Geologist

William Barton Rogers

American scientist, founder of MIT

1804 - 1882

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William Barton Rogers

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Barton Rogers is the 72nd most popular geologist (down from 65th in 2024), the 8,726th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,915th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Geologist.

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Among Geologists

Among geologists, William Barton Rogers ranks 72 out of 90. Before him are Rudolf Geiger, Charles Lapworth, M. King Hubbert, Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Rinchen Barsbold, and Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing. After him are Andrey Arkhangelsky, Joseph Thomson, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, Celâl Şengör, Jens Esmark, and David A. Johnston.

Most Popular Geologists in Wikipedia

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Rudolf Geiger
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 66
Charles Lapworth
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 67
M. King Hubbert
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 68
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
1829 - 1887
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 69
Rinchen Barsbold
1935 - 2025
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 70
Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 71
William Barton Rogers
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 72
Andrey Arkhangelsky
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 73
Joseph Thomson
1858 - 1895
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 74
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 75
Celâl Şengör
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 76
Jens Esmark
1763 - 1839
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 77
David A. Johnston
1949 - 1980
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 78

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, William Barton Rogers ranks 71. Before him are Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, William Stokes, Alfred Moquin-Tandon, Peder Balke, Emma Smith, and Fruto Chamorro. After him are József Bajza, Jane Irwin Harrison, Charles Magill Conrad, and Alexander Keith Johnston. Among people deceased in 1882, William Barton Rogers ranks 73. Before him are Katarina Ivanović, James Spriggs Payne, Charles Wyville Thomson, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Ion Andreescu, and William Harrison Ainsworth. After him are William Shanks, George Perkins Marsh, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Francisco Javier Zaldúa, Hablot Knight Browne, and Francis Maitland Balfour.

Others Born in 1804

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Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
COMPANION
1804 - 1828
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 65
William Stokes
PHYSICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 66
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1863
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 67
Peder Balke
PAINTER
1804 - 1887
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 68
Emma Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1804 - 1879
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 69
Fruto Chamorro
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1855
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 70
William Barton Rogers
GEOLOGIST
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 71
József Bajza
WRITER
1804 - 1858
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 72
Jane Irwin Harrison
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1846
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 73
Charles Magill Conrad
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 74
Alexander Keith Johnston
GEOGRAPHER
1804 - 1871
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 75

Others Deceased in 1882

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Katarina Ivanović
PAINTER
1811 - 1882
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 67
James Spriggs Payne
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 68
Charles Wyville Thomson
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1882
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 69
Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff
PHYSICIAN
1807 - 1882
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 70
Ion Andreescu
PAINTER
1850 - 1882
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 71
William Harrison Ainsworth
WRITER
1805 - 1882
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 72
William Barton Rogers
GEOLOGIST
1804 - 1882
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 73
William Shanks
MATHEMATICIAN
1812 - 1882
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 74
George Perkins Marsh
LINGUIST
1801 - 1882
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 75
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
WRITER
1820 - 1882
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 76
Francisco Javier Zaldúa
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 77
Hablot Knight Browne
PAINTER
1815 - 1882
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 78
Francis Maitland Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1882
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 79