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Edward Goodrich Acheson

1856 - 1931

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Edward Goodrich Acheson (March 9, 1856 – July 6, 1931) was an American chemist. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was the inventor of the Acheson process, which is still used to make silicon carbide (carborundum). Acheson founded the Carborundum Company in 1891 and became a manufacturer of carborundum and synthetic graphite. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Goodrich Acheson is the 560th most popular chemist (down from 520th in 2024), the 9,485th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,986th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Chemist.

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Among chemists, Edward Goodrich Acheson ranks 560 out of 602. Before him are Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Florence B. Seibert, Jürgen Hennig, Peter Jacob Hjelm, Edith M. Flanigen, and Carl Jacob Löwig. After him are Hans von Pechmann, Christian Ehrenfried Weigel, Anna J. Harrison, Wallace Smith Broecker, Barbara Askins, and Leslie Orgel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Edward Goodrich Acheson ranks 123. Before him are Orville Gibson, Karolina Widerström, Jinzō Matsumura, Belisario Porras Barahona, Wovoka, and Walther von Dyck. After him are Jens Bratlie, Colin Campbell Cooper, Louis-Gustave Binger, Granville Woods, Tom Roberts, and Frank Harris. Among people deceased in 1931, Edward Goodrich Acheson ranks 136. Before him are Art Acord, Axel Andersen, Daniel Chester French, Lidiya Tseraskaya, Rolf Johnsson, and Marvin Hart. After him are Luigi Galleani, John Monash, Alma Rubens, Harry Clarke, Louis Wolheim, and Charles Clary.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Goodrich Acheson ranks 9,485 out of 20,380. Before him are Nestor Serrano (1955), Charley Grapewin (1869), Michael Shermer (1954), and Larry Linville (1939). After him are Kent Beck (1961), Marsden Hartley (1877), Martha Rosler (1943), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Carmen Zapata (1927), George Perkins Marsh (1801), David Halberstam (1934), and Bob Brookmeyer (1929).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Edward Goodrich Acheson ranks 101. Before him are Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Mary L. Good (1931), Bruce Alberts (1938), Emma P. Carr (1880), Florence B. Seibert (1897), and Edith M. Flanigen (1929). After him are Anna J. Harrison (1912), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Barbara Askins (1939), F. Albert Cotton (1930), Mildred Cohn (1913), and Ira Remsen (1846).

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