CHEMIST
Eugen Baumann
1846 - 1896

Eugen Baumann
Eugen Baumann (12 December 1846 – 3 November 1896) was a German chemist. He was one of the first people to create polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and, together with Carl Schotten, he discovered the Schotten-Baumann reaction. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugen Baumann is the 527th most popular chemist (down from 525th in 2019), the 4,826th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,016th in 2019) and the 98th most popular German Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Eugen Baumann ranks 527 out of 602. Before him are Bruce Ames, James Smithson, Charles Blagden, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Michael Behe, and Darleane C. Hoffman. After him are Oswald Schmiedeberg, Robert Jarvik, Marc Delafontaine, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Nikolai Menshutkin, and Ida Freund.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBruce Ames
1928 - 2024
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 521
James Smithson
1765 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 522
Charles Blagden
1748 - 1820
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 523
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 524
Michael Behe
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 525
Darleane C. Hoffman
1926 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 526
Eugen Baumann
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 527
Oswald Schmiedeberg
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 528
Robert Jarvik
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 529
Marc Delafontaine
1838 - 1911
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 530
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 531
Nikolai Menshutkin
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 532
Ida Freund
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 533
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1846, Eugen Baumann ranks 102. Before him are Rose Cleveland, László Paál, Edward S. Holden, Carrie Nation, Arsène Darmesteter, and Pieter Cort van der Linden. After him are Marco Aurelio Soto, Nikolay Umov, Elizabeth Thompson, Benigno Ferreira, William McGregor, and Federico Chueca. Among people deceased in 1896, Eugen Baumann ranks 78. Before him are Luigi Palmieri, Jane Wilde, Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Hugo Gyldén, Ilya Berezin, and George du Maurier. After him are Theodore Robinson, Narciso Campero, William Quan Judge, Paul Arène, Francis James Child, and James Abbott.
Others Born in 1846
Go to all RankingsRose Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1918
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 96
László Paál
PAINTER
1846 - 1879
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 97
Edward S. Holden
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1914
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 98
Carrie Nation
WRITER
1846 - 1911
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 99
Arsène Darmesteter
LINGUIST
1846 - 1888
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 100
Pieter Cort van der Linden
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1935
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 101
Eugen Baumann
CHEMIST
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 102
Marco Aurelio Soto
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1908
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 103
Nikolay Umov
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 104
Elizabeth Thompson
PAINTER
1846 - 1933
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 105
Benigno Ferreira
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1920
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 106
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 107
Federico Chueca
COMPOSER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 1896
Go to all RankingsLuigi Palmieri
GEOLOGIST
1807 - 1896
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 72
Jane Wilde
WRITER
1821 - 1896
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 73
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1896
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 74
Hugo Gyldén
ASTRONOMER
1841 - 1896
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 75
Ilya Berezin
HISTORIAN
1818 - 1896
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 76
George du Maurier
WRITER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 77
Eugen Baumann
CHEMIST
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 78
Theodore Robinson
PAINTER
1852 - 1896
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 79
Narciso Campero
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1896
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 80
William Quan Judge
OCCULTIST
1851 - 1896
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 81
Paul Arène
WRITER
1843 - 1896
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 82
Francis James Child
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1896
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 83
James Abbott
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1807 - 1896
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 84
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Eugen Baumann ranks 4,829 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Paul (1940), Julius Curtius (1877), Aleksandra Khokhlova (1897), Hubert Hahne (1935), Paul Matschie (1861), and Horst Wolter (1942). After him are Erich Beer (1946), Ingrid Lotz (1934), Wolf Erlbruch (1948), Günther Herrmann (1939), Angela Sommer-Bodenburg (1948), and Manfred Kaiser (1929).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Paul
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,823
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,824
Aleksandra Khokhlova
ACTOR
1897 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,825
Hubert Hahne
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,826
Paul Matschie
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1926
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,827
Horst Wolter
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,828
Eugen Baumann
CHEMIST
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,829
Erich Beer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,830
Ingrid Lotz
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 4,831
Wolf Erlbruch
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 4,832
Günther Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 4,833
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 4,834
Manfred Kaiser
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 4,835
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Eugen Baumann ranks 98. Before him are Julius Wilbrand (1839), Ludwig Knorr (1859), Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig (1835), Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834), Jacob Volhard (1834), and Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch (1857). After him are Friedrich Accum (1769), Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851), Gustav Rose (1798), Johannes Wislicenus (1835), Max Bodenstein (1871), and Hans Goldschmidt (1861).
Julius Wilbrand
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 92
Ludwig Knorr
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 93
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
1835 - 1910
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 94
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel
1834 - 1898
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 95
Jacob Volhard
1834 - 1910
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 96
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 97
Eugen Baumann
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 98
Friedrich Accum
1769 - 1838
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 99
Rainer Ludwig Claisen
1851 - 1930
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 100
Gustav Rose
1798 - 1873
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 101
Johannes Wislicenus
1835 - 1902
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 102
Max Bodenstein
1871 - 1942
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 103
Hans Goldschmidt
1861 - 1923
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 104