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J. D. Bernal

1901 - 1971

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John Desmond Bernal (; 10 May 1901 – 15 September 1971) was an Irish scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal wrote popular books on science and society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. D. Bernal has received more than 141,623 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). J. D. Bernal is the 311th most popular chemist (down from 307th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, J. D. Bernal ranks 311 out of 602. Before him are Rudolph A. Marcus, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Yuan T. Lee, Thomas Cech, and Alexander Shulgin. After him are Alice Ball, William Prout, Torbern Bergman, Frederick Abel, William E. Moerner, and Edward Frankland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, J. D. Bernal ranks 90. Before him are Chen Yi, Nina Berberova, Hendrik Verwoerd, Barbara Cartland, Franciszek Gajowniczek, and Nicola Abbagnano. After him are Maxwell D. Taylor, Stella Adler, George Gallup, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Ludolf von Alvensleben, and Henri Cochet. Among people deceased in 1971, J. D. Bernal ranks 54. Before him are Reinhold Niebuhr, Ralph Bunche, Vladislav Volkov, T. V. Soong, Jo Siffert, and Philippe Thys. After him are Viktor Patsayev, Dean Acheson, Royal Rife, Broncho Billy Anderson, Dita Parlo, and Pedro Rodríguez.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, J. D. Bernal ranks 67 out of 549. Before him are Mary Robinson (1944), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), Christy Brown (1932), Kevin Farrell (1947), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), and Brian Boru (941). After him are Edmund the Martyr (841), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), John Banville (1945), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Peter Lacy (1678), and Brenda Fricker (1945).

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Among CHEMISTS In Ireland

Among chemists born in Ireland, J. D. Bernal ranks 3. Before him are Robert Boyle (1627), and William C. Campbell (1930). After him are Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and Peter Woulfe (1727).

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