Chemists from Denmark

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

1. #1

   

   Henrik Dam

   1895 - 1976

   HPI 73.5060 langs

   Henrik Dam is most famous for his design of the Henrik Dam Bridge, which spans the Little Belt on the Danish island of Funen. The bridge is...Read moreShow less

   Henrik Dam is most famous for his design of the Henrik Dam Bridge, which spans the Little Belt on the Danish island of Funen. The bridge is a single-span suspension bridge, and was completed in 1937.

2. #2

   

   S. P. L. Sørensen

   1868 - 1939

   HPI 72.5236 langs

   Sørensen is most famous for his discovery of the Sørensen effect. This discovery states that the rate of chemical reaction is proportional...Read moreShow less

   Sørensen is most famous for his discovery of the Sørensen effect. This discovery states that the rate of chemical reaction is proportional to the product of the concentrations of the reactants.

3. #3

   

   Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted

   1879 - 1947

   HPI 70.1140 langs

   Brønsted is most famous for his discovery of the Brønsted-Lowry theory. This theory states that acids are proton donors and bases are proton...Read moreShow less

   Brønsted is most famous for his discovery of the Brønsted-Lowry theory. This theory states that acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors.

4. #4

   

   Sophia Brahe

   1556 - 1643

   HPI 68.9138 langs

   Danish horticulturalist

5. #5

   

   Rasmus Bartholin

   1625 - 1698

   HPI 65.6725 langs

   Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)

6. #6

   

   Morten P. Meldal

   b. 1954

   HPI 63.7145 langs

   Danish chemist (born 1954)

7. #7

   

   Johan Kjeldahl

   1849 - 1900

   HPI 58.9320 langs

   Danish chemist (1849–1900)

8. #8

   

   Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen

   1826 - 1909

   HPI 57.9220 langs

   Danish chemist and scientist (1826-1909)