CHEMIST

Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted

1879 - 1947

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Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (Danish: [joˈhænˀəs ne̝koˈlɛːus ˈpʁɶnsteð]; 22 February 1879 – 17 December 1947) was a Danish physical chemist who is best known for developing the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory; he developed the theory at the same time as (but independently of) Martin Lowry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted is the 195th most popular chemist (down from 110th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 76th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Chemist.

Brønsted is most famous for his discovery of the Brønsted-Lowry theory. This theory states that acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 195 out of 602. Before him are Thomas A. Steitz, Peter D. Mitchell, Richard R. Schrock, Aaron Klug, Julius Axelrod, and Johann Deisenhofer. After him are Henry Taube, Paul L. Modrich, Clara Immerwahr, Arthur Kornberg, Herbert C. Brown, and Wallace Carothers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 23. Before him are Rudolf von Laban, Francis Picabia, Ottorino Respighi, Ramana Maharshi, An Jung-geun, and Italo Gariboldi. After him are Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Léon Jouhaux, Francis Peyton Rous, Chen Duxiu, Shunroku Hata, and Pál Teleki. Among people deceased in 1947, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 29. Before him are Han van Meegeren, Karl Mannheim, Ernst Lubitsch, Nicholas Roerich, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, and G. H. Hardy. After him are Stanley Baldwin, Victor Lustig, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Alexander Löhr, Annie S. D. Maunder, and Qazi Muhammad.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 87 out of 1,032. Before him are Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Peter Schmeichel (1963), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), and Canute IV of Denmark (1043). After him are Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), Allan Simonsen (1952), Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), and N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783).

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Among CHEMISTS In Denmark

Among chemists born in Denmark, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted ranks 3. Before him are Henrik Dam (1895), and S. P. L. Sørensen (1868). After him are Sophia Brahe (1556), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Morten P. Meldal (1954), Johan Kjeldahl (1849), and Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826).

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