1896 - 1986
Robert Sanderson Mulliken (June 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986) was an American physicist and chemist, primarily responsible for the early development of molecular orbital theory, i.e. the elaboration of the molecular orbital method of computing the structure of molecules. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert S. Mulliken has received more than 155,813 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Robert S. Mulliken is the 167th most popular chemist (down from 148th in 2019), the 1,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,127th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Chemist.
Robert Mulliken is most famous for his work in developing the molecular orbital theory of chemical bonding.
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Among chemists, Robert S. Mulliken ranks 167 out of 509. Before him are Paul D. Boyer, Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Nicolas Leblanc, Roald Hoffmann, Hans von Euler-Chelpin, and Robert Huber. After him are Sophia Brahe, Katalin Karikó, Wallace Carothers, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, John Vane, and Rodney Robert Porter.
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 161
1914 - 1994
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 162
1742 - 1806
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 163
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 164
1873 - 1964
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 165
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 166
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 167
1556 - 1643
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 168
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 169
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 170
1818 - 1892
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 171
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 172
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 173
Among people born in 1896, Robert S. Mulliken ranks 46. Before him are Anastasio Somoza García, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Gottlob Berger, David Wechsler, Léon Theremin, and Tina Modotti. After him are Wallace Carothers, André Masson, Paulino Alcántara, Elsa Triolet, Mamie Eisenhower, and Nikolay Semyonov. Among people deceased in 1986, Robert S. Mulliken ranks 38. Before him are L. Ron Hubbard, Leonid Kantorovich, Samora Machel, Stanley Rous, Lê Duẩn, and James Cagney. After him are Vincente Minnelli, Otto Preminger, Dean Reed, Michel de Certeau, Erik Bruhn, and Adolfo Celi.
1896 - 1956
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 40
1896 - 1974
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 41
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 42
1896 - 1981
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 43
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 44
1896 - 1942
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 45
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 46
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 47
1896 - 1987
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 48
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 49
1896 - 1970
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 50
1896 - 1979
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 51
1896 - 1986
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 52
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 32
1912 - 1986
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 33
1933 - 1986
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 34
1895 - 1986
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 35
1907 - 1986
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 36
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 37
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 38
1903 - 1986
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 39
1905 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 40
1938 - 1986
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 41
1925 - 1986
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 42
1928 - 1986
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 43
1922 - 1986
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 44
Among people born in United States, Robert S. Mulliken ranks 1,184 out of 18,182. Before him are James Ivory (1928), Cliff Robertson (1923), Tess Gerritsen (1953), Irving Stone (1903), Bubba Smith (1945), and Clive Cussler (1931). After him are Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), Scott Wilson (1942), Frank Sheeran (1920), Dennis Quaid (1954), Wallace Carothers (1896), and David J. Wineland (1944).
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,178
1923 - 2011
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,179
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,180
1903 - 1989
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,181
1945 - 2011
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,182
1931 - 2020
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,183
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,184
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,185
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,186
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,187
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,188
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,189
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,190
Among chemists born in United States, Robert S. Mulliken ranks 31. Before him are Jerome Karle (1918), Paul Lauterbur (1929), Stanley Miller (1930), Paul Flory (1910), Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921), and Paul D. Boyer (1918). After him are Wallace Carothers (1896), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Arthur Kornberg (1918), Walter Gilbert (1932), Alan J. Heeger (1936), and Raymond Davis Jr. (1914).
1918 - 2013
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 25
1929 - 2007
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 26
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 27
1910 - 1985
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 28
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 29
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 30
1896 - 1986
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 31
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 32
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 33
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 34
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 35
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 36
1914 - 2006
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 37