Chemist

Leopold Ružička

Croatian scientist

1887 - 1976

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Leopold Ružička

His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold Ružička is the 65th most popular chemist (up from 94th in 2024), the 8th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Chemist.

Leopold Ružička is most famous for his discovery of the Ružička reaction.

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Among Chemists

Among chemists, Leopold Ružička ranks 65 out of 602. Before him are Kurt Alder, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Francis William Aston, Norman Haworth, John Howard Northrop, and Ilya Prigogine. After him are Wendell Meredith Stanley, Henry Hallett Dale, Gerty Cori, Vladimir Prelog, Gertrude B. Elion, and Dorothy Hodgkin.

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Kurt Alder
1902 - 1958
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 59
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 60
Francis William Aston
1877 - 1945
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 61
Norman Haworth
1883 - 1950
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 62
John Howard Northrop
1891 - 1987
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 63
Ilya Prigogine
1917 - 2003
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 64
Leopold Ružička
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 65
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904 - 1971
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 66
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 - 1968
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 67
Gerty Cori
1896 - 1957
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 68
Vladimir Prelog
1906 - 1998
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 69
Gertrude B. Elion
1918 - 1999
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 70
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910 - 1994
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 71

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Leopold Ružička ranks 18. Before him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Vidkun Quisling, Arthur Rubinstein, Wilhelm Canaris, and Jozef Tiso. After him are Juan Gris, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Leonard Bloomfield, James B. Sumner, Henry Moseley, and Saint-John Perse. Among people deceased in 1976, Leopold Ružička ranks 13. Before him are Alvar Aalto, Luchino Visconti, Zhou Enlai, Max Ernst, Jean Gabin, and Fritz Lang. After him are André Malraux, Yonatan Netanyahu, Eyvind Johnson, Trofim Lysenko, Man Ray, and Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.

Others Born in 1887

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Gustav Ludwig Hertz
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 12
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 13
Vidkun Quisling
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1945
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 14
Arthur Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1982
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 15
Wilhelm Canaris
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1945
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 16
Jozef Tiso
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 17
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 18
Juan Gris
PAINTER
1887 - 1927
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 19
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
COMPANION
1887 - 1969
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 20
Leonard Bloomfield
LINGUIST
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 21
James B. Sumner
CHEMIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 22
Henry Moseley
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 23
Saint-John Perse
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 24

Others Deceased in 1976

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Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 7
Luchino Visconti
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1976
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 8
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 9
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 10
Jean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 11
Fritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 12
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 13
André Malraux
WRITER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 14
Yonatan Netanyahu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1946 - 1976
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 15
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 16
Trofim Lysenko
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1976
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 17
Man Ray
PAINTER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 18
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 19

In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Leopold Ružička ranks 8 out of NaN. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892), Diocletian (244), Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63), Rüstem Pasha (1500), Franjo Tuđman (1922), and Valens (328). After him are János Kádár (1912), Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711), Pope John IV (600), Pope Caius (250), Saint Marinus (275), and Laura Antonelli (1941).

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Josip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 2
Diocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 3
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 4
Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 5
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 6
Valens
POLITICIAN
328 - 378
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 7
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 8
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 9
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 10
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 11
Pope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12
Saint Marinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
275 - 366
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 13
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 14