CHEMIST
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
Julius Lothar Meyer
Julius Lothar Meyer (19 August 1830 – 11 April 1895) was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (his chief rival) and he had both worked with Robert Bunsen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius Lothar Meyer has received more than 507,480 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Julius Lothar Meyer is the 70th most popular chemist (down from 51st in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Germany (down from 428th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Chemist.
Julius Lothar Meyer was a German chemist who is most famous for being the first person to synthesize indigo, an important dye.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Julius Lothar Meyer ranks 70 out of 602. Before him are Hans Fischer, Joseph Black, Tadeusz Reichstein, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Paul J. Crutzen, and Joseph Proust. After him are Francis William Aston, Irving Langmuir, Hermann Staudinger, Heinrich Otto Wieland, Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, and Dorothy Hodgkin.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Fischer
1881 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 64
Joseph Black
1728 - 1799
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Tadeusz Reichstein
1897 - 1996
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 66
Jan Baptist van Helmont
1580 - 1644
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 67
Paul J. Crutzen
1933 - 2021
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 68
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 69
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 70
Francis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 71
Irving Langmuir
1881 - 1957
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 72
Hermann Staudinger
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 73
Heinrich Otto Wieland
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 74
Richard Adolf Zsigmondy
1865 - 1929
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 75
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910 - 1994
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 76
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1830, Julius Lothar Meyer ranks 12. Before him are Frédéric Mistral, Paul Heyse, Emily Dickinson, Hector Malot, Porfirio Díaz, and Isma'il Pasha. After him are Eadweard Muybridge, Hans von Bülow, Louise Michel, Étienne-Jules Marey, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, and Élisée Reclus. Among people deceased in 1895, Julius Lothar Meyer ranks 9. Before him are Alexandre Dumas fils, Berthe Morisot, Thomas Henry Huxley, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Empress Myeongseong, and Isma'il Pasha. After him are José Martí, Adam Opel, Friedrich Miescher, Franz von Suppé, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, and Johann Josef Loschmidt.
Others Born in 1830
Go to all RankingsFrédéric Mistral
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 6
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 7
Emily Dickinson
WRITER
1830 - 1886
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 8
Hector Malot
WRITER
1830 - 1907
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 9
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 10
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 11
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 12
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 13
Hans von Bülow
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 14
Louise Michel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1905
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 15
Étienne-Jules Marey
INVENTOR
1830 - 1904
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 16
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 17
Élisée Reclus
GEOGRAPHER
1830 - 1905
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1895
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Dumas fils
WRITER
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 3
Berthe Morisot
PAINTER
1841 - 1895
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 4
Thomas Henry Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 5
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
WRITER
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 6
Empress Myeongseong
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 7
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 8
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 9
José Martí
WRITER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 10
Adam Opel
INVENTOR
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 11
Friedrich Miescher
PHYSICIAN
1844 - 1895
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 12
Franz von Suppé
COMPOSER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 13
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1895
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 14
Johann Josef Loschmidt
CHEMIST
1821 - 1895
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 15
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Julius Lothar Meyer ranks 460 out of 7,253. Before him are Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Roland Freisler (1893), Adam of Bremen (1100), Rudolf Mössbauer (1929), George Paget Thomson (1892), and Ernst Lubitsch (1892). After him are Rudolf Dassler (1898), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), and Oliver Kahn (1969).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMaria Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1767
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 454
Roland Freisler
JUDGE
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 455
Adam of Bremen
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1080
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 456
Rudolf Mössbauer
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2011
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 457
George Paget Thomson
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1975
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 458
Ernst Lubitsch
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1947
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 459
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 460
Rudolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 461
Friedrich Fromm
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 462
Maria Anna of Neuburg
COMPANION
1667 - 1740
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 463
Anselm Kiefer
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 464
Pyotr Stolypin
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 465
Oliver Kahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 466
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Julius Lothar Meyer ranks 17. Before him are Adolf Butenandt (1903), Adolf Windaus (1876), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Otto Diels (1876), Richard Willstätter (1872), and Hans Fischer (1881). After him are Hermann Staudinger (1881), Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Hans von Euler-Chelpin (1873), and Karl Ziegler (1898).
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 11
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 12
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
1780 - 1849
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 13
Otto Diels
1876 - 1954
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 14
Richard Willstätter
1872 - 1942
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 15
Hans Fischer
1881 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 16
Julius Lothar Meyer
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 17
Hermann Staudinger
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 18
Heinrich Otto Wieland
1877 - 1957
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 19
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 20
Johann Rudolf Glauber
1604 - 1670
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 21
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
1873 - 1964
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 22
Karl Ziegler
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 23