adolf Stieler
1775 - 1836
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 60
Torsten Hägerstrand
1916 - 2004
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 61
Anton Friedrich Büsching
1724 - 1793
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 62
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 63
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Vaclav Smil ranks 356. Before him are Martin Peters, Frederick Chiluba, Reinhard Libuda, Burt Rutan, Theodor Stolojan, and Manuel Velázquez. After him are Hans Heyer, Johnny Hansen, Petar Skansi, Michael Morpurgo, Niles Eldredge, and Raúl Cubas Grau.
Others Born in 1943
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Martin Peters
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 350
Frederick Chiluba
1943 - 2011
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 351
Reinhard Libuda
1943 - 1996
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 352
Burt Rutan
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 353
Theodor Stolojan
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 354
Manuel Velázquez
1943 - 2016
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 355
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 356
Hans Heyer
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 357
Johnny Hansen
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 358
Petar Skansi
1943 - 2022
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 359
Michael Morpurgo
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 360
Niles Eldredge
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 361
Raúl Cubas Grau
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 362
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Vaclav Smil ranks 475 out of 973. Before him are Josef Košťálek (1909), Marek Jankulovski (1977), Anton Heida (1878), Antonín Švehla (1873), Vojtěch Jasný (1925), and Vladimír Špidla (1951). After him are Jan Sokol (1936), Oldřich Lajsek (1925), Karl Freund (1890), Helena Suková (1965), Alexander von Krobatin (1849), and Julius Vincenz von Krombholz (1782).
Others born in Czechia
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Josef Košťálek
1909 - 1971
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 469
Marek Jankulovski
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 470
Anton Heida
1878 - 2000
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 471
Antonín Švehla
1873 - 1933
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 472
Vojtěch Jasný
1925 - 2019
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 473
Vladimír Špidla
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 474
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 475
Jan Sokol
1936 - 2021
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 476
Oldřich Lajsek
1925 - 2001
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 477
Karl Freund
1890 - 1969
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 478
Helena Suková
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 479
Alexander von Krobatin
1849 - 1933
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 480
Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
1782 - 1843
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 481
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Czechia
Among geographers born in Czechia, Vaclav Smil ranks 1.
