CHEMIST
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972

Emma P. Carr
Emma Perry Carr (July 23, 1880 – January 7, 1972) was an American spectroscopist and chemical educator. Her work on unsaturated hydrocarbons and absorption spectra earned her the inaugural Francis P. Garvan Medal (now the Garvan–Olin Medal) from the American Chemical Society in 1937. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma P. Carr is the 552nd most popular chemist (up from 571st in 2019), the 9,124th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,489th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Emma P. Carr ranks 552 out of 602. Before her are Nikodem Caro, Frederick G. Donnan, Bruce Alberts, Hans Goldschmidt, John Roebuck, and Lev Chugaev. After her are Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Florence B. Seibert, Jürgen Hennig, Peter Jacob Hjelm, Edith M. Flanigen, and Carl Jacob Löwig.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikodem Caro
1871 - 1935
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 546
Frederick G. Donnan
1870 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 547
Bruce Alberts
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 548
Hans Goldschmidt
1861 - 1923
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 549
John Roebuck
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 550
Lev Chugaev
1873 - 1922
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 551
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 552
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
1813 - 1899
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 553
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 554
Jürgen Hennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 555
Peter Jacob Hjelm
1746 - 1813
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 556
Edith M. Flanigen
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 557
Carl Jacob Löwig
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 558
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Emma P. Carr ranks 202. Before her are Marcel Van Crombrugge, Oskar Perron, Gorch Fock, Luis Alberto Riart, Enrique Olaya Herrera, and Einar Arnórsson. After her are Russell Simpson, Max Schöne, Lev Shcherba, Majit Gafuri, Fernand Feyaerts, and Rudolf Cvetko. Among people deceased in 1972, Emma P. Carr ranks 227. Before her are Andreas Cervin, Werner Klingler, Boris Livanov, Henry Dreyfuss, Colin Munro MacLeod, and Martin Schröttle. After her are François Devries, Moe Berg, Adriaan Fokker, Józef Lange, John Berryman, and Betty Blythe.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsMarcel Van Crombrugge
ATHLETE
1880 - 1940
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 196
Oskar Perron
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1975
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 197
Gorch Fock
WRITER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 198
Luis Alberto Riart
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 199
Enrique Olaya Herrera
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1937
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 200
Einar Arnórsson
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 201
Emma P. Carr
CHEMIST
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 202
Russell Simpson
ACTOR
1880 - 1959
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 203
Max Schöne
SWIMMER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 204
Lev Shcherba
LINGUIST
1880 - 1944
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 205
Majit Gafuri
WRITER
1880 - 1934
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 206
Fernand Feyaerts
SWIMMER
1880 - 1927
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 207
Rudolf Cvetko
FENCER
1880 - 1977
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 208
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsAndreas Cervin
ATHLETE
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 221
Werner Klingler
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1972
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 222
Boris Livanov
ACTOR
1904 - 1972
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 223
Henry Dreyfuss
CELEBRITY
1904 - 1972
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 224
Colin Munro MacLeod
BIOLOGIST
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 225
Martin Schröttle
HOCKEY PLAYER
1901 - 1972
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 226
Emma P. Carr
CHEMIST
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 227
François Devries
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 228
Moe Berg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1972
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 229
Adriaan Fokker
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1972
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 230
Józef Lange
CYCLIST
1897 - 1972
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 231
John Berryman
WRITER
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 232
Betty Blythe
ACTOR
1893 - 1972
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 233
In United States
Among people born in United States, Emma P. Carr ranks 9,126 out of 20,380. Before her are Peter Berg (1962), Rob Portman (1955), Shane McMahon (1970), Alfred E. Green (1889), Leon Shamroy (1901), and John Billingsley (1960). After her are Takeoff (1994), Walt Bellamy (1939), William Hogenson (1884), Michael Rapaport (1970), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), and Tony Dalton (1975).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPeter Berg
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9,120
Rob Portman
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9,121
Shane McMahon
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9,122
Alfred E. Green
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9,123
Leon Shamroy
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,124
John Billingsley
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,125
Emma P. Carr
CHEMIST
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,126
Takeoff
MUSICIAN
1994 - 2022
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,127
Walt Bellamy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,128
William Hogenson
ATHLETE
1884 - 1965
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,129
Michael Rapaport
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,130
Bubba Ray Dudley
WRESTLER
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,131
Tony Dalton
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,132
Among CHEMISTS In United States
Among chemists born in United States, Emma P. Carr ranks 97. Before her are Michael Behe (1952), Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), Robert Jarvik (1946), Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Mary L. Good (1931), and Bruce Alberts (1938). After her are Florence B. Seibert (1897), Edith M. Flanigen (1929), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Anna J. Harrison (1912), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), and Barbara Askins (1939).
Michael Behe
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 91
Darleane C. Hoffman
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 92
Robert Jarvik
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 93
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 94
Mary L. Good
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 95
Bruce Alberts
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 96
Emma P. Carr
1880 - 1972
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 97
Florence B. Seibert
1897 - 1991
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 98
Edith M. Flanigen
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 99
Edward Goodrich Acheson
1856 - 1931
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 100
Anna J. Harrison
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 101
Wallace Smith Broecker
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 102
Barbara Askins
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 103