Chemiker
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
William Lipscomb
William Nunn Lipscomb (* 9. Dezember 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio; † 14. April 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) war ein US-amerikanischer Chemiker. Lipscomb studierte Chemie und zeitweise auch Physik an der University of Kentucky und dem California Institute of Technology. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia. William Lipscomb is the 127th most popular chemiker (up from 224th in 2024), the 654th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,399th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Chemiker.
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Among Chemikers
Among chemikers, William Lipscomb ranks 127 out of 602. Before him are William Crookes, George Porter, Richard Kuhn, Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, S. P. L. Sørensen, and George Andrew Olah. After him are Paul Berg, Christian B. Anfinsen, William E. Moerner, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Richard R. Ernst, and Joseph Proust.
Most Popular Chemikers in Wikipedia
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William Crookes
1832 - 1919
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 121
George Porter
1920 - 2002
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 122
Richard Kuhn
1900 - 1967
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 123
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
1780 - 1849
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 124
S. P. L. Sørensen
1868 - 1939
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 125
George Andrew Olah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 126
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 127
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 128
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 129
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 130
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 131
Richard R. Ernst
1933 - 2021
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 132
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 133
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, William Lipscomb ranks 17. Before him are Joseph Murray, G. E. M. Anscombe, Giulio Andreotti, Choi Kyu-hah, Zhao Ziyang, and Moïse Tshombe. After him are Desmond Doss, Matilde Camus, Walter Scheel, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, and Georgios Papadopoulos. Among people deceased in 2011, William Lipscomb ranks 23. Before him are Simon van der Meer, Rudolf Mössbauer, Ágota Kristóf, Joe Frazier, Herbert A. Hauptman, and Jack LaLanne. After him are Annie Girardot, Flórián Albert, John McCarthy, Ramiz Alia, Ralph M. Steinman, and Dennis Ritchie.
Others Born in 1919
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Joseph Murray
PHYSICIAN
1919 - 2012
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 11
G. E. M. Anscombe
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 12
Giulio Andreotti
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 13
Choi Kyu-hah
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 14
Zhao Ziyang
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 15
Moïse Tshombe
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 16
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 17
Desmond Doss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2006
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 18
Matilde Camus
WRITER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 19
Walter Scheel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2016
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 20
Fausto Coppi
CYCLIST
1919 - 1960
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 21
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 22
Georgios Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1999
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 2011
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Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 17
Rudolf Mössbauer
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2011
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 18
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 19
Joe Frazier
BOXER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 20
Herbert A. Hauptman
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 21
Jack LaLanne
INSPIRATION
1914 - 2011
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 22
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 23
Annie Girardot
ACTOR
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 24
Flórián Albert
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 25
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 26
Ramiz Alia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 27
Ralph M. Steinman
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 28
Dennis Ritchie
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - 2011
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 29
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Lipscomb ranks 654 out of 20,380. Before him are King C. Gillette (1855), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), David Carradine (1936), Gordon Allport (1897), Dian Fossey (1932), and Lucy Webb Hayes (1831). After him are Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914), Paul Berg (1926), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Dave Grohl (1969), and Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921).
Others born in United States
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King C. Gillette
BUSINESSPERSON
1855 - 1932
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 648
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 649
David Carradine
ACTOR
1936 - 2009
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 650
Gordon Allport
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 651
Dian Fossey
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 1985
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 652
Lucy Webb Hayes
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1889
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 653
William Lipscomb
CHEMIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 654
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
MUSICIAN
1959 - 1997
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 655
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 656
Paul Berg
CHEMIST
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 657
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 658
Dave Grohl
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 659
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 660
Among Chemikers In United States
Among chemikers born in United States, William Lipscomb ranks 24. Before him are Stanford Moore (1913), Vincent du Vigneaud (1901), Irving Langmuir (1881), Melvin Calvin (1911), Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), and Edward W. Morley (1838). After him are Paul Berg (1926), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), William E. Moerner (1953), Harold Urey (1893), Robert Burns Woodward (1917), and Paul Flory (1910).
Stanford Moore
1913 - 1982
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 18
Vincent du Vigneaud
1901 - 1978
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 19
Irving Langmuir
1881 - 1957
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 20
Melvin Calvin
1911 - 1997
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 21
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875 - 1946
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 22
Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 23
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 24
Paul Berg
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 26
William E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 27
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 28
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 29
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 30
