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George Sarton

1884 - 1956

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George Alfred Leon Sarton (; 31 August 1884 – 22 March 1956) was a Belgian-American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study. His most influential works were the Introduction to the History of Science, which consists of three volumes and 4,296 pages, and the journal Isis. Sarton ultimately aimed to achieve an integrated philosophy of science that provided a connection between the sciences and the humanities, which he referred to as "the new humanism". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Sarton is the 389th most popular chemist (down from 352nd in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 326th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, George Sarton ranks 389 out of 602. Before him are Nikolay Zelinsky, Agnes Pockels, Joseph Achille Le Bel, Edward Calvin Kendall, Isabella Karle, and Charles Frédéric Gerhardt. After him are Mathieu Orfila, Heinrich Rose, Nicolas Lemery, Fausto Elhuyar, Maclyn McCarty, and Adolph Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, George Sarton ranks 91. Before him are Claude Dornier, Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter, James Alberione, Johannes Heinrich Schultz, Wilhelm Brückner, and Johannes Popitz. After him are Philipp Frank, Boris Asafyev, Enrico Dante, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Pedro Pablo Ramírez, and Charles Tomlinson Griffes. Among people deceased in 1956, George Sarton ranks 101. Before him are Jimmie Angel, Clifford Brown, Norman L. Bowen, Marcel Griaule, Frigyes Riesz, and Victor Young. After him are Walter Gieseking, Heinrich Barkhausen, Stan Ockers, Eduardo Lonardi, Jean Hersholt, and Henri Callot.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, George Sarton ranks 385 out of 1,190. Before him are Stradanus (1523), André Delvaux (1926), Giaches de Wert (1535), Franky Vercauteren (1956), Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919), and David Teniers the Elder (1582). After him are Romain Maes (1912), Abraham Janssens (1570), Joseph Jongen (1873), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Léon Delacroix (1867), and Emmanuel Foulon (1871).

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Among CHEMISTS In Belgium

Among chemists born in Belgium, George Sarton ranks 5. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Yves Chauvin (1930), Ernest Solvay (1838), and Leo Baekeland (1863). After him are Jean Stas (1813), and Gilbert Stork (1921).

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