1774 - 1836
William Henry (12 December 1774 – 2 September 1836) was an English chemist. He was the son of Thomas Henry and was born in Manchester England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Henry has received more than 40,458 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). William Henry is the 277th most popular chemist (down from 251st in 2019), the 1,211th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,113th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Chemist.
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Among chemists, William Henry ranks 277 out of 509. Before him are Kenichi Fukui, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Edmond H. Fischer, Fraser Stoddart, Thomas A. Steitz, and Alexander Shulgin. After him are Torbern Bergman, Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Bernard Courtois, Richard J. Roberts, S. P. L. Sørensen, and Ryōji Noyori.
1918 - 1998
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 271
1709 - 1782
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 272
1920 - 2021
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 273
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 274
1940 - 2018
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 275
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 276
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 277
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 278
1838 - 1912
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 279
1777 - 1838
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 280
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 281
1868 - 1939
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 282
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 283
Among people born in 1774, William Henry ranks 12. Before him are Francis Beaufort, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Gaspare Spontini, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, and Charles Bell. After him are Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Christian Leopold von Buch, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, Matthew Flinders, Lord William Bentinck, and Francis Baily. Among people deceased in 1836, William Henry ranks 23. Before him are Claude-Louis Navier, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Aaron Burr, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, and Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are James Bowie, Betsy Ross, Carle Vernet, Andrey Razumovsky, Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, and Karel Hynek Mácha.
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 6
1774 - 1838
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 7
1774 - 1849
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 8
1774 - 1851
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 9
1774 - 1833
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 10
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 11
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 12
1774 - 1856
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 13
1774 - 1853
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 14
1774 - 1850
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 15
1774 - 1814
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 16
1774 - 1839
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 17
1774 - 1844
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 18
1785 - 1836
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 17
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 18
1756 - 1836
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 19
1812 - 1836
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 20
1754 - 1836
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 21
1760 - 1836
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 22
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 23
1796 - 1836
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 24
1752 - 1836
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 25
1758 - 1836
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 26
1752 - 1836
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 27
1744 - 1836
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 28
1810 - 1836
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 29
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Henry ranks 1,211 out of 7,765. Before him are Guy Pearce (1967), Boy George (1961), Clive Owen (1964), Robert Adam (1728), Cliff Williams (1949), and Mike Hailwood (1940). After him are David Warner (1941), Ryan Giggs (1973), Thomas Lipton (1848), Ginger Baker (1939), Gareth Jones (1905), and Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001).
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,205
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,206
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,207
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,208
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,209
1940 - 1981
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,210
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,211
1941 - 2022
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,212
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,213
1848 - 1931
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,214
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,215
1905 - 1935
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,216
1001 - 1053
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,217
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, William Henry ranks 38. Before him are William Hyde Wollaston (1766), John E. Walker (1941), Ida Noddack (1896), Thomas Graham (1805), Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921), and Fraser Stoddart (1942). After him are Richard J. Roberts (1943), Martin Lowry (1874), Edward Frankland (1825), M. Stanley Whittingham (1941), Smithson Tennant (1761), and Charles Macintosh (1766).
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 32
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 33
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 34
1805 - 1869
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 35
1921 - 1996
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 36
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 37
1774 - 1836
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 38
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 39
1874 - 1936
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 40
1825 - 1899
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 41
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 42
1761 - 1815
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 43
1766 - 1843
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 44