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J. L. B. Smith

1897 - 1968

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James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. L. B. Smith has received more than 57,040 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. J. L. B. Smith is the 540th most popular chemist, the 208th most popular biography from South Africa and the 2nd most popular South African Chemist.

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  • 57k

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  • 37.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, J. L. B. Smith ranks 540 out of 509. Before him are Susan Solomon, Martyn Poliakoff, Harry B. Gray, Donald Howard Menzel, Omar M. Yaghi, and Percy Lavon Julian. After him are Sam Ruben, Darshan Ranganathan, Jacqueline Barton, Bonnie Bassler, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, and Carolyn R. Bertozzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, J. L. B. Smith ranks 266. Before him are William Gott, Józef Lange, Robert Riskin, Hermione Gingold, Hope Emerson, and Naomi Mitchison. After him are John Laurie, Richard Russell Jr., Alphonse Lacroix, Doris Kenyon, Jerome Cowan, and Sohrab Modi. Among people deceased in 1968, J. L. B. Smith ranks 232. Before him are Virginia Weidler, Paul Radmilovic, Dennis O'Keefe, Anthony Boucher, Fred Clark, and Bea Benaderet. After him are Tommy Noonan, George Constantine, Lee Tracy, Gerald Mohr, Gertrude Short, and Conrad Richter.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, J. L. B. Smith ranks 208 out of 374. Before him are Theuns Jordaan (1971), Peter Sarnak (1953), Damon Galgut (1963), Phil Masinga (1969), Penelope Coelen (1940), and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955). After him are Mark González (1984), David Bateson (1960), Amanda Coetzer (1971), Musetta Vander (1963), Wayne Ferreira (1971), and William Ferguson (1940).

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Among CHEMISTS In South Africa

Among chemists born in South Africa, J. L. B. Smith ranks 2. Before him are Michael Levitt (1947).

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