CHEMIST
Tapputi
1200 BC - 1150 BC
Tapputi
Tapputi, also referred to as Tapputi-Belatekallim ("Belatekallim" refers to a female overseer of a palace), is one of the world's first recorded chemists, a perfume-maker mentioned in a cuneiform tablet dated around 1200 BC in Babylonian Mesopotamia. She used flowers, oil, and calamus along with cyperus, myrrh, and balsam. She added water or other solvents then distilled and filtered several times. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tapputi has received more than 332,112 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Tapputi is the 301st most popular chemist (up from 326th in 2019).
Tapputi is famous for being the goddess of weaving. She is the daughter of the creator goddess Amma and the god of the earth, Enki.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
57.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
6.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Tapputi ranks 301 out of 602. Before her are André-Louis Debierne, Anselme Payen, Smithson Tennant, Michael Levitt, Antoine Baumé, and Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.. After her are Martin Lowry, Leopold Gmelin, Kristian Birkeland, Rudolph A. Marcus, Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, and Théophile-Jules Pelouze.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 295
Anselme Payen
1795 - 1871
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 296
Smithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 297
Michael Levitt
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 298
Antoine Baumé
1728 - 1804
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 299
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 300
Tapputi
1200 BC - 1150 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 301
Martin Lowry
1874 - 1936
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 302
Leopold Gmelin
1788 - 1853
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 303
Kristian Birkeland
1867 - 1917
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 304
Rudolph A. Marcus
1923 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 305
Max Joseph von Pettenkofer
1818 - 1901
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 306
Théophile-Jules Pelouze
1807 - 1867
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 307
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1200 BC, Tapputi ranks 13. Before her are Ramesses VIII, Smendes, Jizi, Herihor, Di Yi, and Wen Ding. After her are Wu Yi of Shang, Geng Ding, Mutakkil-Nusku, Enlil-nadin-apli, Ashur-resh-ishi I, and Ashur-bel-kala. Among people deceased in 1150 BC, Tapputi ranks 1.
Others Born in 1200 BC
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Ramesses VIII
NOBLEMAN
1200 BC - 1129 BC
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 7
Smendes
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1052 BC
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 8
Jizi
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1100 BC
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 9
Herihor
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1081 BC
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 10
Di Yi
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 11
Wen Ding
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1102 BC
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 12
Tapputi
CHEMIST
1200 BC - 1150 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 13
Wu Yi of Shang
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1195
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 14
Geng Ding
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1199
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 15
Mutakkil-Nusku
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 16
Enlil-nadin-apli
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 17
Ashur-resh-ishi I
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 18
Ashur-bel-kala
POLITICIAN
1200 BC - 1056 BC
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 19
