CHEMIST
Adolf von Baeyer
1835 - 1917
Adolf von Baeyer
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (German: [ˈaːdɔlf fɔn ˈbaɪɐ] ; 31 October 1835 – 20 August 1917) was a German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds (that was subsequently extended and adopted as part of the IUPAC organic nomenclature). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adolf von Baeyer has received more than 370,682 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Adolf von Baeyer is the 42nd most popular chemist (down from 29th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Germany (down from 258th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Chemist.
Adolf von Baeyer is most famous for his discovery of phenol, which is used in the production of synthetic dyes and plastics.
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Adolf von Baeyer ranks 42 out of 602. Before him are John Stith Pemberton, Gertrude B. Elion, Carl Bosch, Henri Moissan, August Kekulé, and Valery Legasov. After him are Adolf Butenandt, Gerty Cori, Kurt Alder, Alfred Werner, Paul Sabatier, and Friedrich Bergius.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Stith Pemberton
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 36
Gertrude 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Adolf von Baeyer ranks 7. Before him are Mark Twain, Leopold II of Belgium, Empress Dowager Cixi, Pope Pius X, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Cesare Lombroso. After him are Andrew Carnegie, César Cui, Samuel Butler, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Henryk Wieniawski, and Giosuè Carducci. Among people deceased in 1917, Adolf von Baeyer ranks 10. Before him are Edgar Degas, L. L. Zamenhof, Mata Hari, Eduard Buchner, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, and Emil von Behring. After him are Edward Burnett Tylor, Emil Theodor Kocher, Buffalo Bill, John William Waterhouse, Dragutin Dimitrijević, and Franz Brentano.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsMark Twain
WRITER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 1
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 2
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 3
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 4
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 5
Cesare Lombroso
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 6
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 7
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 8
César Cui
COMPOSER
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 9
Samuel Butler
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
Giovanni Schiaparelli
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 11
Henryk Wieniawski
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 12
Giosuè Carducci
WRITER
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsEdgar Degas
PAINTER
1834 - 1917
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 4
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 5
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 7
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 8
Emil von Behring
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1917
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 9
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 10
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 11
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 13
John William Waterhouse
PAINTER
1849 - 1917
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 14
Dragutin Dimitrijević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1917
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 15
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Adolf von Baeyer ranks 334 out of 7,253. Before him are August Kekulé (1829), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Einhard (770), Karl Haushofer (1869), Fritz Sauckel (1894), and Albrecht Altdorfer (1480). After him are Ludolph van Ceulen (1540), Adolf Butenandt (1903), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Emil Nolde (1867), and Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAugust Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 328
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1812
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 329
Einhard
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
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Adolf von Baeyer ranks 10. Before him are Emil Fischer (1852), Eduard Buchner (1860), Justus von Liebig (1803), Robert Bunsen (1811), Carl Bosch (1874), and August Kekulé (1829). After him are Adolf Butenandt (1903), Adolf Windaus (1876), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Otto Diels (1876), Richard Willstätter (1872), and Hans Fischer (1881).
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 4
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