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Jack Parsons

1914 - 1952

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John Whiteside Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Parsons has received more than 811,631 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Parsons is the 262nd most popular engineer, the 6,238th most popular biography from United States and the 27th most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Jack Parsons ranks 262 out of 323Before him are Rudy Van Gelder, Frederick Terman, Louis Vicat, Hans Moravec, Louis Pouzin, and Fulgence Bienvenüe. After him are Sergey Chaplygin, Mikhail Simonov, Émile Lemoine, Markus Reiner, Sam Eyde, and Ransom E. Olds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jack Parsons ranks 246Before him are Ehrenfried Patzel, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Adolf Urban, David Wayne, Giuseppe Baldo, and Victor Sen Yung. After him are Viljo Heino, Oscar Heisserer, William Castle, Jo Cals, Elfriede Kaun, and Julián Marías. Among people deceased in 1952, Jack Parsons ranks 127Before him are D. S. Senanayake, Roger Vitrac, Italo Montemezzi, Ludwig Kaas, Ivan Olbracht, and Ernst Streeruwitz. After him are Gregory La Cava, Manuel Portela Valladares, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Filippos Karvelas, Richard Johansson, and Hans von Rosen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Parsons ranks 6,238 out of 18,182Before him are John Myung (1967), Jon Turteltaub (1963), John Bell Hood (1831), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Ruby Bridges (1954), and David Keith (1954). After him are Ferde Grofé (1892), Jill Tarter (1944), Harry Beaumont (1888), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Charles Daniels (1885), and Casey Kasem (1932).

Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Jack Parsons ranks 27Before him are Eugene Polley (1915), Burt Rutan (1943), Aron Ralston (1975), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), and Frederick Terman (1900). After him are Ransom E. Olds (1864), K. Eric Drexler (1955), Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892), Alan Shugart (1930), Frances Spence (1922), and Butler Lampson (1943).