CHEMIST
John Newlands
1837 - 1898
John Newlands
John Alexander Reina Newlands (26 November 1837 – 29 July 1898) was a British chemist who worked concerning the periodicity of elements. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Newlands has received more than 14,020 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. John Newlands is the 143rd most popular chemist (down from 104th in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 551st in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Chemist.
John Newlands was most famous for the Law of Octaves, which he published in 1865. The law states that the atomic weights of elements are either whole number multiples of the atomic weight of hydrogen or are half-integers of the atomic weight of hydrogen.
Memorability Metrics
14k
Page Views (PV)
63.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
7.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, John Newlands ranks 143 out of 602. Before him are Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, Joachim Frank, Kurt Wüthrich, Willard Libby, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, and Sune Bergström. After him are Christian B. Anfinsen, James Dewar, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Arthur Kornberg, and Ahmed Zewail.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier
1758 - 1836
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 137
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 138
Kurt Wüthrich
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 139
Willard Libby
1908 - 1980
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 140
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
1763 - 1829
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 141
Sune Bergström
1916 - 2004
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 142
John Newlands
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 143
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 144
James Dewar
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 145
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
1800 - 1884
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 146
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 147
Arthur Kornberg
1918 - 2007
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 148
Ahmed Zewail
1946 - 2016
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 149
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, John Newlands ranks 18. Before him are Marie François Sadi Carnot, Adam Opel, Pedro V of Portugal, Ivan Kramskoi, Paul Morphy, and Vasil Levski. After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Ilia Chavchavadze, Queen Cheorin, Rosalía de Castro, and Émile Waldteufel. Among people deceased in 1898, John Newlands ranks 17. Before him are Charles Garnier, Ferdinand Cohn, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Eleanor Marx, Félicien Rops, and Theodor Fontane. After him are Syed Ahmad Khan, Henry Bessemer, Aubrey Beardsley, Heungseon Daewongun, William Ewart Gladstone, and Edward Burne-Jones.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsMarie François Sadi Carnot
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1894
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 12
Adam Opel
INVENTOR
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 13
Pedro V of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1861
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 14
Ivan Kramskoi
PAINTER
1837 - 1887
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 15
Paul Morphy
CHESS PLAYER
1837 - 1884
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 16
Vasil Levski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1873
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 17
John Newlands
CHEMIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 18
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 19
Georges Ernest Boulanger
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1891
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 20
Ilia Chavchavadze
WRITER
1837 - 1907
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 21
Queen Cheorin
COMPANION
1837 - 1878
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 22
Rosalía de Castro
WRITER
1837 - 1885
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 23
Émile Waldteufel
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1898
Go to all RankingsCharles Garnier
ARCHITECT
1825 - 1898
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Cohn
BIOLOGIST
1828 - 1898
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
PAINTER
1824 - 1898
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 13
Eleanor Marx
WRITER
1855 - 1898
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 14
Félicien Rops
PAINTER
1833 - 1898
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 15
Theodor Fontane
WRITER
1819 - 1898
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 16
John Newlands
CHEMIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
Syed Ahmad Khan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1817 - 1898
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 18
Henry Bessemer
INVENTOR
1813 - 1898
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 19
Aubrey Beardsley
WRITER
1872 - 1898
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 20
Heungseon Daewongun
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1898
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
William Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 22
Edward Burne-Jones
ARTIST
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 23
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Newlands ranks 626 out of 8,785. Before him are Tilda Swinton (1960), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), Edgar Wallace (1875), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), Chris Norman (1950), and Thomas Savery (1650). After him are Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Alfonso de Portago (1928), Charles Laughton (1899), Willibrord (658), William Shockley (1910), and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTilda Swinton
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 620
Jerome K. Jerome
WRITER
1859 - 1927
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 621
Edgar Wallace
WRITER
1875 - 1932
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 622
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 623
Chris Norman
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 624
Thomas Savery
INVENTOR
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 625
John Newlands
CHEMIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 626
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
NOBLEMAN
1864 - 1892
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 627
Alfonso de Portago
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1957
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 628
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 629
Willibrord
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
658 - 739
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 630
William Shockley
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1989
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 631
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 632
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, John Newlands ranks 17. Before him are Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Robert Robinson (1886), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914), Archer Martin (1910), and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897). After him are James Dewar (1842), George Porter (1920), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Harry Kroto (1939), Alexander R. Todd (1907), and John Macleod (1876).
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
Robert Robinson
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 12
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 13
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
1914 - 1994
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 14
Archer Martin
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 15
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 16
John Newlands
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
James Dewar
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 18
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 19
John Frederic Daniell
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 20
Harry Kroto
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 21
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 22
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 23