Chemiker

Thomas Cech

1947 - heute

Thomas Cech

Thomas Robert „Tom“ Cech (* 8. Dezember 1947 in Chicago, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Chemiker. Er erhielt 1989 zusammen mit Sidney Altman den Nobelpreis für Chemie für seine Arbeiten über selbst-spleißende RNA und stellte fest, dass die RNA nicht nur Anweisungen übertragen, sondern auch die notwendigen Reaktionen beschleunigen kann. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Cech is the 302nd most popular chemiker (up from 309th in 2024), the 2,068th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,126th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Chemiker.

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Among Chemikers

Among chemikers, Thomas Cech ranks 302 out of 602. Before him are Bernard Courtois, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, and Rasmus Bartholin. After him are Germain Henri Hess, Antoine Baumé, Alexandre Brongniart, Kaoru Ishikawa, Kamala Sohonie, and Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein.

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Bernard Courtois
1777 - 1838
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 296
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
1755 - 1809
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 297
Carl Gustaf Mosander
1797 - 1858
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 298
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 299
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
1841 - 1910
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 300
Rasmus Bartholin
1625 - 1698
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 301
Thomas Cech
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 302
Germain Henri Hess
1802 - 1850
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 303
Antoine Baumé
1728 - 1804
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 304
Alexandre Brongniart
1770 - 1847
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 305
Kaoru Ishikawa
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 306
Kamala Sohonie
1912 - 1998
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 307
Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein
1740 - 1825
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 308

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Thomas Cech ranks 132. Before him are Mumtaz, Wes Studi, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Joe Mantegna, Cozy Powell, and Haji Mohammad Chamkani. After him are Margaret Chan, Gérard Houllier, Richard Jenkins, Jerzy Stuhr, Viktor Suvorov, and Branko Oblak.

Others Born in 1947

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Mumtaz
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 126
Wes Studi
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 127
Wilton Daniel Gregory
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 128
Joe Mantegna
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 129
Cozy Powell
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1998
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 130
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 131
Thomas Cech
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 132
Margaret Chan
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 133
Gérard Houllier
COACH
1947 - 2020
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 134
Richard Jenkins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 135
Jerzy Stuhr
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 136
Viktor Suvorov
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 137
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 138