1901 - 1981
Henry Eyring (February 20, 1901 – December 26, 1981) was a Mexico-born United States theoretical chemist whose primary contribution was in the study of chemical reaction rates and intermediates. Eyring developed the Absolute Rate Theory or Transition state theory of chemical reactions, connecting the fields of chemistry and physics through atomic theory, quantum theory, and statistical mechanics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Eyring has received more than 39,696 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Eyring is the 504th most popular chemist (down from 468th in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 241st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Chemist.
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Among chemists, Henry Eyring ranks 504 out of 509. Before him are George M. Whitesides, Albert Ladenburg, Frederick G. Donnan, Nikolai Menshutkin, James Crafts, and Charles Blagden. After him are Walther Kossel, Max Bodenstein, Aleksandr Arbuzov, Johannes Thiele, Alexander Nesmeyanov, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 498
1842 - 1911
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 499
1870 - 1956
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 500
1842 - 1907
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 501
1839 - 1917
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 502
1748 - 1820
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 503
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 504
1888 - 1956
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 505
1871 - 1942
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 506
1877 - 1968
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 507
1865 - 1918
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 508
1899 - 1980
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 509
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 510
Among people born in 1901, Henry Eyring ranks 268. Before him are Carlo Biotti, Narve Bonna, Endre Steiner, Georgy Ushakov, Helen Ferguson, and Paul Fix. After him are Tibor Serly, Sven Utterström, Marieluise Fleißer, Felipe Molas López, Paul Fritsch, and Richard Brauer. Among people deceased in 1981, Henry Eyring ranks 202. Before him are David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Karl Struss, Roy Cochran, Guy Butler, Carleton S. Coon, and Wilfried Puis. After him are Gustaf Dyrssen, Paddy Chayefsky, Harry Warren, Big Walter Horton, Humberto Tomasina, and Vera-Ellen.
1901 - 1977
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 262
1901 - 1976
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 263
1901 - 1944
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 264
1901 - 1963
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 265
1901 - 1977
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 266
1901 - 1983
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 267
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 268
1901 - 1978
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 269
1901 - 1979
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 270
1901 - 1974
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 271
1901 - 1954
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 272
1901 - 1970
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 273
1901 - 1977
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 274
1905 - 1981
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 196
1886 - 1981
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 197
1919 - 1981
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 198
1899 - 1981
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 199
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 200
1943 - 1981
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 201
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 202
1891 - 1981
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 203
1923 - 1981
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 204
1893 - 1981
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 205
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 206
1898 - 1981
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 207
1921 - 1981
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 208
Among people born in Mexico, Henry Eyring ranks 288 out of 585. Before him are Horacio Casarín (1918), Raymundo Rodríguez (1905), Ofelia Medina (1950), Alberto Suárez Inda (1939), Rodolfo Choperena (1905), and Claudio Suárez (1968). After him are Roque González Garza (1885), Valentín Canalizo (1794), Rafael Garza Gutiérrez (1896), Martín Luis Guzmán (1887), Carlos Vela (1989), and Pedro Nájera (1929).
1918 - 2005
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 282
1905 - 2000
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 283
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 284
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 285
1905 - 1969
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 286
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 287
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 288
1885 - 1962
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 289
1794 - 1850
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 290
1896 - 1974
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 291
1887 - 1976
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 292
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 293
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 294
Among chemists born in Mexico, Henry Eyring ranks 3. Before him are Mario J. Molina (1943) and Luis E. Miramontes (1925).
1943 - 2020
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1
1925 - 2004
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 2
1901 - 1981
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 3