Chemist
Otto Wichterle
1913 - 1998
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Otto Wichterle
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Otto Wichterle is the 417th most popular chemist (down from 334th in 2024), the 412th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 264th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Chemist.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Otto Wichterle ranks 417 out of 602. Before him are John William Draper, Jan Czochralski, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Brunó Ferenc Straub, Franz von Soxhlet, and George Church. After him are Louis-Sébastien Lenormand, Walther Kossel, Carl Graebe, Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, Lina Stern, and Coenraad Johannes van Houten.
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John William Draper
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HPI: 60.12
Rank: 411
Jan Czochralski
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HPI: 60.08
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Jean-Antoine Chaptal
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Brunó Ferenc Straub
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Franz von Soxhlet
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George Church
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Otto Wichterle
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 417
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand
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HPI: 59.87
Rank: 418
Walther Kossel
1888 - 1956
HPI: 59.84
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Carl Graebe
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HPI: 59.82
Rank: 420
Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois
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Rank: 421
Lina Stern
1878 - 1968
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 422
Coenraad Johannes van Houten
1801 - 1887
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 423
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Otto Wichterle ranks 166. Before him are Vicente Calderón, Benjamin Markarian, William P. Rogers, Charles Helou, Ljuba Welitsch, and Walter Andreas Schwarz. After him are Maria Tănase, Edith Pargeter, René Schneider, Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, Gustaaf Deloor, and Samuel Eilenberg. Among people deceased in 1998, Otto Wichterle ranks 140. Before him are Phil Hartman, Leo Penn, Michael Tippett, Jean Leray, Hide, and Nguyễn Văn Linh. After him are Theodor Oberländer, Eric Ambler, Qian Zhongshu, Louis Dumont, Joan Brossa, and Samuel Eilenberg.
Others Born in 1913
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Vicente Calderón
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 1987
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 160
Benjamin Markarian
ASTRONOMER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 161
William P. Rogers
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 162
Charles Helou
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 163
Ljuba Welitsch
SINGER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 164
Walter Andreas Schwarz
SINGER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 165
Otto Wichterle
CHEMIST
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 166
Maria Tănase
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 167
Edith Pargeter
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 168
René Schneider
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1970
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 169
Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva
ACTOR
1913 - 1929
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 170
Gustaaf Deloor
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 171
Samuel Eilenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 172
Others Deceased in 1998
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Phil Hartman
ACTOR
1948 - 1998
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 134
Leo Penn
ACTOR
1921 - 1998
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 135
Michael Tippett
COMPOSER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 136
Jean Leray
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 137
Hide
MUSICIAN
1964 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 138
Nguyễn Văn Linh
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 139
Otto Wichterle
CHEMIST
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 140
Theodor Oberländer
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 141
Eric Ambler
WRITER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 142
Qian Zhongshu
WRITER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 143
Louis Dumont
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 144
Joan Brossa
WRITER
1919 - 1998
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 145
Samuel Eilenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 146
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Otto Wichterle ranks 412 out of NaN. Before him are Anne of Bohemia (1290), Vlastimil Brodský (1920), Emmy Destinn (1878), Jana Novotná (1968), Oldřich Duras (1882), and Franz von Soxhlet (1848). After him are Tomáš Halík (1948), Ladislav Adamec (1926), Ota Šik (1919), Ivan Hlinka (1950), Lubor Niederle (1865), and Simon Sechter (1788).
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Anne of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1313
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 406
Vlastimil Brodský
ACTOR
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 407
Emmy Destinn
SINGER
1878 - 1930
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 408
Jana Novotná
TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - 2017
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 409
Oldřich Duras
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 410
Franz von Soxhlet
CHEMIST
1848 - 1926
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 411
Otto Wichterle
CHEMIST
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 412
Tomáš Halík
PHILOSOPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 413
Ladislav Adamec
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2007
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 414
Ota Šik
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2004
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 415
Ivan Hlinka
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2004
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 416
Lubor Niederle
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1865 - 1944
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 417
Simon Sechter
COMPOSER
1788 - 1867
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 418
Among Chemists In Czechia
Among chemists born in Czechia, Otto Wichterle ranks 6. Before him are Gerty Cori (1896), Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896), Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890), Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821), and Franz von Soxhlet (1848). After him are Hans Tropsch (1889), Zdenko Hans Skraup (1850), and Jiří Drahoš (1949).
Gerty Cori
1896 - 1957
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1
Carl Ferdinand Cori
1896 - 1984
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 2
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 3
Johann Josef Loschmidt
1821 - 1895
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 4
Franz von Soxhlet
1848 - 1926
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 5
Otto Wichterle
1913 - 1998
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 6
Hans Tropsch
1889 - 1935
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 7
Zdenko Hans Skraup
1850 - 1910
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 8
Jiří Drahoš
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 9
