CHEMIST
James Crafts
1839 - 1917
James Crafts
James Mason Crafts (March 8, 1839 – June 20, 1917) was an American chemist, mostly known for developing the Friedel–Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with Charles Friedel in 1876. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Crafts has received more than 72,652 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). James Crafts is the 459th most popular chemist (up from 501st in 2019), the 5,557th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,865th in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
73k
Page Views (PV)
49.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.24
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, James Crafts ranks 459 out of 602. Before him are Carl Graebe, Benjamin List, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville, Walther Kossel, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, and Carl Remigius Fresenius. After him are Maclyn McCarty, Friedrich Accum, Takamine Jōkichi, Zdenko Hans Skraup, Isabella Karle, and Johan Kjeldahl.
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1841 - 1927
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 453
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1968 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 454
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
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Walther Kossel
1888 - 1956
HPI: 49.94
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Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
1852 - 1903
HPI: 49.92
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Carl Remigius Fresenius
1818 - 1897
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 458
James Crafts
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 459
Maclyn McCarty
1911 - 2005
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 460
Friedrich Accum
1769 - 1838
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 461
Takamine Jōkichi
1854 - 1922
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 462
Zdenko Hans Skraup
1850 - 1910
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 463
Isabella Karle
1921 - 2017
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 464
Johan Kjeldahl
1849 - 1900
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 465
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, James Crafts ranks 67. Before him are Luigi Capuana, Friedrich Gernsheim, Karl Alfred von Zittel, Ludwig Anzengruber, Julius Petersen, and Calixto García. After him are Caterina Volpicelli, Jakob Hurt, Nelson A. Miles, Nicolás de Piérola, Aleksandr Stoletov, and Giovanni Battista Scalabrini. Among people deceased in 1917, James Crafts ranks 82. Before him are Ivan Aguéli, Gaston Alibert, Bob Fitzsimmons, Aurel Popovici, Kristian Zahrtmann, and José Enrique Rodó. After him are Yevgeni Bauer, James Dwight, Petter Adolf Karsten, Alexei Mateevici, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, and Oswaldo Cruz.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsLuigi Capuana
WRITER
1839 - 1915
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 61
Friedrich Gernsheim
COMPOSER
1839 - 1916
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 62
Karl Alfred von Zittel
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1904
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 63
Ludwig Anzengruber
WRITER
1839 - 1889
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 64
Julius Petersen
MATHEMATICIAN
1839 - 1910
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 65
Calixto García
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1898
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 66
James Crafts
CHEMIST
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 67
Caterina Volpicelli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1839 - 1894
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 68
Jakob Hurt
WRITER
1839 - 1907
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 69
Nelson A. Miles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1925
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 70
Nicolás de Piérola
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1913
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 71
Aleksandr Stoletov
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1896
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 72
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1839 - 1905
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsIvan Aguéli
PAINTER
1869 - 1917
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 76
Gaston Alibert
FENCER
1878 - 1917
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 77
Bob Fitzsimmons
BOXER
1863 - 1917
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 78
Aurel Popovici
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1917
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 79
Kristian Zahrtmann
PAINTER
1843 - 1917
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 80
José Enrique Rodó
WRITER
1871 - 1917
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 81
James Crafts
CHEMIST
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 82
Yevgeni Bauer
FILM DIRECTOR
1865 - 1917
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 83
James Dwight
TENNIS PLAYER
1852 - 1917
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 84
Petter Adolf Karsten
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1917
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 85
Alexei Mateevici
WRITER
1888 - 1917
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 86
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1917
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 87
Oswaldo Cruz
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1917
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 88
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Crafts ranks 5,557 out of 20,380. Before him are Cesar Chavez (1927), Ida B. Wells (1862), Glenn Danzig (1955), J. D. Tippit (1924), James Eckhouse (1955), and Clyde Cowan (1919). After him are Theodore Roszak (1933), William R. King (1786), Osceola (1804), Henry Clay Frick (1849), Gary Peacock (1935), and Travis Barker (1975).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCesar Chavez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1993
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,551
Ida B. Wells
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,552
Glenn Danzig
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,553
J. D. Tippit
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1963
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,554
James Eckhouse
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,555
Clyde Cowan
PHYSICIST
1919 - 1974
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,556
James Crafts
CHEMIST
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,557
Theodore Roszak
WRITER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,558
William R. King
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1853
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5,559
Osceola
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1838
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 5,560
Henry Clay Frick
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1919
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 5,561
Gary Peacock
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 5,562
Travis Barker
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 5,563
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, James Crafts ranks 84. Before him are Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), Eric Betzig (1960), Roy J. Plunkett (1910), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), James B. Conant (1893), and Donella Meadows (1941). After him are Maclyn McCarty (1911), Isabella Karle (1921), Michael Behe (1952), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), and Robert Jarvik (1946).
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 78
Eric Betzig
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 79
Roy J. Plunkett
1910 - 1994
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 80
Myrtle Bachelder
1908 - 1997
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 81
James B. Conant
1893 - 1978
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 82
Donella Meadows
1941 - 2001
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 83
James Crafts
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 84
Maclyn McCarty
1911 - 2005
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 85
Isabella Karle
1921 - 2017
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 86
Michael Behe
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 87
Edward Goodrich Acheson
1856 - 1931
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 88
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 89
Robert Jarvik
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 90