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Donald Howard Menzel

1901 - 1976

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Donald Howard Menzel (April 11, 1901 – December 14, 1976) was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Howard Menzel has received more than 145,919 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Howard Menzel is the 591st most popular chemist (down from 536th in 2019), the 13,532nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,590th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Chemist.

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  • 15

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  • 3.04

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Donald Howard Menzel ranks 591 out of 602. Before him are Martyn Poliakoff, John George Children, Richard Lerner, Esther M. Conwell, Omar M. Yaghi, and Ruth R. Benerito. After him are Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, George Church, Harry B. Gray, Sam Ruben, Charles M. Lieber, and Willis R. Whitney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Donald Howard Menzel ranks 357. Before him are William Daniels, Dunc Munro, Carmelita Geraghty, Miguel Brito, Oliver La Farge, and Florence Eldridge. After him are John Sherman Cooper, Frank Fisher, E. B. Ford, Joseph Albert Sullivan, and Donald Cook. Among people deceased in 1976, Donald Howard Menzel ranks 276. Before him are Alastair Sim, Bobby Hackett, Lawrence Shields, Barbara Nichols, Paul Douglas, and Károly Takács. After him are Victoria Spivey, Roger Livesey, Vera C. Bushfield, and Hector Pieterson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Howard Menzel ranks 13,532 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Williams (1979), Eric Peterson (1964), Sarah J. Maas (1986), Marisa Miller (1978), James Clapper (1941), and Stepin Fetchit (1902). After him are Sidney Drell (1926), Troy Davis (1968), Guy Clark (1941), Eugenie Clark (1922), Paul Herman (1946), and Mark Aguirre (1959).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Donald Howard Menzel ranks 118. Before him are Bonnie Bassler (1962), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Benjamin Silliman (1779), Richard Lerner (1938), Esther M. Conwell (1922), and Ruth R. Benerito (1916). After him are Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), George Church (1954), Harry B. Gray (1935), Sam Ruben (1913), Charles M. Lieber (1959), and Willis R. Whitney (1868).

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