CHEMIST
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
1817 - 1880

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès (French: [ipɔlit mɛʒ muʁjɛs]; 24 October 1817 – 31 May 1880) was a French chemist and inventor who is famous for his invention of margarine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès is the 436th most popular chemist (up from 521st in 2019), the 3,597th most popular biography from France (up from 4,739th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular French Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès ranks 436 out of 602. Before him are Jacques-Louis Soret, Albert Niemann, Joseph Bienaimé Caventou, Hans Tropsch, Louis Le Chatelier, and William Gregor. After him are Felix Hoppe-Seyler, Juan José Elhuyar, Henri Braconnot, Eugène-Anatole Demarçay, Michael Grätzel, and Johan Kjeldahl.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques-Louis Soret
1827 - 1890
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 430
Albert Niemann
1834 - 1861
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 431
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
1795 - 1877
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 432
Hans Tropsch
1889 - 1935
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 433
Louis Le Chatelier
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 434
William Gregor
1761 - 1817
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 435
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
1817 - 1880
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 436
Felix Hoppe-Seyler
1825 - 1895
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 437
Juan José Elhuyar
1754 - 1796
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 438
Henri Braconnot
1780 - 1855
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 439
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
1852 - 1903
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 440
Michael Grätzel
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 441
Johan Kjeldahl
1849 - 1900
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 442
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1817, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès ranks 54. Before him are Joseph Poelaert, Debendranath Tagore, Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, Adolphe Alphand, Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher, and Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten. After him are Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, Charles Dancla, Georgi Pulevski, and Édouard Deldevez. Among people deceased in 1880, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès ranks 44. Before him are Karl Friedrich Lessing, Benjamin Peirce, Edmond Albius, Arthur Morin, Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, and Edwin Drake. After him are Manuel Montt, Nikolay Zinin, Peter Wilhelm Lund, Nils Johan Andersson, Christian August Friedrich Peters, and Izmail Sreznevsky.
Others Born in 1817
Go to all RankingsJoseph Poelaert
ARCHITECT
1817 - 1879
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 48
Debendranath Tagore
PHILOSOPHER
1817 - 1905
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 49
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1898
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 50
Adolphe Alphand
ENGINEER
1817 - 1891
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 51
Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
ECONOMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 52
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1908
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 53
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
CHEMIST
1817 - 1880
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 54
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
WRITER
1817 - 1888
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 55
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1861
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 56
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard
PHYSICIAN
1817 - 1894
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 57
Charles Dancla
MUSICIAN
1817 - 1907
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 58
Georgi Pulevski
WRITER
1817 - 1893
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 59
Édouard Deldevez
COMPOSER
1817 - 1897
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 1880
Go to all RankingsKarl Friedrich Lessing
PAINTER
1808 - 1880
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 38
Benjamin Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 39
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 40
Arthur Morin
ENGINEER
1795 - 1880
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 41
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1880
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 42
Edwin Drake
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 43
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
CHEMIST
1817 - 1880
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 44
Manuel Montt
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 45
Nikolay Zinin
CHEMIST
1812 - 1880
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 46
Peter Wilhelm Lund
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1801 - 1880
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 47
Nils Johan Andersson
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1880
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 48
Christian August Friedrich Peters
ASTRONOMER
1806 - 1880
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 49
Izmail Sreznevsky
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1880
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 50
In France
Among people born in France, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès ranks 3,597 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Luc Ponty (1942), Philippe Streiff (1955), Louis Le Chatelier (1815), Gérard Larcher (1949), Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (1842), and Joseph François Dupleix (1697). After him are Christophe de Margerie (1951), Bernard Lacombe (1952), Charles Simon Favart (1710), Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (1729), Jean Yanne (1933), and Diana Vreeland (1903).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Luc Ponty
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,591
Philippe Streiff
RACING DRIVER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 3,592
Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,593
Gérard Larcher
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 3,594
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1929
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3,595
Joseph François Dupleix
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1763
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 3,596
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
CHEMIST
1817 - 1880
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 3,597
Christophe de Margerie
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - 2014
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 3,598
Bernard Lacombe
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2025
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 3,599
Charles Simon Favart
WRITER
1710 - 1792
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 3,600
Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1794
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 3,601
Jean Yanne
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 3,602
Diana Vreeland
DESIGNER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 3,603
Among CHEMISTS In France
Among chemists born in France, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès ranks 52. Before him are Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756), Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (1757), Claudine Picardet (1735), Georges Urbain (1872), Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (1795), and Louis Le Chatelier (1815). After him are Henri Braconnot (1780), Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852), Auguste Laurent (1807), Gaston Tissandier (1843), Antoine Bussy (1794), and Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville (1720).
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
1756 - 1832
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 46
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand
1757 - 1837
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 47
Claudine Picardet
1735 - 1820
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 48
Georges Urbain
1872 - 1938
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 49
Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
1795 - 1877
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 50
Louis Le Chatelier
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 51
Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès
1817 - 1880
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 52
Henri Braconnot
1780 - 1855
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 53
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
1852 - 1903
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 54
Auguste Laurent
1807 - 1853
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 55
Gaston Tissandier
1843 - 1899
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 56
Antoine Bussy
1794 - 1882
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 57
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 58