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Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
Erwin Chargaff
Erwin Chargaff (11 August 1905 – 20 June 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, Bucovinian Jew who emigrated to the United States during the Nazi era, 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 625,228 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Erwin Chargaff is the 192nd most popular chemist (up from 239th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 165th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Erwin Chargaff ranks 192 out of 509. Before him are Alan J. Heeger, Raymond Davis Jr., Stanislao Cannizzaro, Germain Henri Hess, Julius Axelrod, and Gerhard Herzberg. After him are Ahmed Zewail, Otto Wichterle, Johann Deisenhofer, F. Sherwood Rowland, Michael Levitt, and Archer Martin.
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Alan J. Heeger
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 186
Raymond Davis Jr.
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 187
Stanislao Cannizzaro
1826 - 1910
HPI: 60.48
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Germain Henri Hess
1802 - 1850
HPI: 60.46
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Julius Axelrod
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
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Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 191
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 192
Ahmed Zewail
1946 - 2016
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 193
Otto Wichterle
1913 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 194
Johann Deisenhofer
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 195
F. Sherwood Rowland
1927 - 2012
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 196
Michael Levitt
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 197
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Erwin Chargaff ranks 47. Before him are Harry Harlow, Otto Preminger, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Albert Pierrepoint, Takashi Shimura, and Carl Gustav Hempel. After him are Lale Andersen, Emmanuel Mounier, Kurt Gerstein, Sada Abe, Barnett Newman, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. Among people deceased in 2002, Erwin Chargaff ranks 40. Before him are Zizinho, George Porter, John Gotti, Max Perutz, Eduardo Chillida, and René Thom. After him are Xi Zhongxun, Archer Martin, Laurent Schwartz, Pim Fortuyn, César Milstein, and Hildegard Knef.
Others Born in 1905
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Harry Harlow
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 41
Otto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 42
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1905 - 1993
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 43
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 44
Takashi Shimura
1905 - 1982
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 45
Carl Gustav Hempel
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 46
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 47
Lale Andersen
1905 - 1972
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 48
Emmanuel Mounier
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 49
Kurt Gerstein
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 50
Sada Abe
1905 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 51
Barnett Newman
1905 - 1970
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 52
Hans Urs von Balthasar
1905 - 1988
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 2002
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Zizinho
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 34
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 35
John Gotti
1940 - 2002
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 36
Max Perutz
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 37
Eduardo Chillida
1924 - 2002
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 38
René Thom
1923 - 2002
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 39
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 40
Xi Zhongxun
1913 - 2002
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 41
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 42
Laurent Schwartz
1915 - 2002
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 43
Pim Fortuyn
1948 - 2002
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 44
César Milstein
1927 - 2002
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 45
Hildegard Knef
1925 - 2002
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 46
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Erwin Chargaff ranks 133 out of 1,083. Before him are Otto Preminger (1905), Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875), Ephraim Katzir (1916), Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900), Moshé Feldenkrais (1904), and Mikhail Ostrogradsky (1801). After him are Nikolay Nekrasov (1821), Stefania Turkewich (1898), Isaac Stern (1920), Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895), Kunigunda of Halych (1245), and Sviatoslav II of Kiev (1027).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsOtto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 127
Anatoly Lunacharsky
1875 - 1933
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 128
Ephraim Katzir
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 129
Theodosius Dobzhansky
1900 - 1975
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 130
Moshé Feldenkrais
1904 - 1984
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 131
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
1801 - 1862
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 132
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 133
Nikolay Nekrasov
1821 - 1878
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 134
Stefania Turkewich
1898 - 1977
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 135
Isaac Stern
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 136
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
1895 - 1966
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 137
Kunigunda of Halych
1245 - 1285
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 138
Sviatoslav II of Kiev
1027 - 1077
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 139
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) and Jan Szczepanik (1872).
Roald Hoffmann
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 2
Jacques Bergier
1912 - 1978
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 3
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 4
