CHEMIST
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
Paul Karrer
Paul Karrer (21 April 1889 – 18 June 1971) was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his research on vitamins. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Karrer has received more than 90,521 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Paul Karrer is the 21st most popular chemist (up from 47th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Russia (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Chemist.
Paul Karrer was a Swiss chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his discovery of the artificial synthesis of vitamin C.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
30.40
Effective Languages (L*)
1.66
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Paul Karrer ranks 21 out of 602. Before him are Otto Hahn, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Linus Pauling, Edwin McMillan, and Friedrich Wöhler. After him are William Ramsay, Emil Fischer, Eduard Buchner, Albert Hofmann, Otto Wallach, and Humphry Davy.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOtto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 15
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
1852 - 1911
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 16
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1778 - 1850
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 17
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 18
Edwin McMillan
1907 - 1991
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 19
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
William Ramsay
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 22
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 23
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 24
Albert Hofmann
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 25
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 26
Humphry Davy
1778 - 1829
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Paul Karrer ranks 9. Before him are Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, António de Oliveira Salazar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jean Cocteau, and Edwin Hubble. After him are Ante Pavelić, Anna Akhmatova, Arnold J. Toynbee, Vaslav Nijinsky, Manuel II of Portugal, and Igor Sikorsky. Among people deceased in 1971, Paul Karrer ranks 6. Before him are Nikita Khrushchev, Coco Chanel, Igor Stravinsky, Louis Armstrong, and Jim Morrison. After him are György Lukács, Audie Murphy, Lawrence Bragg, Fernandel, Hermann Hoth, and Arne Tiselius.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsMartin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 3
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 4
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 5
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 6
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 7
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 8
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 9
Ante Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 10
Anna Akhmatova
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 11
Arnold J. Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 12
Vaslav Nijinsky
DANCER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 13
Manuel II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1932
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 14
Igor Sikorsky
INVENTOR
1889 - 1972
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1971
Go to all RankingsNikita Khrushchev
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 1
Coco Chanel
FASHION DESIGNER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 2
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSER
1882 - 1971
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 3
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 4
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 5
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 6
György Lukács
PHILOSOPHER
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 7
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 8
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 9
Fernandel
ACTOR
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 10
Hermann Hoth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 11
Arne Tiselius
CHEMIST
1902 - 1971
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Paul Karrer ranks 76 out of 3,761. Before him are Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861), Stanislav Petrov (1939), Wilhelm Wien (1864), Roman Jakobson (1896), Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961), and Anna of Russia (1693). After him are Andrei Rublev (1360), Ivan III of Russia (1440), Anna Pavlova (1881), Konstantin Stanislavski (1863), Boris Godunov (1552), and Michael of Russia (1596).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLou Andreas-Salomé
WRITER
1861 - 1937
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 70
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 71
Wilhelm Wien
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1928
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 72
Roman Jakobson
LINGUIST
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 73
Yevgeny Prigozhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2023
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 74
Anna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1740
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 75
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 76
Andrei Rublev
PAINTER
1360 - 1428
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 77
Ivan III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1440 - 1505
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 78
Anna Pavlova
DANCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 79
Konstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 80
Boris Godunov
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1605
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 81
Michael of Russia
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1645
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 82
Among CHEMISTS In Russia
Among chemists born in Russia, Paul Karrer ranks 2. Before him are Dmitri Mendeleev (1834). After him are Otto Wallach (1847), Ilya Prigogine (1917), Valery Legasov (1936), Fritz Albert Lipmann (1899), Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863), Nikolay Semyonov (1896), Vladimir Markovnikov (1838), Alexander Butlerov (1828), Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev (1841), and Julia Lermontova (1847).
Dmitri Mendeleev
1834 - 1907
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 1
Paul Karrer
1889 - 1971
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 2
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 3
Ilya Prigogine
1917 - 2003
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Valery Legasov
1936 - 1988
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 5
Fritz Albert Lipmann
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 6
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
1863 - 1944
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 7
Nikolay Semyonov
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 8
Vladimir Markovnikov
1838 - 1904
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 9
Alexander Butlerov
1828 - 1886
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 10
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
1841 - 1910
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 11
Julia Lermontova
1847 - 1919
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 12