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Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
Valdemar Poulsen
Valdemar Poulsen (23 November 1869 – 6 August 1942) was a Danish engineer who developed a magnetic wire recorder called the telegraphone in 1898. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valdemar Poulsen has received more than 192,766 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Valdemar Poulsen is the 88th most popular engineer (down from 59th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Engineer.
Valdemar Poulsen is most famous for inventing the telegraphone, a device that recorded sound as a pattern of magnetized iron wires on a long paper tape.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
9.22
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Valdemar Poulsen ranks 88 out of 323. Before him are Vasily Degtyaryov, Yuri Kondratyuk, Karl von Terzaghi, Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Harry Nyquist, and Ivan Sechenov. After him are Mikhail Gurevich, Stephen Timoshenko, Joseph M. Juran, Henry Darcy, Immanuel Nobel, and Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr..
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Vasily Degtyaryov
1880 - 1949
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 82
Yuri Kondratyuk
1897 - 1942
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 83
Karl von Terzaghi
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 84
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev
1906 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 85
Harry Nyquist
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 86
Ivan Sechenov
1829 - 1905
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 87
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 88
Mikhail Gurevich
1892 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 89
Stephen Timoshenko
1878 - 1972
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 90
Joseph M. Juran
1904 - 2008
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 91
Henry Darcy
1803 - 1858
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 92
Immanuel Nobel
1801 - 1872
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 93
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
1868 - 1924
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 94
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Valdemar Poulsen ranks 48. Before him are Liane de Pougy, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Carl Schuhmann, Giulio Douhet, and Vasily Bartold. After him are Else Lasker-Schüler, Bogd Khan, Alfred Flatow, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia, Tony Garnier, and Hans Pfitzner. Among people deceased in 1942, Valdemar Poulsen ranks 64. Before him are Leopold Mandić, Dorando Pietri, Georg Stumme, Felix Weingartner, Yuri Kondratyuk, and Germaine Dulac. After him are Alexander Belyaev, John Barrymore, Stjepan Filipović, Alfred Flatow, Augustinas Voldemaras, and Julio González.
Others Born in 1869
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Liane de Pougy
1869 - 1950
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 42
Hovhannes Tumanyan
1869 - 1923
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 43
Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
1869 - 1955
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 44
Carl Schuhmann
1869 - 1946
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 45
Giulio Douhet
1869 - 1930
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 46
Vasily Bartold
1869 - 1930
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 47
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 48
Else Lasker-Schüler
1869 - 1945
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 49
Bogd Khan
1869 - 1924
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 50
Alfred Flatow
1869 - 1942
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 51
Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia
1869 - 1918
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 52
Tony Garnier
1869 - 1948
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 53
Hans Pfitzner
1869 - 1949
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1942
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Leopold Mandić
1866 - 1942
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 58
Dorando Pietri
1885 - 1942
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 59
Georg Stumme
1886 - 1942
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 60
Felix Weingartner
1863 - 1942
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 61
Yuri Kondratyuk
1897 - 1942
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 62
Germaine Dulac
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 63
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 64
Alexander Belyaev
1884 - 1942
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 65
John Barrymore
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 66
Stjepan Filipović
1916 - 1942
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 67
Alfred Flatow
1869 - 1942
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 68
Augustinas Voldemaras
1883 - 1942
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 69
Julio González
1876 - 1942
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 70
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Valdemar Poulsen ranks 169 out of 893. Before him are Carl Værnet (1893), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (1970), Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747), Ole Nydahl (1941), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), and S. P. L. Sørensen (1868). After him are Erik Pontoppidan (1698), Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852), and Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1829).
Others born in Denmark
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Carl Værnet
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 163
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 164
Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark
1747 - 1820
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 165
Ole Nydahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 166
Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden
1768 - 1810
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 167
S. P. L. Sørensen
1868 - 1939
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 168
Valdemar Poulsen
1869 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 169
Erik Pontoppidan
1698 - 1764
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 170
Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
1814 - 1895
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 171
Thomas Vinterberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 172
Rasmus Bartholin
1625 - 1698
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 173
John Louis Emil Dreyer
1852 - 1926
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 174
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
1829 - 1880
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 175
Among ENGINEERS In Denmark
Among engineers born in Denmark, Valdemar Poulsen ranks 2. Before him are Bjarne Stroustrup (1950).
