CHEMIST

Darshan Ranganathan

1941 - 2001

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Darshan Ranganathan (4 June 1941 – 4 June 2001) was an organic chemist from India who was known for her work in bio-organic chemistry, including "pioneering work in protein folding." She was also recognized for her work in "supramolecular assemblies, molecular design, chemical simulation of key biological processes, synthesis of functional hybrid peptides and synthesis of nanotubes." Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Darshan Ranganathan is the 601st most popular chemist (down from 598th in 2024), the 1,188th most popular biography from India (up from 1,217th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 601 out of 602. Before her are Omar M. Yaghi, Charles M. Lieber, Harry B. Gray, George M. Whitesides, Bonnie Bassler, and Germar Rudolf. After her are John M. Jumper, Adi Utarini, Shahram Amiri, Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Shankar Balasubramanian, and Betül Kaçar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 645. Before her are Christine Truman, Martha Reeves, Lucious Jackson, Martin Carthy, Paul Tsongas, and Eddie Rabbitt. After her are Lonnie Mack, Ted Strickland, Joe Caldwell, George Will, Brian Holland, and Lucille Roybal-Allard. Among people deceased in 2001, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 360. Before her are Duke Nalon, Richard Chelimo, Wail al-Shehri, Frankie Carle, Death of Carlo Giuliani, and Jim Baxter. After her are Stuart Adamson, Mohand al-Shehri, Serhiy Perkhun, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Charlotte Coleman, and Hamza al-Ghamdi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 1,188 out of 1,861. Before her are Ameesha Patel (1975), Leela Chitnis (1909), Nushrat Bharucha (1985), Padma Lakshmi (1970), Parmanand Jha (1944), and Seema Rao (1970). After her are Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), Poonam Dhillon (1962), Durga Khote (1905), Vijay Deverakonda (1989), Vidit Gujrathi (1994), and Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1920).

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Among CHEMISTS In India

Among chemists born in India, Darshan Ranganathan ranks 6. Before her are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952), C. N. R. Rao (1934), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Asima Chatterjee (1917), and Yellapragada Subbarow (1895). After her are Shankar Balasubramanian (1966).

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