Chemist

Jean-Marie Lehn

1939 - today

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Jean-Marie Lehn

His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2024). Jean-Marie Lehn is the 140th most popular chemist (down from 127th in 2024), the 662nd most popular biography from France (up from 871st in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Chemist.

Jean-Marie Lehn is most famous for his work on peptide synthesis. He is also known for his work on the creation of a new field of chemistry called "supramolecular chemistry."

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Among Chemists

Among chemists, Jean-Marie Lehn ranks 140 out of 602. Before him are John Cornforth, Harold Urey, Wilfrid Voynich, Gerhard Ertl, Robert Burns Woodward, and Paul Flory. After him are Johan Gadolin, Michel Eugène Chevreul, Julius Lothar Meyer, Roger D. Kornberg, Jerome Karle, and Kurt Wüthrich.

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John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 134
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 135
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 136
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 137
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 138
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 139
Jean-Marie Lehn
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 140
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 141
Michel Eugène Chevreul
1786 - 1889
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 142
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 143
Roger D. Kornberg
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 144
Jerome Karle
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 145
Kurt Wüthrich
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 146

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Jean-Marie Lehn ranks 24. Before him are Reuven Rivlin, Margaret Atwood, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, James Fox, Ralph Lauren, and Karel Gott. After him are Jackie Stewart, Romano Prodi, Michèle Mercier, Harry Kroto, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, and Barbara Liskov.

Others Born in 1939

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Reuven Rivlin
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 18
Margaret Atwood
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 19
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 20
James Fox
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 21
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 22
Karel Gott
SINGER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 23
Jean-Marie Lehn
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 24
Jackie Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 25
Romano Prodi
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 26
Michèle Mercier
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 27
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 28
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2001
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 29
Barbara Liskov
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 30

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Marie Lehn ranks 662 out of NaN. Before him are Alexandre Millerand (1859), Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Syagrius (430), Rudolph of France (890), and Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092). After him are Johnny Hallyday (1943), Paul Dukas (1865), Alain Resnais (1922), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), François-André Danican Philidor (1726), and Anne of Foix-Candale (1484).

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Alexandre Millerand
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1943
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 656
Guillaume de l'Hôpital
MATHEMATICIAN
1661 - 1704
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 657
Adrien-Marie Legendre
MATHEMATICIAN
1752 - 1833
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 658
Syagrius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
430 - 487
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 659
Rudolph of France
POLITICIAN
890 - 936
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 660
Fulk, King of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1092 - 1143
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 661
Jean-Marie Lehn
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 662
Johnny Hallyday
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 663
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 664
Alain Resnais
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 665
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1712 - 1780
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 666
François-André Danican Philidor
CHESS PLAYER
1726 - 1795
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 667
Anne of Foix-Candale
COMPANION
1484 - 1506
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 668