PHYSICIST
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918

Ivan Puluj
Ivan Pavlovych Puluj (Ukrainian: Іван Павлович Пулюй, pronounced [iˈwɑn pʊˈlʲuj]; German: Johann Puluj; 2 February 1845 – 31 January 1918) was a Ukrainian physicist and inventor known for his early research into X-rays. His contributions were largely neglected until the end of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Puluj is the 515th most popular physicist (down from 490th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 434th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ivan Puluj ranks 515 out of 851. Before him are Nicola Cabibbo, George Zweig, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, G. M. B. Dobson, Lester Germer, and Yakir Aharonov. After him are Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Clyde Cowan, Edoardo Amaldi, Konstantin Novoselov, Yuri Orlov, and Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicola Cabibbo
1935 - 2010
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 509
George Zweig
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 510
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 511
G. M. B. Dobson
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 512
Lester Germer
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 513
Yakir Aharonov
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 514
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 515
Louis-François-Clement Breguet
1804 - 1883
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 516
Clyde Cowan
1919 - 1974
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 517
Edoardo Amaldi
1908 - 1989
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 518
Konstantin Novoselov
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 519
Yuri Orlov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 520
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
1845 - 1888
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 521
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1845, Ivan Puluj ranks 62. Before him are Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, William Kingdon Clifford, Àngel Guimerà, Henri Brocard, and Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg. After him are Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Gustaf Cederström, Wilhelm von Bode, Ulisse Dini, Paul Deussen, and Quanah Parker. Among people deceased in 1918, Ivan Puluj ranks 110. Before him are Charlie Soong, Anna Demidova, Arthur Cravan, Trifko Grabež, Charles Wolf, and Malak Hifni Nasif. After him are Prince Mirko of Montenegro, Nigâr Hanım, Casimir de Candolle, William Hope Hodgson, John L. Sullivan, and Ulisse Dini.
Others Born in 1845
Go to all RankingsJean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
PAINTER
1845 - 1902
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 56
Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1907
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 57
William Kingdon Clifford
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1879
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 58
Àngel Guimerà
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 59
Henri Brocard
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 60
Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1925
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 61
Ivan Puluj
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 62
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1888
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 63
Gustaf Cederström
PAINTER
1845 - 1933
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 64
Wilhelm von Bode
HISTORIAN
1845 - 1929
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 65
Ulisse Dini
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 66
Paul Deussen
PHILOSOPHER
1845 - 1919
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 67
Quanah Parker
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1911
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1918
Go to all RankingsCharlie Soong
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 104
Anna Demidova
COMPANION
1878 - 1918
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 105
Arthur Cravan
WRITER
1887 - 1918
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 106
Trifko Grabež
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1895 - 1918
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 107
Charles Wolf
ASTRONOMER
1827 - 1918
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 108
Malak Hifni Nasif
WRITER
1886 - 1918
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 109
Ivan Puluj
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 110
Prince Mirko of Montenegro
NOBLEMAN
1879 - 1918
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 111
Nigâr Hanım
WRITER
1856 - 1918
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 112
Casimir de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1836 - 1918
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 113
William Hope Hodgson
WRITER
1877 - 1918
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 114
John L. Sullivan
BOXER
1858 - 1918
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 115
Ulisse Dini
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 116
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Ivan Puluj ranks 481 out of 1,365. Before him are Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (1948), Panteleimon Kulish (1819), Alexander Spendiaryan (1871), Leonid Pasechnik (1970), Igor Moiseyev (1906), and Mikhail Tereshchenko (1886). After him are Kazimierz Bartel (1882), Borys Romanchenko (1926), Franz Roubaud (1856), Kateryna Bilokur (1900), Maksym Rylsky (1895), and Georgy Shonin (1935).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 475
Panteleimon Kulish
WRITER
1819 - 1897
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 476
Alexander Spendiaryan
COMPOSER
1871 - 1928
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 477
Leonid Pasechnik
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 478
Igor Moiseyev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2007
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 479
Mikhail Tereshchenko
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1956
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 480
Ivan Puluj
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 481
Kazimierz Bartel
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1941
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 482
Borys Romanchenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 483
Franz Roubaud
PAINTER
1856 - 1928
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 484
Kateryna Bilokur
PAINTER
1900 - 1961
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 485
Maksym Rylsky
WRITER
1895 - 1964
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 486
Georgy Shonin
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1997
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 487
Among PHYSICISTS In Ukraine
Among physicists born in Ukraine, Ivan Puluj ranks 7. Before him are George Gamow (1904), Georges Charpak (1924), Moshé Feldenkrais (1904), Abram Ioffe (1880), Evgeny Lifshitz (1915), and Dmitri Ivanenko (1904). After him are Vladimir Veksler (1907), Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (1882), Anatoly Alexandrov (1903), Matvei Bronstein (1906), Gregory Breit (1899), and Maurice Goldhaber (1911).
George Gamow
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 1
Georges Charpak
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 2
Moshé Feldenkrais
1904 - 1984
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 3
Abram Ioffe
1880 - 1960
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
Evgeny Lifshitz
1915 - 1985
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 5
Dmitri Ivanenko
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 6
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 7
Vladimir Veksler
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 8
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 9
Anatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 10
Matvei Bronstein
1906 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 11
Gregory Breit
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
Maurice Goldhaber
1911 - 2011
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 13