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CHEMIST

Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted

1879 - 1947

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Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (Danish: [joˈhænˀəs ne̝koˈlɛːus ˈpʁɶnsteð]; 22 February 1879 – 17 December 1947) was a Danish physical chemist, who developed the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory simultaneously with and independently of Martin Lowry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted has received more than 138,969 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted is the 99th most popular chemist (down from 94th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Chemist.

Brønsted is most famous for his discovery of the Brønsted-Lowry theory. This theory states that acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 99 out of 509. Before him are Harold Urey, Paul Hermann Müller, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Manfred Eigen, Norman Haworth, and Vladimir Prelog. After him are Gerhard Ertl, Yves Chauvin, Willard Libby, James B. Sumner, John Newlands, and Henry Hallett Dale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 21. Before him are Ottorino Respighi, Milutin Milanković, Hans Luther, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Rudolf von Laban, and Ramana Maharshi. After him are Sarojini Naidu, Francis Peyton Rous, Italo Gariboldi, An Jung-geun, Franz Reichelt, and Victor Sjöström. Among people deceased in 1947, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 31. Before him are Nicholas Roerich, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Victor Lustig, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Stanley Baldwin, and G. H. Hardy. After him are Irving Fisher, Luigi Russolo, Bugsy Siegel, Alexander Löhr, Pierre Janet, and Hans Fallada.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 76 out of 893. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Christina of Denmark (1521), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Sven Hassel (1917), and Canute Lavard (1096). After him are Eric I of Denmark (1055), Christopher II of Denmark (1276), Rasmus Rask (1787), Maximilian von Spee (1861), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), and Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771).

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Among CHEMISTS In Denmark

Among chemists born in Denmark, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 2. Before him are Henrik Dam (1895). After him are Sophia Brahe (1556), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Johan Kjeldahl (1849), and Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826).

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