



The Most Famous
Chemists from Latvia
Top 4 Latvian Chemists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Latvians Chemists of all time. This list of famous Latvians Chemists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1

Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 - 1932
HPI 78.4382 langsWilhelm Ostwald was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis. Ostwald developed the theory of...Read moreShow less
Wilhelm Ostwald was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis. Ostwald developed the theory of catalysis, which is the process by which a chemical reaction takes place.
- #2

Paul Walden
1863 - 1957
HPI 63.0927 langsRussian chemist
- #3

Lina Stern
1878 - 1968
HPI 59.7425 langsSoviet biochemist
- #4

Oswald Schmiedeberg
1838 - 1921
HPI 55.2819 langsGerman pharmacist (1838–1921)
Overlapping Lives
Which Chemists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Chemists since 1700.
