Chemist
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
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Friedrich Wöhler
His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Wöhler is the 27th most popular chemist (down from 20th in 2024), the 153rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 168th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Chemist.
Friedrich Wöhler is most famous for his synthesis of urea, which disproved the idea that organic compounds could only be created by living organisms.
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Among Chemists
Among chemists, Friedrich Wöhler ranks 27 out of 602. Before him are Ernst Chain, Eduard Buchner, John Macleod, George Washington Carver, Fritz Haber, and John Fenn. After him are Wilhelm Ostwald, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Hans Adolf Krebs, Otto Wallach, Alexander R. Todd, and Otto Hahn.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
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Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 21
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 22
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 23
George Washington Carver
1864 - 1943
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 24
Fritz Haber
1868 - 1934
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 25
John Fenn
1917 - 2010
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 26
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 27
Wilhelm Ostwald
1853 - 1932
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 28
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 29
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 30
Otto Wallach
1847 - 1931
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 31
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 32
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, Friedrich Wöhler ranks 1. After him are Thomas Babington Macaulay, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, John Edward Gray, Millard Fillmore, Emperor Ninkō, France Prešeren, Charles Goodyear, Henry Fox Talbot, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, John Brown, and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1882, Friedrich Wöhler ranks 3. Before him are Charles Darwin, and Giuseppe Garibaldi. After him are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Arthur de Gobineau, Jesse James, Theodor Schwann, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Francesco Hayez, Bruno Bauer, Léon Gambetta, and Louis Blanc.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Wöhler
CHEMIST
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 1
Thomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 2
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1800 - 1891
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 3
John Edward Gray
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1875
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 4
Millard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 5
Emperor Ninkō
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1846
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
France Prešeren
WRITER
1800 - 1849
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 7
Charles Goodyear
INVENTOR
1800 - 1860
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 8
Henry Fox Talbot
INVENTOR
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 9
Jean-Baptiste Dumas
CHEMIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 10
John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 11
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1831
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1882
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Charles Darwin
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1882
HPI: 91.48
Rank: 1
Giuseppe Garibaldi
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1882
HPI: 87.09
Rank: 2
Friedrich Wöhler
CHEMIST
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 3
Ralph Waldo Emerson
WRITER
1803 - 1882
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 4
Arthur de Gobineau
WRITER
1816 - 1882
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 5
Jesse James
MAFIOSO
1847 - 1882
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 6
Theodor Schwann
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1882
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 7
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
WRITER
1828 - 1882
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 8
Francesco Hayez
PAINTER
1791 - 1882
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 9
Bruno Bauer
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1882
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 10
Léon Gambetta
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1882
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 11
Louis Blanc
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Wöhler ranks 153 out of NaN. Before him are Eduard Buchner (1860), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), Alfred Wegener (1880), and Friedrich Merz (1955). After him are Theodor W. Adorno (1903), Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), Lothair I (795), and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 147
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 148
Frederick William IV of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 149
Friedrich Fröbel
PHILOSOPHER
1782 - 1852
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 150
Alfred Wegener
GEOLOGIST
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 151
Friedrich Merz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 152
Friedrich Wöhler
CHEMIST
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 153
Theodor W. Adorno
SOCIOLOGIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 154
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
CHEMIST
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 155
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 156
Friedrich Hölderlin
WRITER
1770 - 1843
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 157
Lothair I
POLITICIAN
795 - 855
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 158
Wilhelm von Humboldt
PHILOSOPHER
1767 - 1835
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 159
Among Chemists In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Friedrich Wöhler ranks 6. Before him are Emil Fischer (1852), August Kekulé (1829), Adolf Windaus (1876), Ernst Chain (1906), and Eduard Buchner (1860). After him are Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Otto Hahn (1879), Richard Willstätter (1872), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), and Adolf Butenandt (1903).
Emil Fischer
1852 - 1919
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 1
August Kekulé
1829 - 1896
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 2
Adolf Windaus
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 3
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
Eduard Buchner
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 5
Friedrich Wöhler
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 6
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 7
Hans Adolf Krebs
1900 - 1981
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 8
Otto Hahn
1879 - 1968
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 9
Richard Willstätter
1872 - 1942
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 10
Adolf von Baeyer
1835 - 1917
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 11
Adolf Butenandt
1903 - 1995
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 12
