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August Kekulé

1829 - 1896

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Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz ( KAY-kə-lay, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔaʊɡʊst ˈkeːkuleː fɔn ʃtʁaˈdoːnɪts]; 7 September 1829 – 13 July 1896), was a German organic chemist. From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in the field of theoretical chemistry. He was the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure and in particular the Kekulé structure of benzene. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Kekulé is the 18th most popular chemist (up from 40th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Germany (up from 328th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Chemist.

August Kekulé is most famous for his discovery of the ring-shaped structure of benzene.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, August Kekulé ranks 18 out of 602. Before him are Emil Fischer, Svante Arrhenius, John Stith Pemberton, Edwin McMillan, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, and Raymond Davis Jr.. After him are William Ramsay, Adolf Windaus, Ernst Chain, Eduard Buchner, John Macleod, and George Washington Carver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, August Kekulé ranks 2. Before him is Oscar II of Sweden. After him are Auguste Beernaert, Geronimo, Anton Rubinstein, Levi Strauss, Chester A. Arthur, Asaph Hall, John Everett Millais, Philip Sclater, Theodor Billroth, and Alfred Brehm. Among people deceased in 1896, August Kekulé ranks 5. Before him are Alfred Nobel, Clara Schumann, Paul Verlaine, and Anton Bruckner. After him are Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Ivar Aasen, Frederic Leighton, Hippolyte Fizeau, William Morris, Otto Lilienthal, and John Everett Millais.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, August Kekulé ranks 131 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), Jürgen Habermas (1929), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), and Pope Clement II (1005). After him are Carl Maria von Weber (1786), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), Novalis (1772), Heinrich Böll (1917), and Max Müller (1823).

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Among CHEMISTS In Germany

Among chemists born in Germany, August Kekulé ranks 2. Before him are Emil Fischer (1852). After him are Adolf Windaus (1876), Ernst Chain (1906), Eduard Buchner (1860), Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Otto Hahn (1879), Richard Willstätter (1872), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), and Adolf Butenandt (1903).

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