Chemist

George Sarton

1884 - 1956

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George Sarton

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. George Sarton is the 389th most popular chemist (down from 352nd in 2024), the 384th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 325th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Chemist.

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Among Chemists

Among chemists, George Sarton ranks 389 out of 602. Before him are Nikolay Zelinsky, Agnes Pockels, Joseph Achille Le Bel, Edward Calvin Kendall, Isabella Karle, and Charles Frédéric Gerhardt. After him are Mathieu Orfila, Heinrich Rose, Nicolas Lemery, Fausto Elhuyar, Maclyn McCarty, and Adolph Frank.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

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Nikolay Zelinsky
1861 - 1953
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 383
Agnes Pockels
1862 - 1935
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 384
Joseph Achille Le Bel
1847 - 1930
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 385
Edward Calvin Kendall
1972 - 1972
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 386
Isabella Karle
1921 - 2017
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 387
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
1816 - 1856
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 388
George Sarton
1884 - 1956
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 389
Mathieu Orfila
1787 - 1853
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 390
Heinrich Rose
1795 - 1864
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 391
Nicolas Lemery
1645 - 1715
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 392
Fausto Elhuyar
1755 - 1833
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 393
Maclyn McCarty
1911 - 2005
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 394
Adolph Frank
1834 - 1916
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 395

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, George Sarton ranks 91. Before him are Claude Dornier, Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter, James Alberione, Johannes Heinrich Schultz, Wilhelm Brückner, and Johannes Popitz. After him are Philipp Frank, Boris Asafyev, Enrico Dante, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Pedro Pablo Ramírez, and Charles Tomlinson Griffes. Among people deceased in 1956, George Sarton ranks 101. Before him are Jimmie Angel, Clifford Brown, Norman L. Bowen, Marcel Griaule, Frigyes Riesz, and Victor Young. After him are Walter Gieseking, Heinrich Barkhausen, Stan Ockers, Eduardo Lonardi, Jean Hersholt, and Henri Callot.

Others Born in 1884

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Claude Dornier
ENGINEER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 85
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1923
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 86
James Alberione
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1971
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 87
Johannes Heinrich Schultz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 88
Wilhelm Brückner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1954
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 89
Johannes Popitz
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1945
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 90
George Sarton
CHEMIST
1884 - 1956
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 91
Philipp Frank
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1966
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 92
Boris Asafyev
COMPOSER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 93
Enrico Dante
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1967
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 94
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
BUSINESSPERSON
1884 - 1979
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 95
Pedro Pablo Ramírez
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1962
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 96
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
COMPOSER
1884 - 1920
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 97