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Inga Fischer-Hjalmars

1918 - 2008

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Inga Fischer-Hjalmars (née Fischer; 16 January 1918, Stockholm – 17 September 2008, Lidingö) was an internationally acclaimed Swedish physicist, chemist, pharmacist, humanist, and a pioneer in quantum chemistry. She was one of the pioneers in the application of quantum mechanics to solve problems in theoretical chemistry. Fischer-Hjalmars also served as chair of the International Council of Scientific Unions' Standing Committee on the Free Circulation of Scientists. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Inga Fischer-Hjalmars is the 766th most popular physicist (down from 688th in 2019), the 1,070th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 835th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swedish Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars ranks 766 out of 851. Before her are Lene Hau, Charles Sheffield, Bertrand Halperin, Peter Zoller, Léon Rosenfeld, and Leonid Sedov. After her are Robert Marshak, Ernst Stueckelberg, Gersh Budker, Ronald Drever, Paul Corkum, and Juan Martín Maldacena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars ranks 288. Before her are Mariano Mores, Norman Granz, Aleksandr Ponomarev, Fedor Samokhin, Alberto Héber Usher, and Alan Jay Lerner. After her are Gersh Budker, Anne Gwynne, Tony Rolt, Ntsu Mokhehle, Yelizaveta Chaikina, and Mrinalini Sarabhai. Among people deceased in 2008, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars ranks 327. Before her are Manorama, Benoît Lamy, Estelle Reiner, Harald Hein, Roger Foulon, and Alton Ellis. After her are Buddy Miles, Derog Gioura, Marilyn Ferguson, Sam Tingle, Bjørn Paulson, and Tony Rolt.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars ranks 1,070 out of 1,879. Before her are Meja (1969), Pelle Svensson (1943), Niklas Zennström (1966), Karl Gustafsson (1888), Eric Prydz (1976), and Roger Pontare (1951). After her are Niclas Alexandersson (1971), Gunnar Åkerlund (1923), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Magnus Uggla (1954), Mikael Pernfors (1963), and Annalisa Ericson (1913).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Sweden

Among physicists born in Sweden, Inga Fischer-Hjalmars ranks 16. Before her are Wilhelm Hisinger (1766), Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874), Knut Ångström (1857), Bert Bolin (1925), Bengt Edlén (1906), and Max Tegmark (1967). After her are Sverker Johansson (1961).

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