Chemist
August Kekulé
German organic chemist
1829 - 1896
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August Kekulé
His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2024). August Kekulé is the 18th most popular chemist (up from 40th in 2024), the 131st most popular biography from Germany (up from 328th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Chemist.
August Kekulé is most famous for his discovery of the ring-shaped structure of benzene.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, August Kekulé ranks 18 out of 602. Before him are Emil Fischer, Svante Arrhenius, John Stith Pemberton, Edwin McMillan, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, and Raymond Davis Jr.. After him are William Ramsay, Adolf Windaus, Ernst Chain, Eduard Buchner, John Macleod, and George Washington Carver.
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Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 12
Svante Arrhenius
1859 - 1927
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 13
John Stith Pemberton
1831 - 1888
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 14
Edwin McMillan
1907 - 1991
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 15
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
1779 - 1848
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 16
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 17
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 18
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 19
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 20
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 21
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 22
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 23
George Washington Carver
1864 - 1943
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 24
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1829, August Kekulé ranks 2. Before him is Oscar II of Sweden. After him are Auguste Beernaert, Geronimo, Anton Rubinstein, Levi Strauss, Chester A. Arthur, Asaph Hall, John Everett Millais, Philip Sclater, Theodor Billroth, and Alfred Brehm. Among people deceased in 1896, August Kekulé ranks 5. Before him are Alfred Nobel, Clara Schumann, Paul Verlaine, and Anton Bruckner. After him are Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Ivar Aasen, Frederic Leighton, Hippolyte Fizeau, William Morris, Otto Lilienthal, and John Everett Millais.
Others Born in 1829
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Oscar II of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 1
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 2
Auguste Beernaert
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1912
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 3
Geronimo
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1909
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 4
Anton Rubinstein
COMPOSER
1829 - 1894
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 5
Levi Strauss
BUSINESSPERSON
1829 - 1902
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 6
Chester A. Arthur
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1886
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 7
Asaph Hall
ASTRONOMER
1829 - 1907
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 8
John Everett Millais
PAINTER
1829 - 1896
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 9
Philip Sclater
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1913
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 10
Theodor Billroth
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1894
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 11
Alfred Brehm
WRITER
1829 - 1884
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1896
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Alfred Nobel
CHEMIST
1833 - 1896
HPI: 88.86
Rank: 1
Clara Schumann
MUSICIAN
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
Paul Verlaine
WRITER
1844 - 1896
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 3
Anton Bruckner
COMPOSER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 4
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 5
Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1896
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 6
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 7
Frederic Leighton
PAINTER
1830 - 1896
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 8
Hippolyte Fizeau
PHYSICIST
1819 - 1896
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 9
William Morris
DESIGNER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 10
Otto Lilienthal
ENGINEER
1848 - 1896
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 11
John Everett Millais
PAINTER
1829 - 1896
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, August Kekulé ranks 131 out of NaN. Before him are Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), and Pope Clement II (1005). After him are Carl Maria von Weber (1786), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Novalis (1772), Heinrich Böll (1917), and Max Müller (1823).
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Princess Sophie of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 125
Willy Brandt
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1992
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 126
Jürgen Habermas
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2026
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 127
Georg Philipp Telemann
COMPOSER
1681 - 1767
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 128
Frederick William II of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1797
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 129
Pope Clement II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1005 - 1047
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 130
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 131
Carl Maria von Weber
COMPOSER
1786 - 1826
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 132
Frederick III, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1888
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 133
Carl von Clausewitz
PHILOSOPHER
1780 - 1831
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 134
Novalis
WRITER
1772 - 1801
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 135
Heinrich Böll
WRITER
1917 - 1985
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 136
Max Müller
LINGUIST
1823 - 1900
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 137
Among Chemists In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, August Kekulé ranks 2. Before him are Emil Fischer (1852). After him are Adolf Windaus (1876), Ernst Chain (1906), Eduard Buchner (1860), Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Otto Hahn (1879), Richard Willstätter (1872), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), and Adolf Butenandt (1903).
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 1
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 2
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 3
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 5
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 6
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 7
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 8
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 9
Richard Willstätter
1872 - 1942
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 10
Adolf von Baeyer
1835 - 1917
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 11
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 12
