Chemists from Austria

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrians Chemists of all time. This list of famous Austrians Chemists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

   1865 - 1929

   HPI 76.6664 langs

   Richard Adolf Zsigmondy is most famous for his work in the field of chemistry. He is best known for his work with colloids, and the...Read moreShow less

   Richard Adolf Zsigmondy is most famous for his work in the field of chemistry. He is best known for his work with colloids, and the invention of the ultramicroscope.

2. #2

   

   Fritz Pregl

   1869 - 1930

   HPI 76.4661 langs

   Fritz Pregl is most famous for his work in the field of chromatography. He was the first to identify the use of paper chromatography in...Read moreShow less

   Fritz Pregl is most famous for his work in the field of chromatography. He was the first to identify the use of paper chromatography in separating chemical compounds.

3. #3

   

   Richard Kuhn

   1900 - 1967

   HPI 72.5460 langs

   Richard Kuhn is most famous for his synthesis of the chemical elements hafnium and zirconium.

4. #4

   

   Max Perutz

   1914 - 2002

   HPI 70.7259 langs

   Max Perutz was most famous for his work in protein crystallography and for his discovery of the alpha helix structure of proteins.

5. #5

   

   Martin Karplus

   1930 - 2024

   HPI 66.4453 langs

   Austrian-born American theoretical chemist (1930–2024)

6. #6

   

   Carl Auer von Welsbach

   1858 - 1929

   HPI 66.3632 langs

   Austrian scientist and inventor

7. #7

   

   Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein

   1740 - 1825

   HPI 65.3822 langs

   Austrian mineralogist

8. #8

   

   Carl Djerassi

   1923 - 2015

   HPI 61.8431 langs

   American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015)

9. #9

   

   Ida Freund

   1863 - 1914

   HPI 55.0820 langs

   Austrian-British chemist