CHEMIST
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739

Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (14 September 1698 – 16 July 1739) was a French chemist and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi. He discovered the existence of two types of electricity and named them "vitreous" and "resinous" (later known as positive and negative charge, respectively). He noted the difference between conductors and insulators, calling them 'electrics' and 'non-electrics' for their ability to produce contact electrification. He also discovered that alike-charged objects would repel each other and that unlike-charged objects attract. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles François de Cisternay du Fay is the 284th most popular chemist (down from 216th in 2019), the 1,486th most popular biography from France (down from 1,311th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay ranks 284 out of 602. Before him are Martin Karplus, Thomas Graham, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, André-Louis Debierne, Ascanio Sobrero, and Carl Auer von Welsbach. After him are Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Richard J. Roberts, Locusta, Satoshi Ōmura, Thomas Andrews, and Andreas Sigismund Marggraf.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Karplus
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 278
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 279
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 280
André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 281
Ascanio Sobrero
1812 - 1888
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 282
Carl Auer von Welsbach
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 283
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 284
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
1722 - 1765
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 285
Richard J. Roberts
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 286
Locusta
1 - 100
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 287
Satoshi Ōmura
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 288
Thomas Andrews
1813 - 1885
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 289
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 290
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1698, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay ranks 10. Before him are Colin Maclaurin, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Pierre Bouguer, Joseph Süß Oppenheimer, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Riccardo Broschi. After him are Johann Jakob Bodmer, Erik Pontoppidan, Jean Calas, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, George Browne, and François Francoeur. Among people deceased in 1739, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay ranks 4. Before him are Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Benedetto Marcello, and Marie Anne de Bourbon. After him are Saliha Sultan, James Anderson, Reinhard Keiser, Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Cosmas Damian Asam, Dick Turpin, and George Lillo.
Others Born in 1698
Go to all RankingsColin Maclaurin
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1746
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
Ange-Jacques Gabriel
ARCHITECT
1698 - 1782
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 5
Pierre Bouguer
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1758
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 6
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1738
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 7
Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1780
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 8
Riccardo Broschi
COMPOSER
1698 - 1756
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 9
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
CHEMIST
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 10
Johann Jakob Bodmer
WRITER
1698 - 1783
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 11
Erik Pontoppidan
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1764
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 12
Jean Calas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1762
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 13
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1743
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 14
George Browne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1698 - 1792
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 15
François Francoeur
COMPOSER
1698 - 1787
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1739
Go to all RankingsCharles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1739
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Benedetto Marcello
COMPOSER
1686 - 1739
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 2
Marie Anne de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1739
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 3
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
CHEMIST
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 4
Saliha Sultan
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1739
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
James Anderson
WRITER
1680 - 1739
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 6
Reinhard Keiser
COMPOSER
1674 - 1739
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7
Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1667 - 1739
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 8
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
MUSICIAN
1715 - 1739
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 9
Cosmas Damian Asam
PAINTER
1686 - 1739
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 10
Dick Turpin
EXTREMIST
1705 - 1739
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 11
George Lillo
WRITER
1691 - 1739
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay ranks 1,486 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard Tapie (1943), Jean Chacornac (1823), Louis Jourdan (1921), Jean-Luc Nancy (1940), Maurice Barrès (1862), and Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734). After him are Georges Feydeau (1862), Michel Richard Delalande (1657), Austen Henry Layard (1817), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Henry I, Count of Champagne (1127), and Duchenne de Boulogne (1806).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsBernard Tapie
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2021
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,480
Jean Chacornac
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1873
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,481
Louis Jourdan
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,482
Jean-Luc Nancy
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,483
Maurice Barrès
WRITER
1862 - 1923
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,484
Charles Alexandre de Calonne
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1802
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,485
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
CHEMIST
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,486
Georges Feydeau
WRITER
1862 - 1921
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,487
Michel Richard Delalande
COMPOSER
1657 - 1726
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,488
Austen Henry Layard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,489
John V, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1389 - 1442
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,490
Henry I, Count of Champagne
NOBLEMAN
1127 - 1181
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,491
Duchenne de Boulogne
PHYSICIAN
1806 - 1875
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1,492
Among CHEMISTS In France
Among chemists born in France, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay ranks 29. Before him are Louis Jacques Thénard (1777), Antoine Jérôme Balard (1802), Nicolas Leblanc (1742), Luis Federico Leloir (1906), Paul Ulrich Villard (1860), and André-Louis Debierne (1874). After him are Bernard Courtois (1777), Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (1755), Antoine Baumé (1728), Alexandre Brongniart (1770), Anselme Payen (1795), and Charles Friedel (1822).
Louis Jacques Thénard
1777 - 1857
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 23
Antoine Jérôme Balard
1802 - 1876
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 24
Nicolas Leblanc
1742 - 1806
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 25
Luis Federico Leloir
1906 - 1987
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 26
Paul Ulrich Villard
1860 - 1934
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 27
André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 28
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 29
Bernard Courtois
1777 - 1838
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 30
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
1755 - 1809
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 31
Antoine Baumé
1728 - 1804
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 32
Alexandre Brongniart
1770 - 1847
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 33
Anselme Payen
1795 - 1871
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 34
Charles Friedel
1822 - 1899
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 35