CHEMIST

Henry Eyring

1901 - 1981

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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 41,255 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Henry Eyring is the 546th most popular chemist (down from 503rd in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 287th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Henry Eyring ranks 546 out of 602. Before him are Ida Freund, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Helen Murray Free, Nikolai Menshutkin, Hieronymous Theodor Richter, and Jürgen Hennig. After him are Frederick G. Donnan, John Roebuck, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Bruce Alberts, Martin Kamen, and J. L. B. Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Henry Eyring ranks 307. Before him are Hans Drakenberg, Frank Buckles, Al LeConey, Mildred Wiley, Sven Utterström, and Malcolm MacDonald. After him are Paul Fritsch, Brian Donlevy, Leon Shamroy, Georgy Ushakov, Eusebio Díaz, and Clementina de Jesus. Among people deceased in 1981, Henry Eyring ranks 236. Before him are Big Walter Horton, Fredric Wertham, Nikolay Smaga, Börje Tapper, Howard Hanson, and Malcolm MacDonald. After him are Ioachim Moldoveanu, Dragutin Najdanović, David Garnett, Harry Warren, Alberto Zozaya, and Paul Bontemps.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Henry Eyring ranks 343 out of 729. Before him are Aracely Arámbula (1975), Héctor Hernández (1935), Isidoro Díaz (1938), Ana Lilian de la Macorra (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), and Juan de Salcedo (1549). After him are Ignacio Calderón (1943), Miguel Alcubierre (1964), Alfonso Zamora (1954), Gabriel Núñez (1942), Alaska (1963), and Alfonso Herrera (1983).

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Among CHEMISTS In Mexico

Among chemists born in Mexico, Henry Eyring ranks 3. Before him are Mario J. Molina (1943), and Luis E. Miramontes (1925).

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