Charles Francis Richter

Description: (US Physicist and Seismologist Who Co-Created the Richter Scale for Measuring Earthquake Intensity)
US physicist and seismologist Charles Francis Richter is best known for co-creating the Richter magnitude scale for measuring the intensity of earthquakes, along with Beno Gutenberg. He taught at Caltech and tracked down earthquake-prone areas of the US. A naturist, he was also fond of nudist communities.

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Birthday April 26, 1900 (Taurus)
Born In Overpeck, Ohio, United States
Died on September 30, 1985
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