CHEMIST
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
Mária Telkes
Mária Telkes (December 12, 1900 – December 2, 1995) was a Hungarian-American biophysicist and inventor who worked on solar energy technologies. She moved to the United States in 1925 to work as a biophysicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mária Telkes has received more than 1,216,578 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Mária Telkes is the 232nd most popular chemist (up from 254th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 140th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Chemist.
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1.2M
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
8.11
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Mária Telkes ranks 232 out of 509. Before her are John Cornforth, Charles J. Pedersen, Friedrich Sertürner, William Lipscomb, Nikolay Semyonov, and William Hyde Wollaston. After her are John E. Walker, Sidney Altman, Richard F. Heck, Nikolay Zelinsky, Mario J. Molina, and Paul L. Modrich.
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John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 226
Charles J. Pedersen
1904 - 1989
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 227
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 228
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 229
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 230
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 231
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 232
John E. Walker
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 233
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 234
Richard F. Heck
1931 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 235
Nikolay Zelinsky
1861 - 1953
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 236
Mario J. Molina
1943 - 2020
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 237
Paul L. Modrich
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 238
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Mária Telkes ranks 62. Before her are James Bond, Robert Siodmak, Nathalie Sarraute, Werner Haase, Pedro Cea, and Katina Paxinou. After her are Franz Walter Stahlecker, Ignazio Silone, Agnes Moorehead, Pridi Banomyong, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. Among people deceased in 1995, Mária Telkes ranks 55. Before her are Rose Kennedy, Bob Ross, Lita Grey, César Rodríguez Álvarez, Miklós Rózsa, and Ernest Walton. After her are Alonzo Church, Eazy-E, Edda Mussolini, James Meade, John B. Calhoun, and Carlos Monzón.
Others Born in 1900
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James Bond
1900 - 1989
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 56
Robert Siodmak
1900 - 1973
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 57
Nathalie Sarraute
1900 - 1999
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 58
Werner Haase
1900 - 1950
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 59
Pedro Cea
1900 - 1970
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 60
Katina Paxinou
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 61
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 62
Franz Walter Stahlecker
1900 - 1942
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 63
Ignazio Silone
1900 - 1978
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 64
Agnes Moorehead
1900 - 1974
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 65
Pridi Banomyong
1900 - 1983
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 66
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
1900 - 1974
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 67
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1995
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Rose Kennedy
1890 - 1995
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 49
Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 50
Lita Grey
1908 - 1995
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 51
César Rodríguez Álvarez
1920 - 1995
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 52
Miklós Rózsa
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 53
Ernest Walton
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 54
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 55
Alonzo Church
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 56
Eazy-E
1964 - 1995
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 57
Edda Mussolini
1910 - 1995
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 58
James Meade
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 59
John B. Calhoun
1917 - 1995
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 60
Carlos Monzón
1942 - 1995
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 61
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Mária Telkes ranks 130 out of 866. Before her are Aurel Stein (1862), Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), Peter Delyan (1009), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Marcel Grossmann (1878), and Arthur Nikisch (1855). After her are László Papp (1926), George I Rákóczi (1593), Leopold Auer (1845), André Kertész (1894), László Sólyom (1942), and Michael Polanyi (1891).
Others born in Hungary
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Aurel Stein
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 124
Imi Lichtenfeld
1910 - 1998
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 125
Peter Delyan
1009 - 1041
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 126
Miklós Jancsó
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 127
Marcel Grossmann
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 128
Arthur Nikisch
1855 - 1922
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 129
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 130
László Papp
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 131
George I Rákóczi
1593 - 1648
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 132
Leopold Auer
1845 - 1930
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 133
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 134
László Sólyom
1942 - 2023
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 135
Michael Polanyi
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 136
Among CHEMISTS In Hungary
Among chemists born in Hungary, Mária Telkes ranks 5. Before her are George de Hevesy (1885), Avram Hershko (1937), George Andrew Olah (1927), and Katalin Karikó (1955). After her are Michael Polanyi (1891).
George de Hevesy
1885 - 1966
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1
Avram Hershko
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 3
Katalin Karikó
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 4
Mária Telkes
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5
Michael Polanyi
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 6
