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Frederick G. Donnan
1870 - 1956
Frederick G. Donnan
Frederick George Donnan (6 September 1870 – 16 December 1956) was a Ceylonese-born British chemist who is known for the Gibbs–Donnan effect describing ionic transport in cells. He spent most of his career at University College London. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick G. Donnan is the 547th most popular chemist, the 28th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Frederick G. Donnan ranks 547 out of 602. Before him are Johannes Wislicenus, Robin Hill, Max Bodenstein, Takamine Jōkichi, Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, and Nikodem Caro. After him are Bruce Alberts, Hans Goldschmidt, John Roebuck, Lev Chugaev, Emma P. Carr, and Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg.
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Johannes Wislicenus
1835 - 1902
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 541
Robin Hill
1899 - 1991
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 542
Max Bodenstein
1871 - 1942
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 543
Takamine Jōkichi
1854 - 1922
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 544
Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov
1895 - 1975
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 545
Nikodem 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Frederick G. Donnan ranks 150. Before him are Marcus Loew, Julius Körner, James M. Cox, Karel Kašpar, Victor Borisov-Musatov, and Antonius van den Broek. After him are Nino Martoglio, Jacques Cariou, Herbert Ponting, Maxfield Parrish, Harry Vardon, and Liberato Marcial Rojas. Among people deceased in 1956, Frederick G. Donnan ranks 185. Before him are Otto Scheff, Christian Gitsham, Artur Văitoianu, Billy Bishop, Frank Brangwyn, and Werner Haas. After him are William Thompson, Wollmar Boström, Preston Tucker, Gerald Finzi, Theodor Pallady, and Lajos Asztalos.
Others Born in 1870
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Marcus Loew
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1927
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 144
Julius Körner
ATHLETE
1870 - 1954
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 145
James M. Cox
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1957
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 146
Karel Kašpar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1941
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 147
Victor Borisov-Musatov
PAINTER
1870 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 148
Antonius van den Broek
PHYSICIST
1870 - 1926
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 149
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 150
Nino Martoglio
WRITER
1870 - 1921
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 151
Jacques Cariou
ATHLETE
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 152
Herbert Ponting
EXPLORER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 153
Maxfield Parrish
PAINTER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 154
Harry Vardon
ARCHITECT
1870 - 1937
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 155
Liberato Marcial Rojas
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1922
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 156
Others Deceased in 1956
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Otto Scheff
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1956
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 179
Christian Gitsham
ATHLETE
1888 - 1956
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 180
Artur Văitoianu
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1956
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 181
Billy Bishop
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 182
Frank Brangwyn
PAINTER
1867 - 1956
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 183
Werner Haas
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1956
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 184
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 185
William Thompson
ATHLETE
1908 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 186
Wollmar Boström
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 187
Preston Tucker
ENGINEER
1903 - 1956
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 188
Gerald Finzi
COMPOSER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 189
Theodor Pallady
PAINTER
1871 - 1956
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 190
Lajos Asztalos
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1956
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 191
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Frederick G. Donnan ranks 28 out of 51. Before him are Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933), William Gopallawa (1896), Natalia (null), D. M. Jayaratne (1931), Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), and Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916). After him are Thomas Cooray (1901), Dinesh Gunawardena (1949), Dudley Senanayake (1911), Bob Tisdall (1907), Duncan White (1918), and Joyce Cooper (1909).
Others born in Sri Lanka
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Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 22
William Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 23
Natalia
ATHLETE
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 24
D. M. Jayaratne
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 25
Ranasinghe Premadasa
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 26
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 27
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 28
Thomas Cooray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1988
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 29
Dinesh Gunawardena
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 30
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 31
Bob Tisdall
ATHLETE
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 32
Duncan White
ATHLETE
1918 - 1998
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 33
Joyce Cooper
SWIMMER
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 34
Among CHEMISTS In Sri Lanka
Among chemists born in Sri Lanka, Frederick G. Donnan ranks 1.
