CHEMIST
Anders Jahan Retzius
1742 - 1821

Anders Jahan Retzius
Anders Jahan Retzius (3 October 1742 – 6 October 1821) was a Swedish chemist, botanist and entomologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anders Jahan Retzius is the 444th most popular chemist (down from 434th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from Sweden and the 18th most popular Swedish Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Anders Jahan Retzius ranks 444 out of 602. Before him are Juan José Elhuyar, Henri Braconnot, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, Michael Grätzel, Johan Kjeldahl, and Carl Remigius Fresenius. After him are Alexander William Williamson, James Crafts, Constantin Fahlberg, J. L. B. Smith, Auguste Laurent, and Gaston Tissandier.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan José Elhuyar
1754 - 1796
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 438
Henri Braconnot
1780 - 1855
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 439
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
1852 - 1903
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 440
Michael Grätzel
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 441
Johan Kjeldahl
1849 - 1900
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 442
Carl Remigius Fresenius
1818 - 1897
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 443
Anders Jahan Retzius
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 444
Alexander William Williamson
1824 - 1904
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 445
James Crafts
1839 - 1917
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 446
Constantin Fahlberg
1850 - 1910
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 447
J. L. B. Smith
1897 - 1968
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 448
Auguste Laurent
1807 - 1853
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 449
Gaston Tissandier
1843 - 1899
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 450
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1742, Anders Jahan Retzius ranks 20. Before him are Pōmare I, François Laurent d'Arlandes, Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard, Ignaz von Born, Charlotte von Stein, and Joseph Brant. After him are Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper, Félix de Azara, Nathanael Greene, Johan Herman Wessel, Alexander Ablesimov, and William Hooper. Among people deceased in 1821, Anders Jahan Retzius ranks 24. Before him are Athanasios Diakos, Pōmare II, Marie-Denise Villers, Marie-Louise Lachapelle, Juan O'Donojú, and José Miguel Carrera. After him are Félix de Azara, Fulgencio Yegros, Martín Miguel de Güemes, José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Georg Friedrich von Martens.
Others Born in 1742
Go to all RankingsPōmare I
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1803
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 14
François Laurent d'Arlandes
ENGINEER
1742 - 1809
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 15
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
PHYSICIAN
1742 - 1793
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 16
Ignaz von Born
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1791
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 17
Charlotte von Stein
NOBLEMAN
1742 - 1827
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 18
Joseph Brant
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1807
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 19
Anders Jahan Retzius
CHEMIST
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 20
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1810
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 21
Félix de Azara
EXPLORER
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 22
Nathanael Greene
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1742 - 1786
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 23
Johan Herman Wessel
WRITER
1742 - 1785
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 24
Alexander Ablesimov
WRITER
1742 - 1783
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 25
William Hooper
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1790
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1821
Go to all RankingsAthanasios Diakos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1821
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 18
Pōmare II
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1821
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 19
Marie-Denise Villers
PAINTER
1774 - 1821
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 20
Marie-Louise Lachapelle
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1821
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 21
Juan O'Donojú
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1821
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 22
José Miguel Carrera
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1821
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 23
Anders Jahan Retzius
CHEMIST
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 24
Félix de Azara
EXPLORER
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 25
Fulgencio Yegros
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 26
Martín Miguel de Güemes
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1821
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 27
José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1821
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 28
Elizabeth Ann Seton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1774 - 1821
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 29
Georg Friedrich von Martens
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1821
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 30
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Anders Jahan Retzius ranks 536 out of 1,879. Before him are Torgny Lindgren (1938), Charles De Geer (1720), Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898), Erik Lundqvist (1908), Rickard Sandler (1884), and Karl Staaff (1860). After him are Åsa Larsson (1966), Thomas Hammarberg (1942), Sune Andersson (1921), Slim Borgudd (1946), Sofia Helin (1972), and Fredrik von Otter (1833).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsTorgny Lindgren
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 530
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 531
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 532
Erik Lundqvist
ATHLETE
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 533
Rickard Sandler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1964
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 534
Karl Staaff
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1915
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 535
Anders Jahan Retzius
CHEMIST
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 536
Åsa Larsson
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 537
Thomas Hammarberg
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 538
Sune Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 539
Slim Borgudd
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 540
Sofia Helin
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 541
Fredrik von Otter
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1910
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 542
Among CHEMISTS In Sweden
Among chemists born in Sweden, Anders Jahan Retzius ranks 18. Before him are Per Teodor Cleve (1840), Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797), Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767), Torbern Bergman (1735), Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787), and Lars Fredrik Nilson (1840). After him are Anna Sundström (1785), and Peter Jacob Hjelm (1746).
Per Teodor Cleve
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 12
Carl Gustaf Mosander
1797 - 1858
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 13
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
1767 - 1813
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 14
Torbern Bergman
1735 - 1784
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 15
Nils Gabriel Sefström
1787 - 1845
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 16
Lars Fredrik Nilson
1840 - 1899
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 17
Anders Jahan Retzius
1742 - 1821
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 18
Anna Sundström
1785 - 1871
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 19
Peter Jacob Hjelm
1746 - 1813
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 20