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William C. Campbell

1930 - Today

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William Cecil Campbell (born 28 June 1930) is an Irish-American microbiologist known for his work in discovering a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworms, for which he was jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to discover a class of drugs called avermectins, whose derivatives have been shown to have "extraordinary efficacy" in treating River blindness and Lymphatic filariasis, among other parasitic diseases affecting animals and humans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William C. Campbell has received more than 28,425 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). William C. Campbell is the 245th most popular chemist (up from 287th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Ireland (up from 62nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Chemist.

William C. Campbell is most famous for being the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. He was awarded the prize for his work on discovering a new drug, called ivermectin, which kills parasitic worms and has been used to treat people with river blindness.

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  • 65.49

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  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, William C. Campbell ranks 245 out of 602. Before him are Geoffrey Wilkinson, Mária Telkes, William Hyde Wollaston, Elias James Corey, Thomas Graham, and Ryōji Noyori. After him are Paul Lauterbur, Ida Noddack, Sidney Altman, Thomas A. Steitz, Joseph L. Goldstein, and Bernard Courtois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, William C. Campbell ranks 84. Before him are Richard Donner, Ben Gazzara, Luce Irigaray, Thomas Williams, Michel Serres, and Walter Bonatti. After him are Pavel Popovich, Robert Loggia, Barbara, Son Sen, Ernst Albrecht, and Ed White.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William C. Campbell ranks 53 out of 549. Before him are Eileen Gray (1878), John Toland (1670), John Tyndall (1820), Edward England (1685), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), and David Kelly (1929). After him are Richard Cantillon (1680), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Colin Farrell (1976), Thomas Moore (1779), and Sinéad O'Connor (1966).

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Among CHEMISTS In Ireland

Among chemists born in Ireland, William C. Campbell ranks 2. Before him are Robert Boyle (1627). After him are J. D. Bernal (1901), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and Peter Woulfe (1727).

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