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John William Draper

1811 - 1882

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John William Draper (May 5, 1811 – January 4, 1882) was an English polymath: a scientist, philosopher, physician, chemist, historian and photographer. He is credited with pioneering portrait photography (1839–40) and producing the first detailed photograph of the moon in 1840. He was also the first president of the American Chemical Society (1876–77) and a founder of the New York University School of Medicine. One of Draper's books, the History of the Conflict between Religion and Science, popularised the conflict thesis proposing intrinsic hostility in the relationship between religion and science. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John William Draper is the 411th most popular chemist (down from 403rd in 2019), the 2,531st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,264th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, John William Draper ranks 411 out of 602. Before him are Rashad Khalifa, Jean Stas, Leonor Michaelis, Ernst Otto Beckmann, Luke Howard, and Henry Roscoe. After him are Jan Czochralski, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Brunó Ferenc Straub, Franz von Soxhlet, George Church, and Otto Wichterle.

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Among people born in 1811, John William Draper ranks 44. Before him are Karel Jaromír Erben, Peter Julian Eymard, Horace Greeley, Émilie de Villeneuve, Sakuma Shōzan, and J. C. Jacobsen. After him are Ditlev Gothard Monrad, Giulia Grisi, Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, William Robert Grove, and Carl Johan Thyselius. Among people deceased in 1882, John William Draper ranks 53. Before him are Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Thomas Romney Robinson, Friedrich von Lütke, Charles J. Guiteau, Carl Robert Jakobson, and Giovanni Lanza. After him are Joseph Decaisne, Alexander Gardner, James Challis, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, François-Auguste Biard, and Nain Singh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John William Draper ranks 2,532 out of 8,785. Before him are Jamie Dornan (1982), Dodie Smith (1896), Frederick Guthrie (1833), Nigel Hawthorne (1929), David Mumford (1937), and Brian Naylor (1923). After him are Joseph Lancaster (1778), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Henry Maudslay (1771), John Badham (1939), Bernard Fox (1927), and Jimmy Mullen (1923).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, John William Draper ranks 55. Before him are Charles Macintosh (1766), Charles Hatchett (1765), Morris Travers (1872), Arthur Aikin (1773), Luke Howard (1772), and Henry Roscoe (1833). After him are William Gregor (1761), Alexander William Williamson (1824), Peter Atkins (1940), John Mayow (1640), Christopher Kelk Ingold (1893), and Archibald Scott Couper (1831).

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