BIOLOGIST
Albert Claude
1899 - 1983

Albert Claude
Albert Claude (French pronunciation: [albɛʁ klod]; 24 August 1899 – 22 May 1983) was a Belgian-American cell biologist and medical doctor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 with Christian de Duve and George Emil Palade. His elementary education started in a comprehensive primary school at Longlier, his birthplace. He served in the British Intelligence Service during the First World War, and got imprisoned in concentration camps twice. In recognition of his service, he was granted enrolment at the University of Liège in Belgium to study medicine without any formal education required for the course. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Claude is the 40th most popular biologist (up from 52nd in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Biologist.
Albert Claude is most famous for his work with the element uranium, which led to the discovery of plutonium.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Albert Claude ranks 40 out of 1,097. Before him are Francis Crick, George Smith, Trofim Lysenko, Barbara McClintock, John Edward Gray, and Rachel Carson. After him are Christian de Duve, Karl von Frisch, Ada Yonath, Richard Henderson, Peter Simon Pallas, and Harald zur Hausen.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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1916 - 2004
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 34
George Smith
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 35
Trofim Lysenko
1898 - 1976
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 36
Barbara McClintock
1902 - 1992
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 37
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 38
Rachel Carson
1907 - 1964
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 39
Albert Claude
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 40
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 41
Karl von Frisch
1886 - 1982
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 42
Ada Yonath
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 43
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 44
Peter Simon Pallas
1741 - 1811
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 45
Harald zur Hausen
1936 - 2023
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Albert Claude ranks 17. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Humphrey Bogart, Macfarlane Burnet, Francis Poulenc, Paul-Henri Spaak, and László Bíró. After him are Iskander Mirza, Fred Astaire, Paul Hermann Müller, Erich Kästner, Miguel Ángel Asturias, and Béla Guttmann. Among people deceased in 1983, Albert Claude ranks 9. Before him are Garrincha, Buckminster Fuller, Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, Leopold III of Belgium, and Hergé. After him are Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, John Vorster, Tennessee Williams, and Benigno Aquino Jr..
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsGrand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1918
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 11
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 12
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 13
Francis Poulenc
COMPOSER
1899 - 1963
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 14
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 15
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 16
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 17
Iskander Mirza
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1969
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 18
Fred Astaire
ACTOR
1899 - 1987
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 19
Paul Hermann Müller
CHEMIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 20
Erich Kästner
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 21
Miguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 22
Béla Guttmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsGarrincha
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1983
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 3
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 4
Luis Buñuel
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1983
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 5
Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 6
Leopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 7
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 8
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 9
Felix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 10
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 11
Jon Brower Minnoch
CELEBRITY
1941 - 1983
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 12
John Vorster
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1983
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 13
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 14
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 15
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Albert Claude ranks 54 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Victor Horta (1861), and Julio Cortázar (1914). After him are Samo (600), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Pepin of Landen (585), Adolphe Sax (1814), Simon Stevin (1548), and Henry van de Velde (1863).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJan Baptist van Helmont
CHEMIST
1580 - 1644
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 48
Herman Van Rompuy
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 49
Jan Brueghel the Elder
PAINTER
1568 - 1625
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 50
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 51
Victor Horta
ARCHITECT
1861 - 1947
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 52
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 53
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 54
Samo
POLITICIAN
600 - 658
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 55
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1368
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 56
Pepin of Landen
NOBLEMAN
585 - 640
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 57
Adolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 58
Simon Stevin
MATHEMATICIAN
1548 - 1620
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 59
Henry van de Velde
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1957
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 60
Among BIOLOGISTS In Belgium
Among biologists born in Belgium, Albert Claude ranks 2. Before him are Jules Bordet (1870). After him are Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797), George Albert Boulenger (1858), Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866), Marie-Anne Libert (1782), and Peter Piot (1949).
Jules Bordet
1870 - 1961
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 1
Albert Claude
1899 - 1983
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 2
Henri Milne-Edwards
1800 - 1885
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 3
Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier
1797 - 1878
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 4
George Albert Boulenger
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 5
Edouard Van Beneden
1846 - 1910
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 6
Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
1866 - 1947
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 7
Marie-Anne Libert
1782 - 1865
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 8
Peter Piot
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 9