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Henri Laborit

1914 - 1995

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Henri Laborit (21 November 1914 – 18 May 1995) was a French surgeon, neurobiologist, writer and philosopher. In 1952, Laborit was instrumental in the development of the drug chlorpromazine, published his findings, and convinced three psychiatrists to test it on a patient, resulting in great success. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Laborit has received more than 104,922 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Laborit is the 427th most popular chemist (down from 400th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 71st in 2019) and the most popular Vietnamese Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Henri Laborit ranks 427 out of 509Before him are Donella Meadows, Nils Gabriel Sefström, Nikolay Zinin, Isabella Karle, Edmond Frémy, and Fausto Elhuyar. After him are Edward Charles Howard, Prafulla Chandra Ray, Johann Schweigger, Jean Stas, Arthur Aikin, and Walter Noddack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Henri Laborit ranks 210Before him are Bertus Aafjes, Shaken Aimanov, Krishan Chander, Jacques Dufilho, Harold Russell, and Marcel Kint. After him are Sisowath Sirik Matak, Jaap Bakema, Jack Cardiff, Mihailo Lalić, Christl Cranz, and Annemarie Selinko. Among people deceased in 1995, Henri Laborit ranks 166Before him are Eva Gabor, Katarina Taikon, Jüri Järvet, Eiji Okada, Robert Stephens, and Doug McClure. After him are Shura Cherkassky, Sterling Morrison, Maksim Tank, Koloman Gögh, Khalid Bakdash, and Robert Bolt.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Henri Laborit ranks 78 out of 124Before him are Hiệp Hòa (1847), Hoàng Văn Thái (1915), Phan Văn Khải (1934), Phạm Minh Chính (1958), Võ Văn Kiệt (1922), and Chantal Goya (1942). After him are Trịnh Công Sơn (1939), Phạm Hùng (1912), Tran Anh Hung (1962), Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1940), Phan Thanh Giản (1796), and Hanoi Hannah (1931).

Among CHEMISTS In Vietnam

Among chemists born in Vietnam, Henri Laborit ranks 1