Physician
Jens Christian Skou
Danish chemist
1918 - 2018
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Jens Christian Skou
His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2024). Jens Christian Skou is the 79th most popular physician (up from 106th in 2024), the 61st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 81st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Physician.
Jens Christian Skou is most famous for his invention of the process of electrophoresis.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, Jens Christian Skou ranks 79 out of 726. Before him are William P. Murphy, Christiaan Barnard, Ambroise Paré, Johannes Fibiger, Selman Waksman, and Albert Szent-Györgyi. After him are August Krogh, Eugen Bleuler, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Cyril of Jerusalem, and Walter Rudolf Hess.
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William P. Murphy
1892 - 1987
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 73
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 74
Ambroise Paré
1510 - 1590
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 75
Johannes Fibiger
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 76
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
HPI: 72.94
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Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 78
Jens Christian Skou
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 79
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 80
Eugen Bleuler
1857 - 1939
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 81
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
1926 - 2004
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 82
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
1857 - 1940
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 83
Cyril of Jerusalem
313 - 386
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 84
Walter Rudolf Hess
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Jens Christian Skou ranks 22. Before him are Alberto Ascari, Ernst Otto Fischer, Kai Siegbahn, Katherine Johnson, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Takashi Kasahara. After him are Jørn Utzon, Ken Miles, Martin Ryle, William Holden, Bertram Brockhouse, and Jerome Karle. Among people deceased in 2018, Jens Christian Skou ranks 26. Before him are Riccardo Giacconi, John McCain, Stephen Hillenburg, Jean-Louis Tauran, Philip Roth, and France Gall. After him are Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, Burton Richter, Günter Blobel, Avicii, and Paul Bocuse.
Others Born in 1918
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Alberto Ascari
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 16
Ernst Otto Fischer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 17
Kai Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2007
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 18
Katherine Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1918 - 2020
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 19
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 20
Takashi Kasahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 21
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 22
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 23
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 24
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 25
William Holden
ACTOR
1918 - 1981
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 26
Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 27
Jerome Karle
CHEMIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 2018
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Riccardo Giacconi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 20
John McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 21
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 22
Jean-Louis Tauran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 23
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 24
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 25
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 26
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 27
Richard E. Taylor
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 28
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 29
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 30
Avicii
MUSICIAN
1989 - 2018
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 31
Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 32
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Jens Christian Skou ranks 61 out of NaN. Before him are Nicolas Steno (1638), Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Johannes Fibiger (1867), and Lars von Trier (1956). After him are August Krogh (1874), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Jørn Utzon (1918), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Inge Lehmann (1888), and Tollund Man (-400).
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Nicolas Steno
GEOLOGIST
1638 - 1686
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 55
Asta Nielsen
ACTOR
1881 - 1972
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 56
Frederick I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1471 - 1533
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 57
Haakon III of Norway
POLITICIAN
1182 - 1204
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 58
Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 59
Lars von Trier
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 60
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 61
August Krogh
PHYSICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 62
Frederick IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1730
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 63
Jørn Utzon
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2008
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 64
S. P. L. Sørensen
CHEMIST
1868 - 1939
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 65
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 66
Tollund Man
CELEBRITY
400 BC - 384 BC
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 67
Among Physicians In Denmark
Among physicians born in Denmark, Jens Christian Skou ranks 2. Before him are Johannes Fibiger (1867). After him are August Krogh (1874), Carl Værnet (1893), Carl Lange (1834), Christian Bohr (1855), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Max Heindel (1865), and Halfdan T. Mahler (1923).
Johannes Fibiger
1867 - 1928
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 1
Jens Christian Skou
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 2
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 3
Carl Værnet
1893 - 1965
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
Carl Lange
1834 - 1900
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
Christian Bohr
1855 - 1911
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
Emil Aarestrup
1800 - 1856
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 7
Max Heindel
1865 - 1919
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 8
Halfdan T. Mahler
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 9
