The Most Famous
CHEMISTS from Spain
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Chemists of all time. This list of famous Spanish Chemists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mathieu Orfila (1787 - 1853)
With an HPI of 52.44, Mathieu Orfila is the most famous Spanish Chemist. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (Catalan: Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger) (24 April 1787 – 12 March 1853) was a Spanish toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology.
2. Andrés Manuel del Río (1764 - 1849)
With an HPI of 51.07, Andrés Manuel del Río is the 2nd most famous Spanish Chemist. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández (10 November 1764 – 23 March 1849) was a Spanish scientist, naturalist and engineer, nationalized Mexican, who discovered compounds of vanadium in 1801. He proposed that the element be given the name panchromium, or later, erythronium, but his discovery was not credited at the time, and his names were not used.
3. Fausto Elhuyar (1755 - 1833)
With an HPI of 49.50, Fausto Elhuyar is the 3rd most famous Spanish Chemist. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Fausto de Elhuyar (11 October 1755 – 6 February 1833) was a Spanish chemist, and the first to isolate tungsten with his brother Juan José Elhuyar in 1783. He was in charge, under a King of Spain commission, of organizing the School of Mines in México City and so was responsible for building the Palacio de Minería, a structure that would house the school. Elhuyar left Mexico after the Mexican War of Independence, when most of the Spanish residents in Mexico were expelled.
4. Juan José Elhuyar (1754 - 1796)
With an HPI of 46.52, Juan José Elhuyar is the 4th most famous Spanish Chemist. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Juan José Elhuyar Lubize (15 June 1754 – 20 September 1796) was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, who was best known for being first to isolate tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783. He was born in Logroño, in northern Spain and died in Santafé de Bogotá, New Granada (present-day Colombia) at 42.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as chemists born between 1754 and 1787. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased chemists include Mathieu Orfila, Andrés Manuel del Río, and Fausto Elhuyar.
Deceased Chemists
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Mathieu Orfila
1787 - 1853
HPI: 52.44
Andrés Manuel del Río
1764 - 1849
HPI: 51.07
Fausto Elhuyar
1755 - 1833
HPI: 49.50
Juan José Elhuyar
1754 - 1796
HPI: 46.52
Which Chemists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Chemists since 1700.
