CHEMIST
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
George de Hevesy
George Charles de Hevesy (born György Bischitz; Hungarian: Hevesy György Károly; German: Georg Karl von Hevesy; 1 August 1885 – 5 July 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George de Hevesy has received more than 474,936 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). George de Hevesy is the 77th most popular chemist (down from 71st in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Chemist.
George de Hevesy was a Hungarian chemist who is most famous for his work in the field of radioactive decay.
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
66.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
11.06
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, George de Hevesy ranks 77 out of 602. Before him are Francis William Aston, Irving Langmuir, Hermann Staudinger, Heinrich Otto Wieland, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, and Dorothy Hodgkin. After him are Gilbert N. Lewis, Theodore William Richards, James B. Sumner, Hans Adolf Krebs, Odd Hassel, and William Crookes.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 71
Irving Langmuir
1881 - 1957
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 72
Hermann Staudinger
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 73
Heinrich Otto Wieland
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 74
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
1865 - 1929
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 75
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910 - 1994
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 76
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 77
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875 - 1946
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 78
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 79
James B. Sumner
1887 - 1955
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 80
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 81
Odd Hassel
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 82
William Crookes
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 83
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, George de Hevesy ranks 21. Before him are Chester W. Nimitz, André Maurois, Mikhail Frunze, Ernst Busch, Princess Alice of Battenberg, and Ernst Bloch. After him are Sonia Delaunay, Vladimir Tatlin, Yakov Sverdlov, D. H. Lawrence, Heinrich Brüning, and Karl Radek. Among people deceased in 1966, George de Hevesy ranks 19. Before him are Peter Debye, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Giuseppe Farina, Frits Zernike, Felix Steiner, and Cemal Gürsel. After him are Dietrich von Choltitz, Vincent Auriol, Guillermo Stábile, Montgomery Clift, Célestin Freinet, and Paul Reynaud.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsChester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 15
André Maurois
WRITER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 16
Mikhail Frunze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 17
Ernst Busch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 18
Princess Alice of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1885 - 1969
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 19
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 20
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 21
Sonia Delaunay
PAINTER
1885 - 1979
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 22
Vladimir Tatlin
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1953
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 23
Yakov Sverdlov
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 24
D. H. Lawrence
WRITER
1885 - 1930
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 25
Heinrich Brüning
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 26
Karl Radek
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1939
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsPeter Debye
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1966
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 13
Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 14
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 15
Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 16
Felix Steiner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1966
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 17
Cemal Gürsel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 18
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 19
Dietrich von Choltitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1966
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 20
Vincent Auriol
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1966
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 21
Guillermo Stábile
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 22
Montgomery Clift
ACTOR
1920 - 1966
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 23
Célestin Freinet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 24
Paul Reynaud
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1966
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 25
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, George de Hevesy ranks 58 out of 1,077. Before him are Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Emeric Thököly (1657), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Emeric, King of Hungary (1174), Paul Erdős (1913), and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503). After him are John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Arthur Koestler (1905), Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), Béla Guttmann (1899), and László Sólyom (1942).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsJoseph Pulitzer
JOURNALIST
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 52
Emeric Thököly
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1705
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 53
Stephen V of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 54
Emeric, King of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1174 - 1204
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 55
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 56
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 57
George de Hevesy
CHEMIST
1885 - 1966
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 58
John Sigismund Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1571
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 59
Arthur Koestler
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 60
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1262 - 1290
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 61
László Moholy-Nagy
DESIGNER
1895 - 1946
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 62
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 63
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 64
Among CHEMISTS In Hungary
Among chemists born in Hungary, George de Hevesy ranks 1. After him are Katalin Karikó (1955), Avram Hershko (1937), George Andrew Olah (1927), Mária Telkes (1900), Michael Polanyi (1891), and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein (1904).
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 1
Katalin Karikó
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 2
Avram Hershko
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 3
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 4
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 5
Michael Polanyi
1891 - 1976
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 6
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
1904 - 1995
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 7