CHEMIST

Wilfrid Voynich

1865 - 1930

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Wilfrid Voynich (born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz; 12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1865 – 19 March 1930) was a Polish revolutionary, antiquarian and bibliophile. Voynich operated one of the largest rare book businesses in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilfrid Voynich has received more than 250,942 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Wilfrid Voynich is the 270th most popular chemist (down from 156th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Lithuanian Chemist.

Wilfrid Voynich is most famous for his book, the Voynich Manuscript.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 270 out of 602. Before him are Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Martin Karplus, Locusta, Joachim Sauer, Edwin G. Krebs, and Peter D. Mitchell. After him are Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Vladimir Markovnikov, Richard Abegg, William Henry Perkin, Martin Rodbell, and William Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 45. Before him are Nikola Zhekov, Yvette Guilbert, Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Lala Lajpat Rai, Rüdiger von der Goltz, and Princess Marie of Orléans. After him are Abraham Isaac Kook, Frederick Cook, Rainis, Charles Bally, Edith Cavell, and Wilbur Scoville. Among people deceased in 1930, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 31. Before him are Luigi Facta, Adolf Engler, Silvio Gesell, Vasily Bartold, Otto Mueller, and Leopold Auer. After him are Jules Pascin, Vladimir Arsenyev, Giulio Douhet, Yang Kaihui, Waldemar Haffkine, and Otto Sverdrup.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 40 out of 328. Before him are Isaac Levitan (1860), Skirgaila (1354), Aaron Klug (1926), Treniota (1210), Alexander Berkman (1870), and Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943). After him are Jonas Mekas (1922), Jacques Lipchitz (1891), Arvydas Sabonis (1964), Boris Skossyreff (1896), Augustinas Voldemaras (1883), and Leo Jogiches (1867).

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Among CHEMISTS In Lithuania

Among chemists born in Lithuania, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 2. Before him are Aaron Klug (1926). After him are Phoebus Levene (1869).

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