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Frank Wigglesworth Clarke

1847 - 1931

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Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (March 19, 1847 – May 23, 1931) of Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. was an American scientist and chemist. Sometimes known as the "Father of Geochemistry," Clarke is credited with determining the composition of the Earth's crust. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Wigglesworth Clarke is the 426th most popular chemist (down from 392nd in 2019), the 4,840th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,724th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke ranks 426 out of 602. Before him are Carl Graebe, Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, Lina Stern, Coenraad Johannes van Houten, Hugo Schiff, and Claudine Picardet. After him are Maud Menten, Georges Urbain, Christian Gmelin, Jacques-Louis Soret, Albert Niemann, and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke ranks 61. Before him are Remus von Woyrsch, Oku Yasukata, Ida Saxton McKinley, Émile Faguet, Domenico Ferrata, and Lady Adela. After him are Alexander Lodygin, Kálmán Mikszáth, Charles Renard, Eduardo López de Romaña, Chiquinha Gonzaga, and Ray Lankester. Among people deceased in 1931, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke ranks 82. Before him are Motilal Nehru, Osachi Hamaguchi, Bix Beiderbecke, Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, Louis Dollo, and Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau. After him are James Neill, Alwin Berger, Jacques Herbrand, Selma Rıza, Mammad Hasan Hajinski, and Teresa Claramunt Creus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke ranks 4,840 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Murray (1893), Al Kooper (1944), Benjamin Rush (1745), Lana Rhoades (1996), David Lewis (1941), and Blackie Lawless (1956). After him are Wanda Jackson (1937), Isadore Singer (1924), Gary Burton (1943), Beverly Aadland (1942), Ellie Kemper (1980), and James McDivitt (1929).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke ranks 82. Before him are Isabella Karle (1921), Maclyn McCarty (1911), Eric Betzig (1960), Jennifer Doudna (1964), Roy J. Plunkett (1910), and George Church (1954). After him are James Crafts (1839), John Tukey (1915), Myrtle Bachelder (1908), Donella Meadows (1941), Allen J. Bard (1933), and Karen Wetterhahn (1948).

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