CHEMIST

Shahram Amiri

1978 - 2016

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Shahram Amiri (Persian: شهرام امیری Šahrâm Amiri; 8 November 1978 – 3 August 2016) was an Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared from Iran during 2009–2010 under disputed circumstances, and was executed by the Iranian government in August 2016. In the spring of 2009, he disappeared while apparently on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. On 27 September 2009, Tehran Bureau noted conflicting information regarding the date of his disappearance: the Tehran Times claimed that Amiri disappeared on 31 May, but Press TV claimed he disappeared in June. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shahram Amiri has received more than 273,456 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shahram Amiri is the 600th most popular chemist, the 533rd most popular biography from Iran and the 2nd most popular Iranian Chemist.

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  • 32.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Shahram Amiri ranks 600 out of 602. Before him are Harry B. Gray, Sam Ruben, Charles M. Lieber, Willis R. Whitney, Darshan Ranganathan, and Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim. After him are Carol V. Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Shahram Amiri ranks 784. Before him are Nikolai Fraiture, Michael Russell, Petra Mandula, Tomoe Kato, Scott Lynch, and Lester Moré. After him are Zachary Knighton, Tanishaa Mukerji, Erin Karpluk, Chérif Touré Mamam, Henrieta Nagyová, and Gerco Schröder. Among people deceased in 2016, Shahram Amiri ranks 621. Before him are Frank Kelly, Rémy Vogel, Rose Mofford, Carlos Loyzaga, Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro, and Rob Ford. After him are Pat Summitt, Conrad Burns, Santi Duangsawang, Mohammed Shahid, Dave Mirra, and Phife Dawg.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Shahram Amiri ranks 533 out of 631. Before him are Reza Enayati (1976), Vahid Amiri (1988), Shadi Sadr (1974), Hossein Kaebi (1985), Ehsan Haddadi (1985), and Javad Kazemian (1981). After him are Reza Shahroudi (1972), Hamid Sourian (1985), Atefeh Sahaaleh (1987), Javad Foroughi (1979), Mehdi Torabi (1994), and Saeid Mollaei (1992).

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Among CHEMISTS In Iran

Among chemists born in Iran, Shahram Amiri ranks 2. Before him are Jabir ibn Hayyan (721).

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