CHEMIST
Charles J. Pedersen
1904 - 1989
Charles J. Pedersen
Charles John Pedersen (Japanese: 安井 良男, Yasui Yoshio, October 3, 1904 – October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for discovering crown ethers and describing methods of synthesizing them during his entire 42-year career as a chemist for DuPont at DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, and at DuPont's Jackson Laboratory in Deepwater, New Jersey. Often associated with Reed McNeil Izatt, Pedersen also shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles J. Pedersen has received more than 167,044 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Charles J. Pedersen is the 233rd most popular chemist (down from 227th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 66th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Chemist.
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Languages Editions (L)
9.53
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Charles J. Pedersen ranks 233 out of 602. Before him are Hartmut Michel, Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, S. P. L. Sørensen, Hideki Shirakawa, Leo Baekeland, and Luis Federico Leloir. After him are Robert Bruce Merrifield, Roger D. Kornberg, Antoine Jérôme Balard, Johan August Arfwedson, Henri Victor Regnault, and Geoffrey Wilkinson.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 227
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
1838 - 1912
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 228
S. P. L. Sørensen
1868 - 1939
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 229
Hideki Shirakawa
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 230
Leo Baekeland
1863 - 1944
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 231
Luis Federico Leloir
1906 - 1987
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 232
Charles J. Pedersen
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 233
Robert Bruce Merrifield
1921 - 2006
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 234
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 235
Antoine Jérôme Balard
1802 - 1876
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 236
Johan August Arfwedson
1792 - 1841
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 237
Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 238
Geoffrey Wilkinson
1921 - 1996
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 239
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Charles J. Pedersen ranks 53. Before him are Karl Rahner, Nikolai Kuznetsov, John Gielgud, Gerhard Herzberg, George Balanchine, and František Plánička. After him are Serge Lifar, Donald O. Hebb, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Moshé Feldenkrais, Josef Bühler, and Peter Lorre. Among people deceased in 1989, Charles J. Pedersen ranks 53. Before him are Antonia Brico, John Payne, Gaetano Scirea, Guy Williams, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and Valentin Glushko. After him are Kazimierz Deyna, Rashid Behbudov, Carlos Arias Navarro, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Irving Stone, and Hamani Diori.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsKarl Rahner
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 47
Nikolai Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1974
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 48
John Gielgud
ACTOR
1904 - 2000
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 49
Gerhard Herzberg
CHEMIST
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 50
George Balanchine
DANCER
1904 - 1983
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 51
František Plánička
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 52
Charles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 53
Serge Lifar
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 54
Donald O. Hebb
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 1985
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 55
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
COMPANION
1904 - 1974
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 56
Moshé Feldenkrais
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1984
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 57
Josef Bühler
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1948
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 58
Peter Lorre
ACTOR
1904 - 1964
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsAntonia Brico
COMPOSER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 47
John Payne
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 48
Gaetano Scirea
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 1989
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 49
Guy Williams
ACTOR
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 50
Ahmadou Ahidjo
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1989
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 51
Valentin Glushko
ENGINEER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 52
Charles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 53
Kazimierz Deyna
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1989
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 54
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 55
Carlos Arias Navarro
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1989
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 56
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1989
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 57
Irving Stone
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 58
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 59
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Charles J. Pedersen ranks 71 out of 1,128. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953), Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Queen Cheorin (1837), Queen Munjeong (1501), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Toyo Ito (1941). After him are Yi Hwang (1501), Lee Kun-hee (1942), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Heo Jun (1546), Yi I (1536), and Han Duck-soo (1949).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsCha Bum-kun
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 65
Kim Jae-gyu
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1980
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 66
Queen Cheorin
COMPANION
1837 - 1878
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 67
Queen Munjeong
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1565
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 68
Ri Chun-hee
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 69
Toyo Ito
ARCHITECT
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 70
Charles J. Pedersen
CHEMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 71
Yi Hwang
PHILOSOPHER
1501 - 1570
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 72
Lee Kun-hee
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2020
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 73
Jeong Mong-ju
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1392
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 74
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 75
Yi I
PHILOSOPHER
1536 - 1584
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 76
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 77
Among CHEMISTS In South Korea
Among chemists born in South Korea, Charles J. Pedersen ranks 1.