CHEMIST
Edward Charles Howard
1774 - 1816

Edward Charles Howard
Edward Charles Howard FRS (28 May 1774 – 28 September 1816) the youngest brother of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, was a British chemist who has been described as "the first chemical engineer of any eminence." Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Charles Howard is the 488th most popular chemist (up from 497th in 2019), the 3,433rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,532nd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Edward Charles Howard ranks 488 out of 602. Before him are Christopher Kelk Ingold, Ivan Horbachevsky, Archibald Scott Couper, Alwin Mittasch, William Nicholson, and Allen J. Bard. After him are Christian Konrad Sprengel, Moungi Bawendi, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann, and Adolph Strecker.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristopher Kelk Ingold
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 482
Ivan Horbachevsky
1854 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 483
Archibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 484
Alwin Mittasch
1869 - 1953
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 485
William Nicholson
1753 - 1815
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 486
Allen J. Bard
1933 - 2024
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 487
Edward Charles Howard
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 488
Christian Konrad Sprengel
1750 - 1816
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 489
Moungi Bawendi
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 490
Alexander Nesmeyanov
1899 - 1980
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 491
Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
1904 - 1995
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 492
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann
1861 - 1938
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 493
Adolph Strecker
1822 - 1871
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 494
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1774, Edward Charles Howard ranks 34. Before him are Georg von Langsdorff, Meriwether Lewis, Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Johnny Appleseed, Luis Eduardo Pérez, and Dawud Pasha of Baghdad. After him are W. J. Coffee, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Michael Levytsky, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Juan Aldama, and John Colter. Among people deceased in 1816, Edward Charles Howard ranks 29. Before him are Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau, Hipólito Ruiz López, Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Dorothea Jordan, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, and Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. After him are Christian Konrad Sprengel, Domenico Vandelli, Samuel Dexter, Gouverneur Morris, and James McHenry.
Others Born in 1774
Go to all RankingsGeorg von Langsdorff
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1852
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 28
Meriwether Lewis
EXPLORER
1774 - 1809
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 29
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
COMPOSER
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 30
Johnny Appleseed
CELEBRITY
1774 - 1845
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 31
Luis Eduardo Pérez
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1841
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 32
Dawud Pasha of Baghdad
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1851
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 33
Edward Charles Howard
CHEMIST
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 34
W. J. Coffee
SCULPTOR
1774 - 1846
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 35
Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1825
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 36
Michael Levytsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1774 - 1858
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 37
Elizabeth Ann Seton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1774 - 1821
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 38
Juan Aldama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1774 - 1811
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 39
John Colter
EXPLORER
1774 - 1812
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 1816
Go to all RankingsFrederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1816
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 23
Hipólito Ruiz López
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1816
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 24
Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1786 - 1816
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 25
Dorothea Jordan
ACTOR
1761 - 1816
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 26
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
ACTOR
1744 - 1816
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 27
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1724 - 1816
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 28
Edward Charles Howard
CHEMIST
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 29
Christian Konrad Sprengel
CHEMIST
1750 - 1816
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 30
Domenico Vandelli
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1816
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 31
Samuel Dexter
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1816
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 32
Gouverneur Morris
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1816
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 33
James McHenry
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1816
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 34
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Charles Howard ranks 3,434 out of 8,785. Before him are Walter Savage Landor (1775), Flora Robson (1902), William Lawes (1602), John Lyly (1554), Margaret Price (1941), and James Jones (1873). After him are Patrick Doyle (1953), Drew McIntyre (1985), Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724), Kathy Burke (1964), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), and James Arthur (1988).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWalter Savage Landor
WRITER
1775 - 1864
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 3,428
Flora Robson
ACTOR
1902 - 1984
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 3,429
William Lawes
COMPOSER
1602 - 1645
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 3,430
John Lyly
WRITER
1554 - 1606
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3,431
Margaret Price
SINGER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3,432
James Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3,433
Edward Charles Howard
CHEMIST
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3,434
Patrick Doyle
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3,435
Drew McIntyre
WRESTLER
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 3,436
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1808
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 3,437
Kathy Burke
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 3,438
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1697 - 1762
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 3,439
James Arthur
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 3,440
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Edward Charles Howard ranks 63. Before him are Alexander William Williamson (1824), Peter Atkins (1940), John Mayow (1640), Christopher Kelk Ingold (1893), Archibald Scott Couper (1831), and William Nicholson (1753). After him are John Walker (1781), William Hallowes Miller (1801), David MacMillan (1968), Charles Blagden (1748), Neil Bartlett (1932), and Robin Hill (1899).
Alexander William Williamson
1824 - 1904
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 57
Peter Atkins
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 58
John Mayow
1640 - 1679
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 59
Christopher Kelk Ingold
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 60
Archibald Scott Couper
1831 - 1892
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 61
William Nicholson
1753 - 1815
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 62
Edward Charles Howard
1774 - 1816
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 63
John Walker
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 64
William Hallowes Miller
1801 - 1880
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 65
David MacMillan
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 66
Charles Blagden
1748 - 1820
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 67
Neil Bartlett
1932 - 2008
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 68
Robin Hill
1899 - 1991
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 69