Químico

Alice Ball

1892 - 1916

Alice Ball

Alice Augusta Ball (Seattle, 24 de julio de 1892 – Seattle, 31 de diciembre de 1916) fue una científica y química que desarrolló un extracto de aceite inyectable que fue el único tratamiento más efectivo contra la lepra hasta la aparición de los antibióticos en 1940. Fue la primera mujer norteamericana de ascendencia africana que se graduó en la Universidad de Hawái con un máster. Alice Augusta nació el 24 de julio en el año 1892 en Seattle (Washington, EE. UU.) y era hija de James Presley y Laura Louise (Howard) Ball. Su familia era de clase media acomodada. Su padre fue editor de periódico, fotógrafo y abogado. Su abuelo, James Ball Sr., fue un famoso fotógrafo y uno de los primeros afroamericanos en Estados Unidos en aprender la técnica del daguerrotipo. James Ball Sr. se mudó a Hawái con su familia en 1903, pero falleció al año siguiente. Leer más en Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Alice Ball is the 363rd most popular químico (down from 312th in 2024), the 3,360th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,207th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Químico.

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Among Químicos

Among químicos, Alice Ball ranks 363 out of 602. Before her are Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Edward Frankland, Lars Fredrik Nilson, Charles Macintosh, Karl Ernst Claus, and Victor Goldschmidt. After her are Édouard Herzen, Otto Schott, Peter Waage, Charles Hatchett, Viktor Meyer, and Asima Chatterjee.

Most Popular Químicos in Wikipedia

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Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
1817 - 1894
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 357
Edward Frankland
1825 - 1899
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 358
Lars Fredrik Nilson
1840 - 1899
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 359
Charles Macintosh
1766 - 1843
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 360
Karl Ernst Claus
1796 - 1864
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 361
Victor Goldschmidt
1888 - 1947
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 362
Alice Ball
1892 - 1916
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 363
Édouard Herzen
1877 - 1936
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 364
Otto Schott
1851 - 1935
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 365
Peter Waage
1833 - 1900
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 366
Charles Hatchett
1765 - 1847
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 367
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 368
Asima Chatterjee
1917 - 2006
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 369

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Alice Ball ranks 113. Before her are Chen Gongbo, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, Reiner Stahel, Liu Bocheng, Nikolai Polikarpov, and William Powell. After her are Helmuth Plessner, Harry Dexter White, Stanisław Maczek, Djuna Barnes, James M. Cain, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. Among people deceased in 1916, Alice Ball ranks 73. Before her are Saki, Tina Blau, Marie Bracquemond, Ferdinand Fellner, Charles Booth, and William Stanley Jr.. After her are Huang Xing, Karl von Stürgkh, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, Patrick Pearse, and Cai E.

Others Born in 1892

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Chen Gongbo
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1946
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 107
Branislaw Tarashkyevich
WRITER
1892 - 1938
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 108
Reiner Stahel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 109
Liu Bocheng
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1986
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 110
Nikolai Polikarpov
ENGINEER
1892 - 1944
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 111
William Powell
ACTOR
1892 - 1984
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 112
Alice Ball
CHEMIST
1892 - 1916
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 113
Helmuth Plessner
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1985
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 114
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 115
Stanisław Maczek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1994
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 116
Djuna Barnes
WRITER
1892 - 1982
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 117
James M. Cain
WRITER
1892 - 1977
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 118
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 119

Others Deceased in 1916

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Saki
WRITER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 67
Tina Blau
PAINTER
1845 - 1916
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 68
Marie Bracquemond
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 69
Ferdinand Fellner
ARCHITECT
1847 - 1916
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 70
Charles Booth
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 71
William Stanley Jr.
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1916
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 72
Alice Ball
CHEMIST
1892 - 1916
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 73
Huang Xing
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1916
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 74
Karl von Stürgkh
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 75
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky
WRITER
1850 - 1916
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 76
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser
PHYSICIAN
1855 - 1916
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 77
Patrick Pearse
WRITER
1879 - 1916
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 78
Cai E
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1916
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 79