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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

1895 - 1973

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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (Finnish: [ˈɑrtːuri ˈilmɑri ˈʋirtɑnen] ; 15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method". He invented AIV silage which improved milk production and a method of preserving butter, the AIV salt, which led to increased Finnish butter exports. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Artturi Ilmari Virtanen is the 106th most popular chemist (down from 86th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Finland (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Chemist.

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen is best known for his work on the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 106 out of 602. Before him are Konrad Emil Bloch, Vincent du Vigneaud, Joseph Black, Henrik Dam, George de Hevesy, and Paul J. Crutzen. After him are Paul Hermann Müller, Odd Hassel, Yves Chauvin, Jacques Monod, Irving Langmuir, and Manfred Eigen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 29. Before him are Ragnar Frisch, Dolores Ibárruri, Gerhard Domagk, Anastas Mikoyan, Sergei Yesenin, and Henrik Dam. After him are André Frédéric Cournand, Levi Eshkol, J. Edgar Hoover, Cemal Gürsel, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, and Cristóbal Balenciaga. Among people deceased in 1973, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 30. Before him are Charles Greeley Abbot, Anna Magnani, Ferdinand Schörner, Max Horkheimer, Ragnar Frisch, and Pablo Casals. After him are Selman Waksman, Semyon Budyonny, Gabriel Marcel, Walter Rudolf Hess, Víctor Jara, and Ingeborg Bachmann.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 11 out of 751. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Paavo Nurmi (1897), Tarja Halonen (1943), Elias Lönnrot (1802), and Urho Kekkonen (1900). After him are Sauli Niinistö (1948), Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Mika Waltari (1908), Ragnar Granit (1900), and Johan Gadolin (1760).

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Among CHEMISTS In Finland

Among chemists born in Finland, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen ranks 1. After him are Johan Gadolin (1760).

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