PHYSICIST
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 - 1923
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals (Dutch pronunciation: [joːˈɦɑnəz ˈdidərɪk fɑn dər ˈʋaːls] ; 23 November 1837 – 8 March 1923) was a Dutch theoretical physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his pioneering work on the equation of state for gases and liquids. Van der Waals started his career as a schoolteacher. He became the first physics professor of the University of Amsterdam when in 1877 the old Athenaeum was upgraded to Municipal University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Diderik van der Waals has received more than 462,321 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Johannes Diderik van der Waals is the 52nd most popular physicist (down from 47th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 24th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Physicist.
Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch physicist who is most famous for his work in the field of thermodynamics.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Johannes Diderik van der Waals ranks 52 out of 851. Before him are William Gilbert, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Léon Foucault, Christian Doppler, Barry Barish, and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. After him are Wilhelm Wien, Ernst Mach, Gabriel Lippmann, Thomas Young, Charles Édouard Guillaume, and Ludwig Boltzmann.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam Gilbert
1544 - 1603
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 46
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 47
Léon Foucault
1819 - 1868
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 48
Christian Doppler
1803 - 1853
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 49
Barry Barish
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 50
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
1824 - 1907
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 51
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 52
Wilhelm Wien
1864 - 1928
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 53
Ernst Mach
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 54
Gabriel Lippmann
1845 - 1921
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 55
Thomas Young
1773 - 1829
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 56
Charles Édouard Guillaume
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 57
Ludwig Boltzmann
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, Johannes Diderik van der Waals ranks 3. Before him are Empress Elisabeth of Austria, and Alois Hitler. After him are J. P. Morgan, Grover Cleveland, Fredrik Bajer, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Mily Balakirev, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Cosima Wagner, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Marie François Sadi Carnot. Among people deceased in 1923, Johannes Diderik van der Waals ranks 5. Before him are Wilhelm Röntgen, Gustave Eiffel, Sarah Bernhardt, and Vilfredo Pareto. After him are John Venn, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Jaroslav Hašek, Constantine I of Greece, Pancho Villa, Warren G. Harding, and Joaquín Sorolla.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsEmpress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
Alois Hitler
PUBLIC WORKER
1837 - 1903
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 2
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
PHYSICIST
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 3
J. P. Morgan
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1913
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 4
Grover Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 5
Fredrik Bajer
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 6
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 7
Mily Balakirev
COMPOSER
1837 - 1910
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 8
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 9
Cosima Wagner
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1930
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 10
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1892
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 11
Marie François Sadi Carnot
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1894
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1923
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 1
Gustave Eiffel
ENGINEER
1832 - 1923
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 2
Sarah Bernhardt
ACTOR
1844 - 1923
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
Vilfredo Pareto
ECONOMIST
1848 - 1923
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 4
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
PHYSICIST
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
John Venn
PHILOSOPHER
1834 - 1923
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 6
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
COMPANION
1846 - 1923
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 7
Jaroslav Hašek
WRITER
1883 - 1923
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 8
Constantine I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1923
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 9
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 10
Warren G. Harding
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1923
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 11
Joaquín Sorolla
PAINTER
1863 - 1923
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Johannes Diderik van der Waals ranks 25 out of 1,646. Before him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), Pieter Zeeman (1865), M. C. Escher (1898), Willem Barentsz (1550), and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852). After him are Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), Rutger Hauer (1944), Louis van Gaal (1951), Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), and William I of the Netherlands (1772).
Others born in Netherlands
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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
William I of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 31
Among PHYSICISTS In Netherlands
Among physicists born in Netherlands, Johannes Diderik van der Waals ranks 6. Before him are Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), and Pieter Zeeman (1865). After him are Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), Peter Debye (1884), Frits Zernike (1888), Simon van der Meer (1925), Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), and Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931).
Christiaan Huygens
1629 - 1695
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 1
Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 2
Daniel Bernoulli
1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 3
Gerard 't Hooft
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 4
Pieter Zeeman
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 5
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
1853 - 1926
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 7
Peter Debye
1884 - 1966
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 8
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 9
Simon van der Meer
1925 - 2011
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 10
Nicolaas Bloembergen
1920 - 2017
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 11
Martinus J. G. Veltman
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 12