CHEMIST
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jr. (Dutch: [vɑn (ə)t ˈɦɔf]; 30 August 1852 – 1 March 1911) was a Dutch physical chemist. A highly influential theoretical chemist of his time, van 't Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff has received more than 406,272 page views. His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff is the 16th most popular chemist (down from 14th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Chemist.
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff is most famous for his discovery of the law of chemical equilibrium and the concept of chemical affinity.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff ranks 16 out of 602. Before him are Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Svante Arrhenius, Fritz Haber, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Otto Hahn. After him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Linus Pauling, Edwin McMillan, Friedrich Wöhler, Paul Karrer, and William Ramsay.
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1779 - 1848
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 10
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1859 - 1927
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 11
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1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 12
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HPI: 74.25
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 - 1932
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 14
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 15
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 16
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 17
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 18
Edwin McMillan
1907 - 1991
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 19
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 22
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff ranks 4. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Henri Becquerel, and Emperor Meiji. After him are Gojong of Korea, William Ramsay, Emil Fischer, Albert A. Michelson, Henri Moissan, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Joseph Joffre, and Francisco Tárrega. Among people deceased in 1911, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff ranks 2. Before him is Gustav Mahler. After him are Wilhelm Dilthey, Francis Galton, Alfred Binet, Joseph Pulitzer, Pyotr Stolypin, Paul Lafargue, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Georg Jellinek, Emilio Salgari, and Maria Pia of Savoy.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsAntoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 1
Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 2
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 3
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 4
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 5
William Ramsay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 6
Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
Henri Moissan
CHEMIST
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 10
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 11
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1911
Go to all RankingsGustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 1
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Dilthey
PHILOSOPHER
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 3
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 4
Alfred Binet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 5
Joseph Pulitzer
JOURNALIST
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 6
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 7
Paul Lafargue
WRITER
1842 - 1911
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 8
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
PAINTER
1875 - 1911
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 9
Georg Jellinek
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1851 - 1911
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 10
Emilio Salgari
WRITER
1862 - 1911
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 11
Maria Pia of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1911
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff ranks 24 out of 1,646. Before him are Pope Adrian VI (1459), Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), Pieter Zeeman (1865), M. C. Escher (1898), and Willem Barentsz (1550). After him are Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), Rutger Hauer (1944), Louis van Gaal (1951), and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853).
Others born in Netherlands
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1459 - 1523
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 18
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 19
Gerard 't Hooft
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 20
Pieter Zeeman
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 21
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 22
Willem Barentsz
EXPLORER
1550 - 1597
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 23
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
CHEMIST
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 24
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
PHYSICIST
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 25
Juliana of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 26
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 27
Rutger Hauer
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 28
Louis van Gaal
COACH
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 29
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1926
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 30
Among CHEMISTS In Netherlands
Among chemists born in Netherlands, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff ranks 1. After him are Paul J. Crutzen (1933), Ben Feringa (1951), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801), and Albert Kluyver (1888).
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 1
Paul J. Crutzen
1933 - 2021
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 2
Ben Feringa
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 3
C. H. D. Buys Ballot
1817 - 1890
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 4
Coenraad Johannes van Houten
1801 - 1887
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 5
Albert Kluyver
1888 - 1956
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 6