Chemists from Germany

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Chemists of all time. This list of famous Germans Chemists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Chemists.

1. #1

   

   Emil Fischer

   1852 - 1919

   HPI 80.8286 langs

   Emil Fischer is most famous for his work on the purine and pyrimidine bases of DNA.

2. #2

   

   August Kekulé

   1829 - 1896

   HPI 79.3662 langs

   August Kekulé is most famous for his discovery of the ring-shaped structure of benzene.

3. #3

   

   Adolf Windaus

   1876 - 1959

   HPI 78.8962 langs

   Adolf Windaus was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his work on the structure of chlorophyll.

4. #4

   

   Ernst Chain

   1906 - 1979

   HPI 78.7961 langs

   The Ernst Chain is most famous for its role in the development of the polio vaccine. In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team of researchers...Read moreShow less

   The Ernst Chain is most famous for its role in the development of the polio vaccine. In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team of researchers isolated the virus that causes polio and developed a vaccine that would prevent the disease.

5. #5

   

   Eduard Buchner

   1860 - 1917

   HPI 78.7876 langs

   Eduard Buchner was a German chemist who is most famous for his discovery of lactic acid fermentation.

6. #6

   

   Friedrich Wöhler

   1800 - 1882

   HPI 78.4363 langs

   Friedrich Wöhler is most famous for his synthesis of urea, which disproved the idea that organic compounds could only be created by living...Read moreShow less

   Friedrich Wöhler is most famous for his synthesis of urea, which disproved the idea that organic compounds could only be created by living organisms.

7. #7

   

   Carl Wilhelm Scheele

   1742 - 1786

   HPI 78.3570 langs

   Carl Wilhelm Scheele is most famous for discovering oxygen.

8. #8

   

   Hans Adolf Krebs

   1900 - 1981

   HPI 78.3463 langs

   Hans Adolf Krebs was a German scientist and professor of medicine. He is most famous for discovering the citric acid cycle, a series of...Read moreShow less

   Hans Adolf Krebs was a German scientist and professor of medicine. He is most famous for discovering the citric acid cycle, a series of chemical reactions that produce energy in cells.

9. #9

   

   Otto Hahn

   1879 - 1968

   HPI 78.0485 langs

   Otto Hahn was a German chemist who is most famous for the discovery of nuclear fission.

10. #10

    

    Richard Willstätter

    1872 - 1942

    HPI 77.3563 langs

    Richard Willstätter is most famous for his work on the chemical structure of chlorophyll.