CHEMISTS from Finland

Top 2

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

1. Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895 - 1973)

With an HPI of 66.09, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen is the most famous Finnish Chemist.  His biography has been translated into 64 different languages on wikipedia.

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (Finnish: [ˈɑrtːuri ˈʔilmɑri ˈʋirtɑnen] ; 15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method". He invented AIV silage which improved milk production and a method of preserving butter, the AIV salt, which led to increased Finnish butter exports.

2. Johan Gadolin (1760 - 1852)

With an HPI of 64.16, Johan Gadolin is the 2nd most famous Finnish Chemist.  His biography has been translated into 48 different languages.

Johan Gadolin (5 June 1760 – 15 August 1852) was a Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist. Gadolin discovered a "new earth" containing the first rare-earth compound yttrium, which was later determined to be a chemical element. He is also considered the founder of Finnish chemistry research, as the second holder of the Chair of Chemistry at the Royal Academy of Turku (or Åbo Kungliga Akademi). Gadolin was ennobled for his achievements and awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir and the Order of Saint Anna.