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George Sarton

1884 - 1956

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George Alfred Leon Sarton (; 31 August 1884 – 22 March 1956) was a Belgian-American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study. His most influential works were the Introduction to the History of Science, which consists of three volumes and 4,296 pages and the journal Isis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Sarton has received more than 201,053 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Sarton is the 352nd most popular chemist (down from 342nd in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 302nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Chemist.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.57

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  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, George Sarton ranks 352 out of 602. Before him are Roger Y. Tsien, Carl Djerassi, Charles Hatchett, Louis Camille Maillard, Julia Lermontova, and Viktor Meyer. After him are Leo Sternbach, Roderick MacKinnon, Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, and Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, George Sarton ranks 82. Before him are Anna Vyrubova, Helene Deutsch, Ferdinand von Bredow, Corrado Gini, Rómulo Gallegos, and Josias Braun-Blanquet. After him are Philipp Frank, Tanzan Ishibashi, Axel Ljung, Gerald Gardner, Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, and Jules Supervielle. Among people deceased in 1956, George Sarton ranks 79. Before him are Jimmie Angel, Ernst Robert Curtius, Johann Radon, Guido Cantelli, Mikheil Gelovani, and Evelyn Beatrice Hall. After him are Felix Bernstein, Aino Kallas, Auguste Chevalier, Alexander Gretchaninov, Meghnad Saha, and Ernest King.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, George Sarton ranks 325 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Provoost (1465), Denis Calvaert (1540), Maerten de Vos (1532), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), and Joos de Momper (1564). After him are Violetta Villas (1938), Justus Sustermans (1597), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Eugène Boch (1855), and Paul Bril (1556).

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Among CHEMISTS In Belgium

Among chemists born in Belgium, George Sarton ranks 6. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Ernest Solvay (1838), Yves Chauvin (1930), Leo Baekeland (1863), and Jean Stas (1813). After him are Gilbert Stork (1921).

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