CHEMIST
Jacques Bergier
1912 - 1978

Jacques Bergier
Jacques Bergier (French: [bɛʁʒje]; maybe born Yakov Mikhailovich Berger (Russian: Я́ков Миха́йлович Бéргер); Odessa, 21 August [O.S. 8 August] 1912 – Paris, 23 November 1978) was a chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer. He co-wrote the best-seller The Morning of the Magicians with Louis Pauwels as a work of "fantastic realism" (a term coined by the authors). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Bergier is the 379th most popular chemist (up from 381st in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 406th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Jacques Bergier ranks 379 out of 602. Before him are Carl Djerassi, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Andrés Manuel del Río, Albert Ghiorso, Vera Yevstafievna Popova, and Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau. After him are Hermann von Fehling, Arthur Aikin, Franz Joseph Emil Fischer, Nikolay Zelinsky, Agnes Pockels, and Joseph Achille Le Bel.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarl Djerassi
1923 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 373
Jeremias Benjamin Richter
1762 - 1807
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 374
Andrés Manuel del Río
1764 - 1849
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 375
Albert Ghiorso
1915 - 2010
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 376
Vera Yevstafievna Popova
1867 - 1896
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 377
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau
1737 - 1816
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 378
Jacques Bergier
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 379
Hermann von Fehling
1812 - 1885
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 380
Arthur Aikin
1773 - 1854
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 381
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
1877 - 1947
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 382
Nikolay Zelinsky
1861 - 1953
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 383
Agnes Pockels
1862 - 1935
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 384
Joseph Achille Le Bel
1847 - 1930
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 385
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Jacques Bergier ranks 142. Before him are Josef Blösche, Barry Sullivan, Frank Oppenheimer, Kristina Söderbaum, Maria Montez, and Boris Kidrič. After him are Domingos da Guia, Naoto Tajima, Pierre Grimal, Günther Lützow, Laurean Rugambwa, and Richard Carlson. Among people deceased in 1978, Jacques Bergier ranks 99. Before him are Jacques Brugnon, Edmundo Suárez, Gunnar Nilsson, Tom Wilson, Emilio Portes Gil, and Ángel Bossio. After him are Max Mallowan, Joe Davis, Jens Otto Krag, George Maciunas, Mstislav Keldysh, and Louis Prima.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsJosef Blösche
EXTREMIST
1912 - 1969
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 136
Barry Sullivan
ACTOR
1912 - 1994
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 137
Frank Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 138
Kristina Söderbaum
ACTOR
1912 - 2001
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 139
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 140
Boris Kidrič
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1953
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 141
Jacques Bergier
CHEMIST
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 142
Domingos da Guia
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 143
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 144
Pierre Grimal
WRITER
1912 - 1996
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 145
Günther Lützow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1945
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 146
Laurean Rugambwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 147
Richard Carlson
ACTOR
1912 - 1977
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 148
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsJacques Brugnon
TENNIS PLAYER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 93
Edmundo Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 94
Gunnar Nilsson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1978
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 95
Tom Wilson
WRITER
1931 - 1978
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 96
Emilio Portes Gil
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1978
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 97
Ángel Bossio
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 98
Jacques Bergier
CHEMIST
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 99
Max Mallowan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 100
Joe Davis
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1978
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 101
Jens Otto Krag
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1978
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 102
George Maciunas
PAINTER
1931 - 1978
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 103
Mstislav Keldysh
ENGINEER
1911 - 1978
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 104
Louis Prima
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1978
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 105
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Jacques Bergier ranks 376 out of 1,365. Before him are Pavlo Lazarenko (1953), Grigori Sokolnikov (1888), Ihor Kolomoyskyi (1963), Dmytro Dontsov (1883), Emanuel Feuermann (1902), and Vladimir Lyakhov (1941). After him are Ingeborg of Kiev (1100), Maria Dobroniega of Kiev (null), Isaac Boleslavsky (1919), Bohdan Stupka (1941), Dmitry Levitzky (1735), and Petro Shelest (1908).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsPavlo Lazarenko
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 370
Grigori Sokolnikov
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1939
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 371
Ihor Kolomoyskyi
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 372
Dmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 373
Emanuel Feuermann
MUSICIAN
1902 - 1942
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 374
Vladimir Lyakhov
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 375
Jacques Bergier
CHEMIST
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 376
Ingeborg of Kiev
COMPANION
1100 - 1137
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 377
Maria Dobroniega of Kiev
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 378
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 379
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 380
Dmitry Levitzky
PAINTER
1735 - 1822
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 381
Petro Shelest
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1996
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 382
Among CHEMISTS In Ukraine
Among chemists born in Ukraine, Jacques Bergier ranks 3. Before him are Roald Hoffmann (1937), and Erwin Chargaff (1905). After him are Ivan Horbachevsky (1854), and Jan Szczepanik (1872).
Roald Hoffmann
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2
Jacques Bergier
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 3
Ivan Horbachevsky
1854 - 1942
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 4
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 5