CHEMIST
Heinrich Otto Wieland
1877 - 1957
Heinrich Otto Wieland
Heinrich Otto Wieland (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈviːlant] ; 4 June 1877 – 5 August 1957) was a German chemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Otto Wieland has received more than 103,133 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Heinrich Otto Wieland is the 74th most popular chemist (up from 110th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Germany (up from 658th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Chemist.
Heinrich Otto Wieland was a German chemist who is most famous for his discovery of the Wieland reaction in 1877.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Heinrich Otto Wieland ranks 74 out of 602. Before him are Paul J. Crutzen, Joseph Proust, Julius Lothar Meyer, Francis William Aston, Irving Langmuir, and Hermann Staudinger. After him are Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Dorothy Hodgkin, George de Hevesy, Gilbert N. Lewis, Theodore William Richards, and James B. Sumner.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul J. Crutzen
1933 - 2021
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 68
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 69
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 70
Francis 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Heinrich Otto Wieland ranks 10. Before him are Wilhelm Frick, Charles Glover Barkla, Joan Gamper, Frederick Soddy, Muhammad Iqbal, and Francis William Aston. After him are G. H. Hardy, Louis Renault, Raoul Dufy, Kees van Dongen, Said Nursî, and Gabriele Münter. Among people deceased in 1957, Heinrich Otto Wieland ranks 22. Before him are Gichin Funakoshi, Gerty Cori, Gabriela Mistral, Walther Bothe, Richard E. Byrd, and Irving Langmuir. After him are Joseph McCarthy, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Alfred Döblin, Curzio Malaparte, Jože Plečnik, and František Kupka.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Frick
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1946
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 4
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 5
Joan Gamper
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1930
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 6
Frederick Soddy
CHEMIST
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 7
Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 8
Francis William Aston
CHEMIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 9
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 10
G. H. Hardy
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 11
Louis Renault
INVENTOR
1877 - 1944
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 12
Raoul Dufy
PAINTER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 13
Kees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 14
Said Nursî
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1960
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 15
Gabriele Münter
PAINTER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsGichin Funakoshi
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1957
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 16
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 17
Gabriela Mistral
WRITER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 18
Walther Bothe
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1957
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 19
Richard E. Byrd
EXPLORER
1888 - 1957
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 20
Irving Langmuir
CHEMIST
1881 - 1957
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 22
Joseph McCarthy
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1957
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 23
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 24
Alfred Döblin
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 25
Curzio Malaparte
WRITER
1898 - 1957
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 26
Jože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 27
František Kupka
PAINTER
1871 - 1957
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 28
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Otto Wieland ranks 481 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Busch (1885), Henri Nestlé (1814), Wilhelm Schickard (1592), Hermann Staudinger (1881), Gerda Taro (1910), and Robert Bosch (1861). After him are Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), Hans Baldung (1484), John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (1572), Ernst Bloch (1885), Rupert, King of Germany (1352), and Dietrich von Choltitz (1894).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErnst Busch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 475
Henri Nestlé
BUSINESSPERSON
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 476
Wilhelm Schickard
ASTRONOMER
1592 - 1635
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 477
Hermann Staudinger
CHEMIST
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 478
Gerda Taro
JOURNALIST
1910 - 1937
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 479
Robert Bosch
BUSINESSPERSON
1861 - 1942
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 480
Heinrich Otto Wieland
CHEMIST
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 481
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1463 - 1525
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 482
Hans Baldung
PAINTER
1484 - 1545
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 483
John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1619
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 484
Ernst Bloch
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1977
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 485
Rupert, King of Germany
POLITICIAN
1352 - 1410
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 486
Dietrich von Choltitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1966
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 487
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Heinrich Otto Wieland ranks 19. Before him are Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Otto Diels (1876), Richard Willstätter (1872), Hans Fischer (1881), Julius Lothar Meyer (1830), and Hermann Staudinger (1881). After him are Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), Karl Ziegler (1898), Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), and Felix Hoffmann (1868).
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
1780 - 1849
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 13
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