CHEMIST
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
Erwin Chargaff
Erwin Chargaff (11 August 1905 – 20 June 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University medical school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erwin Chargaff has received more than 696,335 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Erwin Chargaff is the 289th most popular chemist (down from 191st in 2019), the 207th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Chemist.
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700k
Page Views (PV)
58.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.88
Effective Languages (L*)
2.70
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Erwin Chargaff ranks 289 out of 602. Before him are Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Thomas Midgley Jr., Rasmus Bartholin, John Pople, and John Polanyi. After him are Ben Feringa, Alexander Butlerov, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Richard R. Schrock, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, and André-Louis Debierne.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFriedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 283
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 284
Thomas Midgley Jr.
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 285
Rasmus Bartholin
1625 - 1698
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 286
John Pople
1925 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 287
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 288
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 289
Ben Feringa
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 290
Alexander Butlerov
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 291
Carl Gustaf Mosander
1797 - 1858
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 292
Richard R. Schrock
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 293
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
1817 - 1890
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 294
André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Erwin Chargaff ranks 72. Before him are Sada Abe, Wolfram Sievers, Pedro Petrone, Clara Bow, Gareth Jones, and Guy Mollet. After him are Federica Montseny, Takeo Fukuda, André Jolivet, Chen Yun, Attila József, and Paul Nizan. Among people deceased in 2002, Erwin Chargaff ranks 64. Before him are Agatha Barbara, John Frankenheimer, Joe Strummer, Chico Xavier, Shigeo Sugimoto, and Abba Eban. After him are Joaquín Balaguer, Cyrus Vance, Roberto Matta, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Peggy Lee, and John Entwistle.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsSada Abe
EXTREMIST
1905 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 66
Wolfram Sievers
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1948
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 67
Pedro Petrone
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 68
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 69
Gareth Jones
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1935
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 70
Guy Mollet
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1975
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 71
Erwin Chargaff
CHEMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 72
Federica Montseny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1994
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 73
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 74
André Jolivet
COMPOSER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 75
Chen Yun
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 76
Attila József
WRITER
1905 - 1937
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 77
Paul Nizan
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1940
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsAgatha Barbara
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 58
John Frankenheimer
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 59
Joe Strummer
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2002
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 60
Chico Xavier
WRITER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 61
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 62
Abba Eban
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 63
Erwin Chargaff
CHEMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 64
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 65
Cyrus Vance
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 66
Roberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 67
Infanta Beatriz of Spain
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2002
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 68
Peggy Lee
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2002
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 69
John Entwistle
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2002
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 70
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Erwin Chargaff ranks 207 out of 1,365. Before him are Kirill Moskalenko (1902), Olga Khokhlova (1891), Naftali Herz Imber (1856), Michael of Chernigov (1185), Valentina Matviyenko (1949), and Natalia Sedova (1882). After him are Angelica Balabanoff (1878), Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny (1582), Bion of Borysthenes (-325), Yaakov Dori (1899), Vladimir Korolenko (1853), and Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsKirill Moskalenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1985
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 201
Olga Khokhlova
DANCER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 202
Naftali Herz Imber
WRITER
1856 - 1909
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 203
Michael of Chernigov
POLITICIAN
1185 - 1246
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 204
Valentina Matviyenko
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 205
Natalia Sedova
COMPANION
1882 - 1962
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 206
Erwin Chargaff
CHEMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 207
Angelica Balabanoff
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1965
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 208
Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1622
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 209
Bion of Borysthenes
PHILOSOPHER
325 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 210
Yaakov Dori
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 211
Vladimir Korolenko
WRITER
1853 - 1921
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 212
Jarosław Dąbrowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1871
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 213
Among CHEMISTS In Ukraine
Among chemists born in Ukraine, Erwin Chargaff ranks 2. Before him are Roald Hoffmann (1937). After him are Jacques Bergier (1912), Jan Szczepanik (1872), and Ivan Horbachevsky (1854).
Roald Hoffmann
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 2
Jacques Bergier
1912 - 1978
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 3
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 4
Ivan Horbachevsky
1854 - 1942
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 5