CHEMIST
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
Adolf Butenandt
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈbuːtənant] ; 24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolf Butenandt has received more than 194,226 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Adolf Butenandt is the 43rd most popular chemist (up from 54th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Germany (up from 436th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Chemist.
Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones. He was the first to isolate estrone and testosterone from animal tissues.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Adolf Butenandt ranks 43 out of 602. Before him are Gertrude B. Elion, Carl Bosch, Henri Moissan, August Kekulé, Valery Legasov, and Adolf von Baeyer. After him are Gerty Cori, Kurt Alder, Alfred Werner, Paul Sabatier, Friedrich Bergius, and Frederick Sanger.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGertrude B. Elion
1918 - 1999
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 37
Carl Bosch
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 38
Henri Moissan
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 39
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 40
Valery Legasov
1936 - 1988
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 41
Adolf von Baeyer
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 42
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 43
Gerty Cori
1896 - 1957
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 44
Kurt Alder
1902 - 1958
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 45
Alfred Werner
1866 - 1919
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 46
Paul Sabatier
1854 - 1941
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 47
Friedrich Bergius
1884 - 1949
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 48
Frederick Sanger
1918 - 2013
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 49
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Adolf Butenandt ranks 16. Before him are Habib Bourguiba, C. F. Powell, Fernandel, Yasujirō Ozu, Marguerite Yourcenar, and Vladimir Horowitz. After him are Andrey Kolmogorov, Kane Tanaka, Jan Tinbergen, Anaïs Nin, Mustafa Barzani, and Galeazzo Ciano. Among people deceased in 1995, Adolf Butenandt ranks 9. Before him are Gilles Deleuze, Juan Manuel Fangio, Eugene Wigner, Michael Ende, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Emmanuel Levinas. After him are Gunnar Nordahl, Konrad Zuse, Dean Martin, Harold Wilson, Anatoly Dyatlov, and Maurizio Gucci.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsHabib Bourguiba
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2000
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 10
C. F. Powell
PHYSICIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 11
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 12
Yasujirō Ozu
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1963
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 13
Marguerite Yourcenar
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 14
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 15
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 16
Andrey Kolmogorov
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 17
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 18
Jan Tinbergen
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 19
Anaïs Nin
WRITER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
Mustafa Barzani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 21
Galeazzo Ciano
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1944
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsGilles Deleuze
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 3
Juan Manuel Fangio
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 4
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 5
Michael Ende
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 6
Mikhail Botvinnik
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 7
Emmanuel Levinas
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1995
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 8
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 9
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 10
Konrad Zuse
INVENTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 11
Dean Martin
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1995
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 12
Harold Wilson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1995
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 13
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 14
Maurizio Gucci
FASHION DESIGNER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 15
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Adolf Butenandt ranks 336 out of 7,253. Before him are Einhard (770), Karl Haushofer (1869), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), and Ludolph van Ceulen (1540). After him are Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Emil Nolde (1867), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), and Katharina von Bora (1498).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEinhard
WRITER
770 - 840
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 330
Karl Haushofer
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 331
Fritz Sauckel
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 332
Albrecht Altdorfer
PAINTER
1480 - 1538
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 333
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 334
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 335
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 336
Ferdinand I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 337
Ferdinand Schörner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1973
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 338
Emil Nolde
PAINTER
1867 - 1956
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 339
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
NOBLEMAN
1652 - 1722
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 340
Jürgen Klinsmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 341
Katharina von Bora
COMPANION
1498 - 1552
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 342
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Adolf Butenandt ranks 11. Before him are Eduard Buchner (1860), Justus von Liebig (1803), Robert Bunsen (1811), Carl Bosch (1874), August Kekulé (1829), and Adolf von Baeyer (1835). After him are Adolf Windaus (1876), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Otto Diels (1876), Richard Willstätter (1872), Hans Fischer (1881), and Julius Lothar Meyer (1830).
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 5
Justus von Liebig
1803 - 1873
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 6
Robert Bunsen
1811 - 1899
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 7
Carl Bosch
1874 - 1940
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 9
Adolf von Baeyer
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 10
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 11
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 12
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
1780 - 1849
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 13
Otto Diels
1876 - 1954
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 14
Richard Willstätter
1872 - 1942
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 15
Hans Fischer
1881 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 16
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 17