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Marie Maynard Daly

1921 - 2003

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Marie Maynard Daly (April 16, 1921 – October 28, 2003) was an American biochemist. She was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Daly made important contributions in four areas of research: the chemistry of histones, protein synthesis, the relationships between cholesterol and hypertension, and creatine's uptake by muscle cells. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Marie Maynard Daly is the 587th most popular chemist (down from 569th in 2024), the 12,359th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,423rd in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Chemist.

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Among chemists, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 587 out of 602. Before her are Susan Solomon, Mary Engle Pennington, Martyn Poliakoff, Richard Zare, Ching Wan Tang, and Willis R. Whitney. After her are Esther M. Conwell, Richard Lerner, Ruth R. Benerito, Donald Howard Menzel, Sam Ruben, and Jacqueline Barton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 447. Before her are Chen Muhua, Yevgeni Babich, Terence Cooke, R. K. Laxman, Sahir Ludhianvi, and Joan Greenwood. After her are Vivian Blaine, Juanita M. Kreps, Monty Hall, Hazel McCallion, Tom Kilburn, and Harold Camping. Among people deceased in 2003, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 350. Before her are Georgi Vladimov, Kathleen Raine, Steve O'Rourke, Yuri Falin, Malik Meraj Khalid, and Miss Elizabeth. After her are Koji Kondo, Andrey Kivilev, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Trevor Ford, Erland Herkenrath, and Gerald Emmett Carter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 12,362 out of 20,380. Before her are Stone Gossard (1966), Roy Clark (1933), Leroy Chiao (1960), Trevor Moore (1980), Tom Foley (1929), and Stephen L. Adler (1939). After her are Phil Heath (1979), Beth Ditto (1981), Torrey DeVitto (1984), Bill Mumy (1954), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), and Vivian Blaine (1921).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 114. Before her are Benjamin Silliman (1779), Rachel Fuller Brown (1898), Susan Solomon (1956), Mary Engle Pennington (1872), Richard Zare (1939), and Willis R. Whitney (1868). After her are Esther M. Conwell (1922), Richard Lerner (1938), Ruth R. Benerito (1916), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Sam Ruben (1913), and Jacqueline Barton (1952).

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