CHEMIST
Ernst Otto Fischer
1918 - 2007
Ernst Otto Fischer
Ernst Otto Fischer (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁnst ˌɔto ˈfɪʃɐ] ; 10 November 1918 – 23 July 2007) was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize for pioneering work in the area of organometallic chemistry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Otto Fischer has received more than 104,893 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Ernst Otto Fischer is the 119th most popular chemist (up from 131st in 2019), the 660th most popular biography from Germany (up from 764th in 2019) and the 28th most popular German Chemist.
Ernst Otto Fischer was a German chemist and Nobel Prize winner. He is most famous for the discovery of the Fischer-Tropsch process, which is a chemical process that converts coal into liquid fuel.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
64.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
15.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Ernst Otto Fischer ranks 119 out of 602. Before him are Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Harold Urey, Archer Martin, Vincent du Vigneaud, and Gerhard Ertl. After him are Manfred Eigen, Robert Burns Woodward, Georg Wittig, Avram Hershko, Johan Gadolin, and Clara Immerwahr.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCyril Norman Hinshelwood
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 113
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 114
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 115
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 116
Vincent du Vigneaud
1901 - 1978
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 117
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 118
Ernst Otto Fischer
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 119
Manfred Eigen
1927 - 2019
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 120
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 121
Georg Wittig
1897 - 1987
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 122
Avram Hershko
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 123
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 124
Clara Immerwahr
1870 - 1915
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Ernst Otto Fischer ranks 27. Before him are William Holden, Martin Ryle, Jørn Utzon, Kai Siegbahn, Billy Graham, and Muriel Spark. After him are Jens Christian Skou, Rosalia Lombardo, Franco Modigliani, Frederick Reines, Yigal Allon, and Ahmed Deedat. Among people deceased in 2007, Ernst Otto Fischer ranks 23. Before him are Benazir Bhutto, Kai Siegbahn, Maurice Béjart, Ryszard Kapuściński, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Sri Chinmoy. After him are Albert Ellis, Nils Liedholm, Abdul Rahman Arif, Richard Rorty, Jane Wyman, and Arthur Kornberg.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsWilliam Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 23
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 24
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 25
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 26
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 27
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 28
Rosalia Lombardo
CELEBRITY
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 29
Franco Modigliani
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 30
Frederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 31
Yigal Allon
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 32
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsBenazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 17
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 18
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 19
Ryszard Kapuściński
WRITER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 20
Jean-Pierre Cassel
ACTOR
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 21
Sri Chinmoy
WRITER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 22
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 23
Albert Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 2007
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 24
Nils Liedholm
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 25
Abdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 26
Richard Rorty
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 27
Jane Wyman
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 28
Arthur Kornberg
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 29
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ernst Otto Fischer ranks 660 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Baader (1943), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Gerhard Ertl (1936), Ottmar Hitzfeld (1949), Rudolf Bultmann (1884), and Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797). After him are George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), Werner Sombart (1863), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Karl Carstens (1914), Werner von Haeften (1908), and Otto Grotewohl (1894).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAndreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 654
Carl Gustav Hempel
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1997
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 655
Gerhard Ertl
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 656
Ottmar Hitzfeld
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 657
Rudolf Bultmann
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 658
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 659
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 660
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1640
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 661
Werner Sombart
ECONOMIST
1863 - 1941
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 662
Maurice de Saxe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 663
Karl Carstens
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 664
Werner von Haeften
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1944
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 665
Otto Grotewohl
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 666
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Ernst Otto Fischer ranks 28. Before him are Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), Karl Ziegler (1898), Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), Felix Hoffmann (1868), Fritz Strassmann (1902), and Gerhard Ertl (1936). After him are Manfred Eigen (1927), Georg Wittig (1897), Joachim Frank (1940), Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Johann Deisenhofer (1943), and Robert Huber (1937).
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
1873 - 1964
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 22
Karl Ziegler
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 23
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
1743 - 1817
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 24
Felix Hoffmann
1868 - 1946
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 25
Fritz Strassmann
1902 - 1980
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 26
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 27
Ernst Otto Fischer
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 28
Manfred Eigen
1927 - 2019
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 29
Georg Wittig
1897 - 1987
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 30
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 31
Georg Ernst Stahl
1659 - 1734
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 32
Johann Deisenhofer
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 33
Robert Huber
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 34