BIOLOGIST

Pierre Chambon

1931 - 2018

Photo of Pierre Chambon

Icon of person Pierre Chambon

Pierre Chambon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃɑ̃bɔ̃]; born 7 February 1931 in Mulhouse, France) was the founder of the Institute for Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Biology in Strasbourg, France. He was one of the leading molecular biologists who utilized gene cloning and sequencing technology to first decipher the structure of eukaryotic genes and their modes of regulation. His major contributions to science include the identification of RNA polymerase II (B), the identification of transcriptional control elements, the cloning and dissection of nuclear hormone receptors, revealing their structure and showing how they contribute to human physiology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Chambon has received more than 57,659 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Chambon is the 868th most popular biologist (down from 812th in 2019), the 4,770th most popular biography from France (down from 4,409th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular French Biologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 58k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Pierre Chambon ranks 868 out of 1,097. Before him are Ken Alibek, Thomas Bell, George Montagu, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Grigore Antipa, and Thomas Campbell Eyton. After him are Hermann Harms, Birbal Sahni, Charles Horton Peck, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Filippo Parlatore, and Georg Ossian Sars.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Pierre Chambon ranks 458. Before him are Michael Fisher, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Anton Moravčík, Christopher George, Chiharu Igaya, and Alfred W. Crosby. After him are Michael Hardie Boys, Georgi Naydenov, Giovanni Zucchi, Della Reese, D. M. Jayaratne, and Índio. Among people deceased in 2018, Pierre Chambon ranks 392. Before him are Ray Thomas, Antonio Mercero, Giuliana Calandra, Alfred W. Crosby, Delio Gamboa, and Momoko Sakura. After him are Patricia Morison, Yelena Shushunova, Kurt Helmudt, Maria Rohm, Afonso Dhlakama, and Tadeusz Kraus.

Others Born in 1931

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2018

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Chambon ranks 4,770 out of 6,770. Before him are Yvan Colonna (1960), Cédric Klapisch (1961), Jérémy Toulalan (1983), René Guyot (1881), Léon Sée (1877), and Jacques Sautereau (1860). After him are Louis Guilloux (1899), Frantz Reichel (1871), Stéphane Séjourné (1985), Pierre Gasly (1996), Roschdy Zem (1965), and Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (1714).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BIOLOGISTS In France

Among biologists born in France, Pierre Chambon ranks 123. Before him are Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784), Gaston Bonnier (1853), Jules Pierre Rambur (1801), Paul Henri Lecomte (1856), Palisot de Beauvois (1752), and Édouard Ménétries (1802). After him are Charles Frédéric Girard (1822), Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (1808), Elizabeth F. Neufeld (1928), Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (1930), François Gagnepain (1866), and Édouard Louis Trouessart (1842).

French born Biologists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous