CHEMIST

Johann Deisenhofer

1943 - Today

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Johann Deisenhofer (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈdaɪzn̩ˌhoːfɐ] ; born September 30, 1943) is a German biochemist who, along with Hartmut Michel and Robert Huber, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 for their determination of the first crystal structure of an integral membrane protein, a membrane-bound complex of proteins and co-factors that is essential to photosynthesis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Deisenhofer is the 194th most popular chemist (down from 154th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 840th in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Johann Deisenhofer ranks 194 out of 602. Before him are Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, Thomas A. Steitz, Peter D. Mitchell, Richard R. Schrock, Aaron Klug, and Julius Axelrod. After him are Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Henry Taube, Paul L. Modrich, Clara Immerwahr, Arthur Kornberg, and Herbert C. Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Johann Deisenhofer ranks 56. Before him are Mariss Jansons, Mohammad Khatami, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Antonio Tabucchi, Billie Jean King, and Helmut Marko. After him are Hanna Schygulla, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Pervez Musharraf, Peter Zumthor, Mario Botta, and Leonardo Sandri.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Deisenhofer ranks 732 out of 7,253. Before him are Moritz Schlick (1882), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), Erich Koch (1896), Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937), Rudolf Schenker (1948), and Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910). After him are Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Manfred Gerlach (1928), Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), and Jürgen Stroop (1895).

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Among CHEMISTS In Germany

Among chemists born in Germany, Johann Deisenhofer ranks 35. Before him are Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743), Feodor Lynen (1911), Georg Wittig (1897), Felix Hoffmann (1868), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), and Robert Huber (1937). After him are Georg Ernst Stahl (1659), Joachim Frank (1940), Hartmut Michel (1948), August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818), Hennig Brand (1630), and Friedrich Sertürner (1783).

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