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John Newlands

1837 - 1898

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John Alexander Reina Newlands (26 November 1837 – 29 July 1898) was a British chemist who worked concerning the periodicity of elements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Newlands is the 223rd most popular chemist (down from 143rd in 2019), the 843rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 626th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Chemist.

John Newlands was most famous for the Law of Octaves, which he published in 1865. The law states that the atomic weights of elements are either whole number multiples of the atomic weight of hydrogen or are half-integers of the atomic weight of hydrogen.

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Among chemists, John Newlands ranks 223 out of 602. Before him are Leo Baekeland, Osamu Shimomura, Giulio Natta, C. N. R. Rao, Ahmed Zewail, and Johan Gottlieb Gahn. After him are Joachim Frank, Hartmut Michel, John Vane, William Hyde Wollaston, Richard Abegg, and Ignacy Mościcki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, John Newlands ranks 21. Before him are Adam Opel, Édouard Stephan, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Paul Morphy, Ivan Kramskoi, and Marie François Sadi Carnot. After him are Vasil Levski, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Ilia Chavchavadze, Queen Cheorin, and Rosalía de Castro. Among people deceased in 1898, John Newlands ranks 20. Before him are Ferdinand Cohn, Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Garnier, Félicien Rops, Theodor Fontane, and Eleanor Marx. After him are Heungseon Daewongun, Henry Bessemer, Frances Willard, Edward Burne-Jones, Zachris Topelius, and Georges Rodenbach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Newlands ranks 843 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Quant (1930), Brian Cox (1946), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), Eleanor Marx (1855), and Wilkie Collins (1824). After him are Cynegils (575), Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Samuel Richardson (1689), and Eadwig (940).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, John Newlands ranks 30. Before him are Derek Barton (1918), Peter J. Ratcliffe (1954), Peter D. Mitchell (1920), Herbert C. Brown (1912), James Dewar (1842), and Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921). After him are John Vane (1927), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), John Frederic Daniell (1790), John Pople (1925), Ida Noddack (1896), and Fraser Stoddart (1942).

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