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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 63,311 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). J. L. B. Smith is the 552nd most popular chemist (down from 539th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 207th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, J. L. B. Smith ranks 552 out of 602. Before him are Henry Eyring, Frederick G. Donnan, John Roebuck, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Bruce Alberts, and Martin Kamen. After him are Florence B. Seibert, Mildred Cohn, Mary L. Good, Ching Wan Tang, Max Bodenstein, and Bruce Ames.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, J. L. B. Smith ranks 287. Before him are Aneurin Bevan, Ángel Médici, Edward Moore, Sigurd Moen, Ivan Borkovský, and Joseph Calleia. After him are Florence B. Seibert, Walter Winchell, Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Hartshorne, Silverio Izaguirre, and Józef Lange. Among people deceased in 1968, J. L. B. Smith ranks 239. Before him are William Varley, Jorge Valderrama, Edward Moore, Alexander Hall, Little Willie John, and Carlos María de la Torre. After him are Maurice Verdonck, Harry Hebner, Panagiotis Pavlidis, Panagiotis Poulitsas, Virgilio Levratto, and Virginia Valli.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, J. L. B. Smith ranks 153 out of 454. Before him are Eddie Kramer (1942), William Kentridge (1955), Corrie Sanders (1966), Doug Serrurier (1920), Gavin Hood (1963), and Elsa Joubert (1922). After him are Cecil McMaster (1895), Cariba Heine (1988), Benni McCarthy (1977), Desiré Wilson (1953), Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), and Lucky Dube (1910).

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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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