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Jens Christian Skou

1918 - 2018

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Jens Christian Skou (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjens ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈskʌwˀ, - ˈkʰʁæs-]; 8 October 1918 – 28 May 2018) was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jens Christian Skou is the 78th most popular physician (up from 105th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 81st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Physician.

Jens Christian Skou is most famous for his invention of the process of electrophoresis.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Jens Christian Skou ranks 78 out of 726. Before him are William P. Murphy, Christiaan Barnard, Ambroise Paré, Johannes Fibiger, Selman Waksman, and Albert Szent-Györgyi. After him are August Krogh, Eugen Bleuler, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Cyril of Jerusalem, and Walter Rudolf Hess.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Jens Christian Skou ranks 22. Before him are Alberto Ascari, Ernst Otto Fischer, Kai Siegbahn, Katherine Johnson, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Takashi Kasahara. After him are Jørn Utzon, Ken Miles, Martin Ryle, William Holden, Bertram Brockhouse, and Jerome Karle. Among people deceased in 2018, Jens Christian Skou ranks 26. Before him are Riccardo Giacconi, John McCain, Stephen Hillenburg, Jean-Louis Tauran, Philip Roth, and France Gall. After him are Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, Burton Richter, Günter Blobel, Avicii, and Paul Bocuse.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jens Christian Skou ranks 61 out of 1,032. Before him are Nicolas Steno (1638), Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Johannes Fibiger (1867), and Lars von Trier (1956). After him are August Krogh (1874), Frederick IV of Denmark (1671), Jørn Utzon (1918), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Inge Lehmann (1888), and Tollund Man (-400).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Denmark

Among physicians born in Denmark, Jens Christian Skou ranks 2. Before him are Johannes Fibiger (1867). After him are August Krogh (1874), Carl Værnet (1893), Carl Lange (1834), Christian Bohr (1855), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Max Heindel (1865), and Halfdan T. Mahler (1923).

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