M ade le ine ▁in ▁her ▁voc ation , ▁succeeded ▁Marie - V ic toire ▁Baud ry ▁as ▁superior ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁with ▁its ▁mother house ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Biography ▁at ▁the ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Biography ▁Online ▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁n uns ▁Category : 1 7 9 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 9 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Charles ▁Francis ▁Rich ter ▁(); ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁– ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁se ism ologist ▁and ▁phys ic ist . ▁ ▁Rich ter ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁as ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Rich ter ▁magnitude ▁scale , ▁which , ▁until ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁moment ▁magnitude ▁scale ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁quant ified ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁earth qu akes . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁Ki y oo ▁W ad ati ' s ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁paper ▁on ▁shall ow ▁and ▁deep ▁earth qu akes , ▁Rich ter ▁first ▁used ▁the ▁scale ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁after ▁developing ▁it ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Ben o ▁G uten berg ; ▁both ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁ ▁The ▁quote ▁" log arith mic ▁plots ▁are ▁a ▁device ▁of ▁the ▁devil " ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁Rich ter . ▁ ▁Child hood ▁and ▁education ▁Rich ter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Over pe ck ,