1912 - 2008
George Emil Palade (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe eˈmil paˈlade] ; November 19, 1912 – October 7, 2008) was a Romanian-American cell biologist. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine along with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in electron microscopy and cell fractionation which together laid the foundations of modern molecular cell biology, the most notable discovery being the ribosomes of the endoplasmic reticulum – which he first described in 1955. Palade also received the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Emil Palade has received more than 280,597 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). George Emil Palade is the 155th most popular physician, the 68th most popular biography from Romania (down from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Physician.
George Emil Palade was a Romanian-born American cell biologist who is most famous for his work in the field of cell biology. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for his discovery of ribosomes and their role in protein synthesis.
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Among physicians, George Emil Palade ranks 155 out of 502. Before him are Baruch Samuel Blumberg, George H. Hitchings, John Langdon Down, Alan Hodgkin, Ludwig Guttmann, and E. Donnall Thomas. After him are Fritz Klein, Magnus Hirschfeld, Waldemar Hoven, Sushruta, Bernardo Houssay, and Joseph Erlanger.
1925 - 2011
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 149
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 150
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 151
1914 - 1998
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 152
1899 - 1980
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 153
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 154
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 155
1888 - 1945
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 156
1868 - 1935
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 157
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 158
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 159
1887 - 1971
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 160
1874 - 1965
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 161
Among people born in 1912, George Emil Palade ranks 53. Before him are Princess Deokhye, Don Siegel, Elsa Morante, Taiichi Ohno, Tibor Sekelj, and Ghazi of Iraq. After him are Ertuğrul Osman, Pedro Armendáriz, Julius Axelrod, John Payne, Patrick White, and Cornel Wilde. Among people deceased in 2008, George Emil Palade ranks 44. Before him are Ivan Rebroff, Mark Felt, Aimé Césaire, Dino Risi, Phil Hill, and George Habash. After him are Tassos Papadopoulos, Robert Rauschenberg, Horst Tappert, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Giuseppe Di Stefano, and George Carlin.
1912 - 1989
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 47
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 48
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 49
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 50
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 51
1912 - 1939
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 52
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 53
1912 - 2009
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 54
1912 - 1963
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 55
1912 - 2004
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 56
1912 - 1989
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 57
1912 - 1990
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 58
1912 - 1989
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 59
1931 - 2008
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 38
1913 - 2008
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 39
1913 - 2008
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 40
1916 - 2008
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 41
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 42
1926 - 2008
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 43
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 44
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 45
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 46
1923 - 2008
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 47
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 48
1921 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 49
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 50
Among people born in Romania, George Emil Palade ranks 68 out of 665. Before him are Ana Pauker (1893), Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), Mundzuk (368), Zoia Ceaușescu (1949), Henri Coandă (1886), and Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (1899). After him are Dinu Lipatti (1917), Fritz Klein (1888), Jean Negulesco (1900), Petre Dumitrescu (1882), László Rajk (1909), and Stephen Bocskai (1557).
1893 - 1960
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 62
1422 - 1447
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 63
368 - 434
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 64
1949 - 2006
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 65
1886 - 1972
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 66
1899 - 1938
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 67
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 68
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 69
1888 - 1945
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 70
1900 - 1993
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 71
1882 - 1950
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 72
1909 - 1949
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 73
1557 - 1606
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 74
Among physicians born in Romania, George Emil Palade ranks 1. After him are Fritz Klein (1888), Nicolae Paulescu (1869), and Constantin von Economo (1876).
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1
1888 - 1945
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 2
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3
1876 - 1931
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 4