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John Jacob Abel

1857 - 1938

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John Jacob Abel (19 May 1857 – 26 May 1938) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. He established the pharmacology department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893, and then became America's first full-time professor of pharmacology. During his time at Hopkins, he made several important medical advancements, especially in the field of hormone extraction. In addition to his laboratory work, he founded several significant scientific journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry and the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Jacob Abel is the 826th most popular biologist, the 7,797th most popular biography from United States and the 113th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, John Jacob Abel ranks 826 out of 1,097. Before him are Carl Bolle, Jules Pierre Rambur, Charles Wallace Richmond, Alice Catherine Evans, William Hemsley, and Johann Jakob Bernhardi. After him are Joseph Rock, Paul Henri Lecomte, Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers, Herbert Giles, Max Fürbringer, and Sydney Parkinson.

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Among people born in 1857, John Jacob Abel ranks 121. Before him are Halil Pasha, Jules de Trooz, Clarence Darrow, Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, František Ondříček, and Frank J. Sprague. After him are Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Pedro Paterno, Charles Frédéric Petit, Edward Henry Potthast, John Joly, and Auguste Serrurier. Among people deceased in 1938, John Jacob Abel ranks 191. Before him are Clarence Darrow, Ekaterine Gabashvili, Grey Owl, Ricardo Samper, Oscar Dessomville, and Ángel Arocha. After him are Pedro Figari, Al Ernest Garcia, Harvey S. Firestone, John Exley, Alexander Amfiteatrov, and Herbert Jamison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Jacob Abel ranks 7,797 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Cheney (1916), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Esther Phillips (1935), DeWitt Clinton (1769), Kyle Gass (1960), and David Brown (1916). After him are Sean Gunn (1974), Hal Greer (1936), Kate Bosworth (1983), June Foray (1917), Steve Kloves (1960), and Kevin Richardson (1971).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, John Jacob Abel ranks 110. Before him are Herbert Copeland (1902), Neil Campbell (1946), and Stephen Schneider (1945). After him are Jane Colden (1724), Mary-Claire King (1946), Robert Trivers (1943), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Charles Sibley (1917), Albert William Herre (1868), Clinton Hart Merriam (1855), Beatrice Mintz (1921), and John Kunkel Small (1869).

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