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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 799th most popular biologist (up from 826th in 2019), the 6,833rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,795th in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, John Jacob Abel ranks 799 out of 1,097. Before him are Richard Thomas Lowe, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein, Ole Borch, David Suzuki, and Jan Frederik Gronovius. After him are Edmund Reitter, Franz Unger, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Tommaso Salvadori, Lilian Gibbs, and Jane Colden.

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Among people born in 1857, John Jacob Abel ranks 113. Before him are Anna Kuliscioff, Alice Pike Barney, Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar, Friedrich Reinitzer, Halil Pasha, and Juan Luna. After him are Constantin Coandă, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Christian Wilhelm Allers, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Jules de Trooz, and František Ondříček. Among people deceased in 1938, John Jacob Abel ranks 176. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman, Konstantin Kalinin, Miguel Fleta, Mikayil Mushfig, Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas, and Karl Madsen. After him are Ekaterine Gabashvili, Edward M. House, John Exley, Ángel Arocha, Steve Bloomer, and Nikolai Gikalo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Jacob Abel ranks 6,835 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Lanegan (1964), Bob Kiesel (1911), Tom Verlaine (1949), Bill Lawrence (1968), Fat Lever (1960), and Derek Luke (1974). After him are Susan Kohner (1936), Bob Falkenburg (1926), Eva Angelina (1985), John Hawkes (1959), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), and Rooney Mara (1985).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, John Jacob Abel ranks 110. Before him are James L. Peters (1889), Garrett Hardin (1915), Robert Ridgway (1850), 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), and Albert William Herre (1868).

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