CHEMIST
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
Hans Adolf Krebs
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, FRS (, German: [hans ˈʔaːdɔlf ˈkʁeːps] ; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-British biologist, physician and biochemist. He was a pioneer scientist in the study of cellular respiration, a biochemical process in living cells that extracts energy from food and oxygen and makes it available to drive the processes of life. He is best known for his discoveries of two important sequences of chemical reactions that take place in the cells of nearly all organisms, including humans, other than anaerobic microorganisms, namely the citric acid cycle and the urea cycle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Adolf Krebs has received more than 414,893 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Hans Adolf Krebs is the 81st most popular chemist (down from 68th in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from Germany (up from 509th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Chemist.
Hans Adolf Krebs was a German scientist and professor of medicine. He is most famous for discovering the citric acid cycle, a series of chemical reactions that produce energy in cells.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Hans Adolf Krebs ranks 81 out of 602. Before him are Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Dorothy Hodgkin, George de Hevesy, Gilbert N. Lewis, Theodore William Richards, and James B. Sumner. After him are Odd Hassel, William Crookes, Henry Hallett Dale, Johann Rudolf Glauber, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, and Michel Eugène Chevreul.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard 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
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 84
Johann Rudolf Glauber
1604 - 1670
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 85
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 86
Michel Eugène Chevreul
1786 - 1889
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Hans Adolf Krebs ranks 25. Before him are Jacques Prévert, Charles Francis Richter, Urho Kekkonen, Eyvind Johnson, Hans Fritzsche, and Giorgos Seferis. After him are Richard Kuhn, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Kurt Weill, Jan Oort, Choe Yong-gon, and Arno Breker. Among people deceased in 1981, Hans Adolf Krebs ranks 13. Before him are Max Euwe, Natalie Wood, Frederica of Hanover, Hideki Yukawa, William Holden, and William Wyler. After him are Odd Hassel, Eugenio Montale, Béla Guttmann, René Clair, Joe Louis, and Omar Bradley.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsJacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 19
Charles Francis Richter
GEOLOGIST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 20
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 21
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 22
Hans Fritzsche
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 23
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 24
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 25
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 26
Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 27
Kurt Weill
COMPOSER
1900 - 1950
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 28
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 29
Choe Yong-gon
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 30
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsMax Euwe
CHESS PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 7
Natalie Wood
ACTOR
1938 - 1981
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 8
Frederica of Hanover
COMPANION
1917 - 1981
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 9
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 10
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 11
William Wyler
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1981
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 12
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 13
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 14
Eugenio Montale
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 15
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 16
René Clair
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 17
Joe Louis
BOXER
1914 - 1981
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 18
Omar Bradley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 19
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Adolf Krebs ranks 505 out of 7,253. Before him are Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515), Maximilian von Weichs (1881), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Oskar Dirlewanger (1895), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), and Karl Schwarzschild (1873). After him are Erwin Panofsky (1892), Frank Farian (1941), Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856), Henning von Tresckow (1901), Rabanus Maurus (780), and Walter Schellenberg (1910).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLucas Cranach the Younger
PAINTER
1515 - 1586
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 499
Maximilian von Weichs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1954
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 500
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1972
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 501
Oskar Dirlewanger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 502
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1897
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 503
Karl Schwarzschild
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1916
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 504
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 505
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 506
Frank Farian
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 507
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1921
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 508
Henning von Tresckow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 509
Rabanus Maurus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
780 - 856
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 510
Walter Schellenberg
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1952
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 511
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Hans Adolf Krebs ranks 20. Before him are Otto Diels (1876), Richard Willstätter (1872), Hans Fischer (1881), Julius Lothar Meyer (1830), Hermann Staudinger (1881), and Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877). After him are Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), Karl Ziegler (1898), Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), Felix Hoffmann (1868), and Fritz Strassmann (1902).
Otto Diels
1876 - 1954
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 14
Richard Willstätter
1872 - 1942
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 15
Hans Fischer
1881 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 16
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 17
Hermann Staudinger
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 18
Heinrich Otto Wieland
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 19
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 20
Johann Rudolf Glauber
1604 - 1670
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 21
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
1873 - 1964
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 22
Karl Ziegler
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 23
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
1743 - 1817
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 24
Felix Hoffmann
1868 - 1946
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 25
Fritz Strassmann
1902 - 1980
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 26