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Ira Remsen

1846 - 1927

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Ira Remsen (February 10, 1846 – March 4, 1927) was an American chemist who introduced organic chemistry research and education in the United States along the lines of German universities where he received his early training. He was the first professor of chemistry and the second president of Johns Hopkins University. He founded the American Chemical Journal, which he edited from 1879 to 1914. The discovery of saccharin was made in his laboratory by Constantine Fahlberg who worked in collaboration with Remsen but patented the synthesis on his own, earning the ire of Remsen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ira Remsen is the 576th most popular chemist (down from 568th in 2024), the 10,806th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,344th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Ira Remsen ranks 576 out of 602. Before him are Mildred Cohn, Carol V. Robinson, Sergey Lebedev, Faiza Al-Kharafi, Martin Kamen, and Jiří Drahoš. After him are Gilbert Stork, Benjamin Silliman, Rachel Fuller Brown, John George Children, Susan Solomon, and Mary Engle Pennington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1846, Ira Remsen ranks 114. Before him are Federico Chueca, Max Fürbringer, Björn Jónsson, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, Randolph Caldecott, and Maksymilian Gierymski. After him is Michael Davitt. Among people deceased in 1927, Ira Remsen ranks 150. Before him are Samuel Garman, John Henry Davies, Luke Fildes, Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Edward Henry Potthast, and Charles Sprague Sargent. After him are Sybil Bauer, Leonard Wood, Harry Johnston, Juliette Gordon Low, and B. B. Comer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ira Remsen ranks 10,808 out of 20,380. Before him are Mac Wilkins (1950), George Siegmann (1882), Dick Cavett (1936), Rick Rude (1958), Samuel Ramey (1942), and RJ Mitte (1992). After him are Lee Strobel (1952), Avram Glazer (1960), Dana Carvey (1955), Richie Kotzen (1970), Bill Laimbeer (1957), and James Morrison (1954).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Ira Remsen ranks 107. Before him are Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Anna J. Harrison (1912), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), Barbara Askins (1939), F. Albert Cotton (1930), and Mildred Cohn (1913). After him are Benjamin Silliman (1779), Rachel Fuller Brown (1898), Susan Solomon (1956), Mary Engle Pennington (1872), Richard Zare (1939), and Willis R. Whitney (1868).

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