CHEMIST
Edith M. Flanigen
1929 - Today

Edith M. Flanigen
Edith Marie Flanigen (born January 28, 1929) is a noted American chemist, known for her work on synthesis of emeralds, and later zeolites for molecular sieves at Union Carbide. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Edith M. Flanigen is the 558th most popular chemist (up from 570th in 2024), the 9,419th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,447th in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Edith M. Flanigen ranks 558 out of 602. Before her are Lev Chugaev, Emma P. Carr, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Florence B. Seibert, Jürgen Hennig, and Peter Jacob Hjelm. After her are Carl Jacob Löwig, Edward Goodrich Acheson, Hans von Pechmann, Christian Ehrenfried Weigel, Anna J. Harrison, and Wallace Smith Broecker.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLev Chugaev
1873 - 1922
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 552
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 553
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
1813 - 1899
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 554
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 555
Jürgen Hennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 556
Peter Jacob Hjelm
1746 - 1813
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 557
Edith M. Flanigen
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 558
Carl Jacob Löwig
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 559
Edward Goodrich Acheson
1856 - 1931
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 560
Hans von Pechmann
1850 - 1902
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 561
Christian Ehrenfried Weigel
1748 - 1831
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 562
Anna J. Harrison
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 563
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 564
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Edith M. Flanigen ranks 462. Before her are Jiří Hledík, Antonina Seredina, Givi Kartozia, Marianna Nagy, Ilene Woods, and Sofia Muratova. After her are Mikhail Krivonosov, William E. Thornton, Ignacio Velasco, Richard Dysart, George Moscone, and Yozhef Betsa.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsJiří Hledík
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 456
Antonina Seredina
ATHLETE
1929 - 2016
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 457
Givi Kartozia
ATHLETE
1929 - 1998
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 458
Marianna Nagy
SKATER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 459
Ilene Woods
ACTOR
1929 - 2010
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 460
Sofia Muratova
GYMNAST
1929 - 2006
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 461
Edith M. Flanigen
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 462
Mikhail Krivonosov
ATHLETE
1929 - 1994
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 463
William E. Thornton
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 464
Ignacio Velasco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2003
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 465
Richard Dysart
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 466
George Moscone
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1978
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 467
Yozhef Betsa
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 468
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edith M. Flanigen ranks 9,423 out of 20,380. Before her are John L. Phillips (1951), Bill Robinson (1877), Robert Pearce (1908), Alfred Mosher Butts (1899), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), James Joseph Dresnok (1941), Chuck Mangione (1940), and Ray Allen (1975). After her are C. I. Scofield (1843), Clarke Peters (1952), William Cullen Bryant (1794), and Regina Resnik (1922).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn L. Phillips
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 9,415
Bill Robinson
ACTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 9,416
Robert Pearce
WRESTLER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 9,417
Alfred Mosher Butts
ARCHITECT
1899 - 1993
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 9,418
Alfred W. Crosby
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,419
James Joseph Dresnok
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1941 - 2016
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,420
Chuck Mangione
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2025
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,421
Ray Allen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,422
Edith M. Flanigen
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,423
C. I. Scofield
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1843 - 1921
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,424
Clarke Peters
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,425
William Cullen Bryant
WRITER
1794 - 1878
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,426
Regina Resnik
SINGER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 9,427
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Edith M. Flanigen ranks 100. Before her are Robert Jarvik (1946), Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Mary L. Good (1931), Bruce Alberts (1938), Emma P. Carr (1880), and Florence B. Seibert (1897). After her are Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Anna J. Harrison (1912), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Barbara Askins (1939), F. Albert Cotton (1930), and Mildred Cohn (1913).
Robert Jarvik
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 94
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 95
Mary L. Good
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 96
Bruce Alberts
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 97
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 98
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 99
Edith M. Flanigen
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 100
Edward Goodrich Acheson
1856 - 1931
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 101
Anna J. Harrison
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 102
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 103
Barbara Askins
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 104
F. Albert Cotton
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 105
Mildred Cohn
1913 - 2009
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 106











































