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Alice Hamilton

1869 - 1970

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Alice Hamilton (February 27, 1869 – September 22, 1970) was an American physician, research scientist, and author. She was a leading expert in the field of occupational health, laid the foundation for health and safety protections, and a pioneer in the field of industrial toxicology. She led efforts to reduce lead poisoning. Hamilton trained at the University of Michigan Medical School. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alice Hamilton is the 716th most popular biologist (down from 550th in 2019), the 6,138th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,954th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Alice Hamilton ranks 716 out of 1,097. Before her are Franz Xaver Fieber, Alexander Wetmore, Johannes Burman, James Sowerby, Thomas Nuttall, and Alessandra Giliani. After her are Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc, Paul Bert, Gaetano Savi, John Anderson, Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper, and William Henry Hudson.

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Among people born in 1869, Alice Hamilton ranks 117. Before her are Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Johannes Linnankoski, Armas Järnefelt, Sergey Chaplygin, Ivan Aguéli, and Daniel Salamanca Urey. After her are Kálmán Kandó, Józef Mehoffer, Phoebus Levene, Alwin Mittasch, Robbie Ross, and Myriam Harry. Among people deceased in 1970, Alice Hamilton ranks 174. Before her are Alfred Sturtevant, Jérôme Carcopino, Alfréd Rényi, Parashqevi Qiriazi, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, and Johnny Hodges. After her are Nathan Altman, Anna Louise Strong, Marcel Minnaert, Karel Pešek, Julius Pokorny, and Shoichi Sakata.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alice Hamilton ranks 6,138 out of 20,380. Before her are Jacob Perkins (1766), Barry Jenkins (1979), Jamie Gillis (1943), George Herbig (1920), Stephen J. Cannell (1941), and Willis H. O'Brien (1886). After her are Omarosa Manigault Newman (1974), Hart Crane (1899), Cameron Mitchell (1918), Charles Geschke (1939), Ruth Ford (1911), and John Larroquette (1947).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Alice Hamilton ranks 97. Before her are Eugene Odum (1913), Walter Sutton (1877), Albert Charles Smith (1906), Alfred Romer (1894), Alfred Sturtevant (1891), and Alexander Wetmore (1886). After her are Thomas Say (1787), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Charles Conrad Abbott (1843), Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Richard Lewontin (1929), and Francis Collins (1950).

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