PHYSICIST
Anatole Abragam
1914 - 2011

Anatole Abragam
Anatole Abragam (15 December 1914 – 8 June 2011) was a French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism and made significant contributions to the field of nuclear magnetic resonance. Originally from Griva, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire, Abragam and his family emigrated to France in 1925. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anatole Abragam is the 455th most popular physicist (up from 476th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 70th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Anatole Abragam ranks 455 out of 851. Before him are Ferenc Krausz, Richard C. Tolman, Albert W. Hull, Chester Carlson, Henri Tresca, and Leonard Susskind. After him are Rudolf Peierls, Erich Hückel, Marie Alfred Cornu, Johanna Budwig, Hendrik Casimir, and Clarence Zener.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 449
Richard C. Tolman
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 450
Albert W. Hull
1880 - 1966
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 451
Chester Carlson
1906 - 1968
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 452
Henri Tresca
1814 - 1885
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 453
Leonard Susskind
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 454
Anatole Abragam
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 455
Rudolf Peierls
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 456
Erich Hückel
1896 - 1980
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 457
Marie Alfred Cornu
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 458
Johanna Budwig
1908 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 459
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 460
Clarence Zener
1905 - 1993
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 461
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Anatole Abragam ranks 143. Before him are Infante Gonzalo of Spain, Hans Hellmut Kirst, Yahya Khan, Sarla Thakral, Felice Borel, and Andrzej Panufnik. After him are Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, Gino Colaussi, Michael Grant, Yuri Levitan, Paul Tortelier, and Noor Inayat Khan. Among people deceased in 2011, Anatole Abragam ranks 130. Before him are Kiki Håkansson, Charles T. Kowal, Lena Nyman, Josefa Iloilo, Charles Napier, and Abdul Fatah Younis. After him are Varkey Vithayathil, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jack Kevorkian, Cy Twombly, Lazar Mojsov, and Frederick Chiluba.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsInfante Gonzalo of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 1934
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 137
Hans Hellmut Kirst
WRITER
1914 - 1989
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 138
Yahya Khan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1980
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 139
Sarla Thakral
PILOT
1914 - 2008
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 140
Felice Borel
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 141
Andrzej Panufnik
COMPOSER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 142
Anatole Abragam
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 143
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2007
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 144
Gino Colaussi
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 145
Michael Grant
WRITER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 146
Yuri Levitan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 1983
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 147
Paul Tortelier
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1990
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 148
Noor Inayat Khan
WRITER
1914 - 1944
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 149
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsKiki Håkansson
MODEL
1929 - 2011
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 124
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 125
Lena Nyman
ACTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 126
Josefa Iloilo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 127
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 128
Abdul Fatah Younis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2011
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 129
Anatole Abragam
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 130
Varkey Vithayathil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 131
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 132
Jack Kevorkian
PHYSICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 133
Cy Twombly
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 134
Lazar Mojsov
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 135
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 136
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Anatole Abragam ranks 66 out of 323. Before him are Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903), Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (1876), Maria Skobtsova (1891), Paulinho (null), Alfred Neuland (1895), and Ferdinand Kettler (1655). After him are Evika Siliņa (1975), Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter (1884), Karl Eichwald (1795), Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824), Mstislav Keldysh (1911), and Valdis Dombrovskis (1971).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsYeshayahu Leibowitz
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1994
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 60
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
WRITER
1876 - 1945
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 61
Maria Skobtsova
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 62
Paulinho
ATHLETE
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 63
Alfred Neuland
ATHLETE
1895 - 1966
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 64
Ferdinand Kettler
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1737
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 65
Anatole Abragam
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 66
Evika Siliņa
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 67
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1923
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 68
Karl Eichwald
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 69
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
PAINTER
1824 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 70
Mstislav Keldysh
ENGINEER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 71
Valdis Dombrovskis
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 72
Among PHYSICISTS In Latvia
Among physicists born in Latvia, Anatole Abragam ranks 1. After him are Juris Upatnieks (1936).