CHEMIST
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
Marie Geneviève Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville (née Darlus, also known as la présidente Thiroux d’Arconville and Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville) (17 October 1720 – 23 December 1805), was a French novelist, translator and chemist who is known for her study on putrefaction. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville has received more than 24,296 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville is the 455th most popular chemist, the 3,967th most popular biography from France and the 56th most popular French Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
24k
Page Views (PV)
49.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.22
Effective Languages (L*)
1.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville ranks 455 out of 602. Before her are Donella Meadows, Johann Schweigger, Carl Theodore Liebermann, Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Carl Graebe, and Benjamin List. After her are Walther Kossel, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, Carl Remigius Fresenius, James Crafts, Maclyn McCarty, and Friedrich Accum.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDonella Meadows
1941 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 449
Johann Schweigger
1779 - 1857
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 450
Carl Theodore Liebermann
1842 - 1914
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 451
Felix Hoppe-Seyler
1825 - 1895
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 452
Carl Graebe
1841 - 1927
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 453
Benjamin List
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 454
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 455
Walther Kossel
1888 - 1956
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 456
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
1852 - 1903
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 457
Carl Remigius Fresenius
1818 - 1897
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 458
James Crafts
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 459
Maclyn McCarty
1911 - 2005
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 460
Friedrich Accum
1769 - 1838
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 461
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1720, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville ranks 25. Before her are Johann Schobert, Maximilian Hell, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Charles De Geer, Balaji Baji Rao, and Justus Möser. After her is Gilbert White. Among people deceased in 1805, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville ranks 24. Before her are Franz Xaver von Wulfen, William Paley, Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Ji Yun, and Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage. After her are John Robison, Mihály Csokonai, Thomas Wedgwood, and Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.
Others Born in 1720
Go to all RankingsJohann Schobert
COMPOSER
1720 - 1767
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 19
Maximilian Hell
ASTRONOMER
1720 - 1792
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 20
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
COMPOSER
1720 - 1795
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 21
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 22
Balaji Baji Rao
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1761
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 23
Justus Möser
PHILOSOPHER
1720 - 1794
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 24
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 25
Gilbert White
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1793
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1805
Go to all RankingsFranz Xaver von Wulfen
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1805
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 18
William Paley
PHILOSOPHER
1743 - 1805
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 19
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 20
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1805
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 21
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 22
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
WRITER
1765 - 1805
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 23
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 24
John Robison
PHYSICIST
1739 - 1805
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 25
Mihály Csokonai
WRITER
1773 - 1805
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 26
Thomas Wedgwood
INVENTOR
1771 - 1805
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 27
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1805
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 28
In France
Among people born in France, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville ranks 3,967 out of 6,770. Before her are René Dubos (1901), Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933), Renée Jeanne Falconetti (1892), Elisabeth Abegg (1882), Alphonse Legros (1837), and J. R. D. Tata (1904). After her are Guy de la Chapelle (1868), Léon Delagrange (1872), Dominique Fernandez (1929), Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771), Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517), and Ratramnus (800).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRené Dubos
BIOLOGIST
1901 - 1982
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 3,961
Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 3,962
Renée Jeanne Falconetti
ACTOR
1892 - 1946
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 3,963
Elisabeth Abegg
BUSINESSPERSON
1882 - 1974
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 3,964
Alphonse Legros
PAINTER
1837 - 1911
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 3,965
J. R. D. Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1904 - 1993
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 3,966
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 3,967
Guy de la Chapelle
TENNIS PLAYER
1868 - 1923
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 3,968
Léon Delagrange
SCULPTOR
1872 - 1910
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 3,969
Dominique Fernandez
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 3,970
Joseph Diez Gergonne
MATHEMATICIAN
1771 - 1859
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 3,971
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
MATHEMATICIAN
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3,972
Ratramnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 868
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3,973
Among CHEMISTS In France
Among chemists born in France, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville ranks 56. Before her are Georges Urbain (1872), Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847), Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (1795), Gaston Tissandier (1843), Henri Braconnot (1780), and Antoine Bussy (1794). After her are Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852), James Smithson (1765), Pierre Adet (1763), Edmond Frémy (1814), Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt (1731), and Claudine Picardet (1735).
Georges Urbain
1872 - 1938
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 50
Joseph Achille Le Bel
1847 - 1930
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 51
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
1795 - 1877
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 52
Gaston Tissandier
1843 - 1899
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 53
Henri Braconnot
1780 - 1855
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 54
Antoine Bussy
1794 - 1882
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 55
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 56
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
1852 - 1903
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 57
James Smithson
1765 - 1829
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 58
Pierre Adet
1763 - 1834
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 59
Edmond Frémy
1814 - 1894
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 60
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
1731 - 1799
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 61
Claudine Picardet
1735 - 1820
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 62