Chemiker

Martin Karplus

1930 - 2024

Martin Karplus

Martin Karplus (* 15. März 1930 in Wien; † 28. Dezember 2024 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) war ein US-amerikanischer theoretischer Chemiker österreichischer Herkunft. 2013 wurde ihm gemeinsam mit Michael Levitt und Arieh Warshel „für die Entwicklung von Multiskalenmodellen für komplexe chemische Systeme“ der Nobelpreis für Chemie zuerkannt. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2024). Martin Karplus is the 278th most popular chemiker (down from 265th in 2024), the 312th most popular biography from Austria (up from 325th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Chemiker. Learn more about Martin Karplus's academic impact at Rankless.

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Among Chemikers

Among chemikers, Martin Karplus ranks 278 out of 602. Before him are Rudolph A. Marcus, Joachim Sauer, Joseph L. Goldstein, Ben Feringa, Akira Yoshino, and Paul Ulrich Villard. After him are Thomas Graham, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, André-Louis Debierne, Ascanio Sobrero, Carl Auer von Welsbach, and Charles François de Cisternay du Fay.

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Rudolph A. Marcus
1923 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 272
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 273
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 274
Ben Feringa
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 275
Akira Yoshino
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 276
Paul Ulrich Villard
1860 - 1934
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 277
Martin Karplus
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 278
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 279
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 280
André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 281
Ascanio Sobrero
1812 - 1888
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 282
Carl Auer von Welsbach
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 283
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 284

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Martin Karplus ranks 97. Before him are Pierre Bergé, Owen Garriott, José Sarney, Edgar Mitchell, Michal Kováč, and Mario Adorf. After him are Choe Yong-rim, Hilderaldo Bellini, Mauro Ramos, Pavel Popovich, Ben Gazzara, and Robert Loggia. Among people deceased in 2024, Martin Karplus ranks 89. Before him are Iris Apfel, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Geneviève Grad, Silvia Pinal, Richard Serra, and Issa Hayatou. After him are Richard S. Hamilton, Ratan Tata, Tony Todd, Tim Johnson, Philippe de Gaulle, and John Mayall.

Others Born in 1930

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Pierre Bergé
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2017
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 91
Owen Garriott
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 92
José Sarney
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 93
Edgar Mitchell
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2016
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 94
Michal Kováč
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 95
Mario Adorf
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 96
Martin Karplus
CHEMIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 97
Choe Yong-rim
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 98
Hilderaldo Bellini
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 99
Mauro Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 100
Pavel Popovich
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2009
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 101
Ben Gazzara
ACTOR
1930 - 2012
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 102
Robert Loggia
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 103

Others Deceased in 2024

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Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 83
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 84
Geneviève Grad
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 85
Silvia Pinal
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 86
Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 87
Issa Hayatou
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 88
Martin Karplus
CHEMIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 89
Richard S. Hamilton
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - 2024
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 90
Ratan Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2024
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 91
Tony Todd
ACTOR
1954 - 2024
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 92
Tim Johnson
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 93
Philippe de Gaulle
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 94
John Mayall
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 95

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Martin Karplus ranks 312 out of 1,424. Before him are Hans Makart (1840), Karl Lueger (1844), Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria (1876), Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759), Kunigunde of Austria (1465), and Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432). After him are Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), Franz Böhme (1885), Franz König (1905), Peter Altenberg (1859), Guido von List (1848), and Hans Krankl (1953).

Others born in Austria

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Hans Makart
PAINTER
1840 - 1884
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 306
Karl Lueger
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 307
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
COMPANION
1876 - 1961
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 308
Maria Theresia von Paradis
MUSICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 309
Kunigunde of Austria
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1520
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 310
Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1462
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 311
Martin Karplus
CHEMIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 312
Claudia Felicitas of Austria
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1676
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 313
Franz Böhme
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 314
Franz König
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 2004
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 315
Peter Altenberg
WRITER
1859 - 1919
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 316
Guido von List
OCCULTIST
1848 - 1919
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 317
Hans Krankl
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 318