Chemist

John Roebuck

English inventor

1718 - 1794

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John Roebuck

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Roebuck is the 552nd most popular chemist (down from 548th in 2024), the 4,511th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,666th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Chemist.

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Among Chemists

Among chemists, John Roebuck ranks 552 out of 602. Before him are Oktay Sinanoğlu, Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, Nikodem Caro, Frederick G. Donnan, Bruce Alberts, and Hans Goldschmidt. After him are Lev Chugaev, Emma P. Carr, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Florence B. Seibert, Jürgen Hennig, and Peter Jacob Hjelm.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Oktay Sinanoğlu
1935 - 2015
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 546
Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov
1895 - 1975
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 547
Nikodem Caro
1871 - 1935
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 548
Frederick G. Donnan
1870 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 549
Bruce Alberts
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 550
Hans Goldschmidt
1861 - 1923
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 551
John Roebuck
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 552
Lev Chugaev
1873 - 1922
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 553
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 554
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
1813 - 1899
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 555
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 556
Jürgen Hennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 557
Peter Jacob Hjelm
1746 - 1813
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 558

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1718, John Roebuck ranks 22. Before him are Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, William Hunter, Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, and Israel Putnam. After him are Elizabeth Montagu, Hugh Blair, and Salabat Jung. Among people deceased in 1794, John Roebuck ranks 65. Before him are Isaac René Guy le Chapelier, Antonio Rinaldi, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, Justus Möser, François Chabot, and Richard Henry Lee.

Others Born in 1718

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Nikita Ivanovich Panin
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 16
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1802
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 17
William Hunter
PHYSICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 18
Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht
WRITER
1718 - 1763
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 19
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
COMPOSER
1718 - 1795
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 20
Israel Putnam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 21
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 22
Elizabeth Montagu
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 23
Hugh Blair
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 24
Salabat Jung
POLITICIAN
1718 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 25

Others Deceased in 1794

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Isaac René Guy le Chapelier
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1794
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 59
Antonio Rinaldi
ARCHITECT
1709 - 1794
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 60
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1794
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 61
Justus Möser
PHILOSOPHER
1720 - 1794
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 62
François Chabot
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1794
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 63
Richard Henry Lee
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1794
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 64
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 65