Chimiste

Albert Hofmann

1906 - 2008

Albert Hofmann

Albert Hofmann (né le 11 janvier 1906 à Baden en Argovie et mort le 29 avril 2008 à La Bourg dans le canton de Bâle-Campagne) est un chimiste suisse. Il est notamment connu pour avoir découvert le LSD avec le professeur Arthur Stoll pour lequel il était laborantin. Hofmann a reçu le titre de docteur honoris causa de l'université de Genève. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

Sa biographie est disponible en 64 langues sur Wikipédia (en hausse par rapport à 63 en 2024). Albert Hofmann est le 78th chimiste le plus populaire (en baisse du 25th en 2024), la 30th biographie la plus populaire de Suisse (en baisse du 21st en 2019), ainsi que le chimiste de Suisse le plus populaire.

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Among Chimistes

Among chimistes, Albert Hofmann ranks 78 out of 602. Before him are William Giauque, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Karl Ziegler, Hermann Staudinger, Tu Youyou, and Paul Sabatier. After him are Hans von Euler-Chelpin, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Frederick Sanger, Carl Bosch, Robert S. Mulliken, and Friedrich Bergius.

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HPI: 74.94
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Tu Youyou
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Paul Sabatier
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Albert Hofmann
1906 - 2008
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 78
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Robert S. Mulliken
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HPI: 74.46
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HPI: 74.25
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Albert Hofmann ranks 24. Before him are Estée Lauder, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Billy Wilder, Henri Charrière, Vladimir Prelog, and Ernst Ruska. After him are Victor Vasarely, Roberto Rossellini, Hans Bethe, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Sayyid Qutb, and Giuseppe Farina. Among people deceased in 2008, Albert Hofmann ranks 14. Before him are Charlton Heston, Arthur C. Clarke, Samuel P. Huntington, Willis Lamb, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, and Hua Guofeng. After him are Irena Sendler, Richard Widmark, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, and Sydney Pollack.

Others Born in 1906

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Estée Lauder
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 2004
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 18
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 19
Billy Wilder
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 20
Henri Charrière
WRITER
1906 - 1973
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 21
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 22
Ernst Ruska
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 23
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 24
Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 25
Roberto Rossellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1977
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 26
Hans Bethe
PHYSICIST
1906 - 2005
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 27
Léopold Sédar Senghor
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 28
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 29
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 30

Others Deceased in 2008

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Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 8
Arthur C. Clarke
WRITER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 9
Samuel P. Huntington
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1927 - 2008
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 10
Willis Lamb
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2008
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 11
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2008
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 12
Hua Guofeng
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 13
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 14
Irena Sendler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 15
Richard Widmark
ACTOR
1914 - 2008
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 16
Miriam Makeba
SINGER
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 17
Mahmoud Darwish
WRITER
1941 - 2008
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 18
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2008
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 19
Sydney Pollack
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2008
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 20