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Edward Frankland

1825 - 1899

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Sir Edward Frankland, (18 January 1825 – 9 August 1899) was an English chemist. He was one of the originators of organometallic chemistry and introduced the concept of combining power or valence. An expert in water quality and analysis, he was a member of the second royal commission on the pollution of rivers, and studied London's water quality for decades. He also studied luminous flames and the effects of atmospheric pressure on dense ignited gas, and was one of the discoverers of helium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Frankland is the 358th most popular chemist (down from 317th in 2019), the 1,835th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,394th in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Edward Frankland ranks 358 out of 602. Before him are Sendivogius, Alexander Shulgin, Paul Héroult, Paul Walden, Henry Eyring, and Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac. After him are Lars Fredrik Nilson, Charles Macintosh, Karl Ernst Claus, Victor Goldschmidt, Alice Ball, and Édouard Herzen.

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Among people born in 1825, Edward Frankland ranks 30. Before him are Mór Jókai, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, R. M. Ballantyne, and Frances Harper. After him are Hervé, Hans Gude, Friedrich von Schmidt, Charles Lavigerie, Émile Ollivier, and Đuro Daničić. Among people deceased in 1899, Edward Frankland ranks 25. Before him are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Charles Friedel, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, Othniel Charles Marsh, Katsu Kaishū, and Guido Gezelle. After him are Lars Fredrik Nilson, Garret Hobart, Heinrich Kiepert, Teodolfo Mertel, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, and Mary Elizabeth Barber.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Frankland ranks 1,835 out of 8,785. Before him are Ælle of Sussex (500), Stevie Young (1956), Jeff Lynne (1947), Rhys Ifans (1967), George Stubbs (1724), and Marjorie Boulton (1924). After him are Ken Matthews (1934), Harry Seeley (1839), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), Kay Parker (1944), William Watson (1715), and Norman Davies (1939).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Edward Frankland ranks 48. Before him are Michael Smith (1932), William Henry Perkin (1838), Tim Hunt (1943), Frederick Abel (1827), Martin Lowry (1874), and William Prout (1785). After him are Charles Macintosh (1766), Charles Hatchett (1765), Morris Travers (1872), Arthur Aikin (1773), Luke Howard (1772), and Henry Roscoe (1833).

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