CHEMIST
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918

Johannes Thiele
Friedrich Karl Johannes Thiele (May 13, 1865 – April 17, 1918) was a German chemist and a prominent professor at several universities, including those in Munich and Strasbourg. He developed many laboratory techniques related to isolation of organic compounds. In 1907 he described a device for the accurate determination of melting points, since named Thiele tube after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Thiele is the 502nd most popular chemist (up from 508th in 2019), the 969th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,041st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Polish Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Johannes Thiele ranks 502 out of 602. Before him are Albert Ladenburg, Albert Kluyver, Karol Olszewski, Robert Havemann, Ludwig Mond, and Pierre Adet. After him are John Walker, Julius Wilbrand, Karen Wetterhahn, Ludwig Knorr, Jan Szczepanik, and Helen Murray Free.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert Ladenburg
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 496
Albert Kluyver
1888 - 1956
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 497
Karol Olszewski
1846 - 1915
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 498
Robert Havemann
1910 - 1982
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 499
Ludwig Mond
1839 - 1909
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 500
Pierre Adet
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 501
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 502
John Walker
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 503
Julius Wilbrand
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 504
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 505
Ludwig Knorr
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 506
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 507
Helen Murray Free
1923 - 2021
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1865, Johannes Thiele ranks 133. Before him are William Birdwood, Pierre Weiss, Charles Champaud, Mikhail Tskhakaya, Louis Borno, and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. After him are Guido Castelnuovo, Otto Modersohn, Lionel Dunsterville, Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky, Walter Leistikow, and Uchida Kōsai. Among people deceased in 1918, Johannes Thiele ranks 154. Before him are Marianne Cope, Martin Sheridan, Henri Tauzin, Émile Étienne Guimet, Henry Gunther, and Henry Macintosh. After him are Rose Cleveland, Olavo Bilac, Thérèse Schwartze, Hanns Braun, Aleksei Evert, and Waldemar Rosenberger.
Others Born in 1865
Go to all RankingsWilliam Birdwood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1951
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 127
Pierre Weiss
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 128
Charles Champaud
GYMNAST
1865 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 129
Mikhail Tskhakaya
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1950
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 130
Louis Borno
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1942
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 131
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 132
Johannes Thiele
CHEMIST
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 133
Guido Castelnuovo
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1952
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 134
Otto Modersohn
PAINTER
1865 - 1943
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 135
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 136
Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1919
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 137
Walter Leistikow
PAINTER
1865 - 1908
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 138
Uchida Kōsai
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 139
Others Deceased in 1918
Go to all RankingsMarianne Cope
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1918
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 148
Martin Sheridan
ATHLETE
1881 - 1918
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 149
Henri Tauzin
ATHLETE
1879 - 1918
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 150
Émile Étienne Guimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1918
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 151
Henry Gunther
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1918
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 152
Henry Macintosh
ATHLETE
1892 - 1918
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 153
Johannes Thiele
CHEMIST
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 154
Rose Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1918
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 155
Olavo Bilac
WRITER
1865 - 1918
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 156
Thérèse Schwartze
PAINTER
1851 - 1918
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 157
Hanns Braun
ATHLETE
1886 - 1918
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 158
Aleksei Evert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1918
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 159
Waldemar Rosenberger
LINGUIST
1848 - 1918
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 160
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Johannes Thiele ranks 969 out of 1,694. Before him are Franciszek Smuda (1948), Jakub Berman (1901), Zygmunt Noskowski (1846), Daniel Harrwitz (1823), Jakub Wujek (1541), and Eugene Lazowski (1913). After him are Bogusław Linda (1952), Sawa (1938), Boris Chertok (1912), Sam Warner (1887), Jan Andrzej Morsztyn (1621), and Mordecai Ardon (1896).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsFranciszek Smuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 963
Jakub Berman
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 964
Zygmunt Noskowski
COMPOSER
1846 - 1909
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 965
Daniel Harrwitz
CHESS PLAYER
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 966
Jakub Wujek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1597
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 967
Eugene Lazowski
PHYSICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 968
Johannes Thiele
CHEMIST
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 969
Bogusław Linda
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 970
Sawa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 971
Boris Chertok
ENGINEER
1912 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 972
Sam Warner
PRODUCER
1887 - 1927
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 973
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
WRITER
1621 - 1693
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 974
Mordecai Ardon
PAINTER
1896 - 1992
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 975
Among CHEMISTS In Poland
Among chemists born in Poland, Johannes Thiele ranks 22. Before him are Sendivogius (1566), Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762), Jan Czochralski (1885), Alfred Stock (1876), Hugo Erdmann (1862), and Karol Olszewski (1846). After him are Heinrich Caro (1834), Nikodem Caro (1871), Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (1950), and Sergey Lebedev (1874).
Sendivogius
1566 - 1636
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 16
Jeremias Benjamin Richter
1762 - 1807
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 17
Jan Czochralski
1885 - 1953
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 18
Alfred Stock
1876 - 1946
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 19
Hugo Erdmann
1862 - 1910
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 20
Karol Olszewski
1846 - 1915
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 21
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 22
Heinrich Caro
1834 - 1910
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 23
Nikodem Caro
1871 - 1935
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 24
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 25
Sergey Lebedev
1874 - 1934
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 26