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Gilbert Stork

1921 - 2017

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Gilbert Stork (December 31, 1921 – October 21, 2017) was a Belgian-American organic chemist. For a quarter of a century he was the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Columbia University. He is known for making significant contributions to the total synthesis of natural products, including a lifelong fascination with the synthesis of quinine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilbert Stork has received more than 115,186 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gilbert Stork is the 576th most popular chemist (down from 524th in 2019), the 811th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 701st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Gilbert Stork ranks 576 out of 602. Before him are Edith M. Flanigen, Emma P. Carr, Rachel Fuller Brown, Richard Zare, Susan Solomon, and Achim Müller. After him are Omowunmi Sadik, F. Albert Cotton, Jacqueline Barton, Bonnie Bassler, Percy Lavon Julian, and Benjamin Silliman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gilbert Stork ranks 433. Before him are Naomi Parker Fraley, John Aston Sr., Kurt Marti, Donald Campbell, Joan Greenwood, and Ian Raby. After him are Marilyn Maxwell, Sheb Wooley, Bobby Wanzer, Alan Hale Jr., Wayne C. Booth, and Brian Moore. Among people deceased in 2017, Gilbert Stork ranks 542. Before him are Geri Allen, Leila Seth, Kurt Marti, Kirti Nidhi Bista, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, and Michele Scarponi. After him are Aleksandr Salnikov, Ronald Drever, Gianuario Carta, Jiří Lanský, Cheick Tioté, and Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gilbert Stork ranks 811 out of 1,190. Before him are Jordan Lukaku (1994), Rudy Dhaenens (1961), Jérémie Renier (1981), Danny Boffin (1965), Salah Abdeslam (1989), and Roger Foulon (1923). After him are Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Frank Hoste (1955), Henri Cohen (1900), Dick Norman (1971), Marianne Thyssen (1956), and Raymond Mommens (1958).

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Among CHEMISTS In Belgium

Among chemists born in Belgium, Gilbert Stork ranks 7. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Ernest Solvay (1838), Yves Chauvin (1930), Leo Baekeland (1863), Jean Stas (1813), and George Sarton (1884).

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