CHEMIST
K. C. Nicolaou
1946 - Today

K. C. Nicolaou
Kyriacos Costa Nicolaou (Greek: Κυριάκος Κ. Νικολάου; born July 5, 1946) is a Greek Cypriot-American chemist known for his research in the area of natural products total synthesis. He is currently Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Chemistry at Rice University, having previously held academic positions at The Scripps Research Institute/UC San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. K. C. Nicolaou is the 476th most popular chemist (up from 562nd in 2019). (up from 4,503rd in 2019)
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, K. C. Nicolaou ranks 476 out of 602. Before him are Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt, Donella Meadows, Edmond Frémy, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, Hieronymous Theodor Richter, and Hugo Erdmann. After him are John Mayow, Carl Theodore Liebermann, Yellapragada Subbarow, Phoebus Levene, Masatoshi Shima, and Christopher Kelk Ingold.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
1731 - 1799
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 470
Donella Meadows
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 471
Edmond Frémy
1814 - 1894
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 472
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
1814 - 1852
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 473
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
1824 - 1898
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 474
Hugo Erdmann
1862 - 1910
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 475
K. C. Nicolaou
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 476
John Mayow
1640 - 1679
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 477
Carl Theodore Liebermann
1842 - 1914
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 478
Yellapragada Subbarow
1895 - 1948
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 479
Phoebus Levene
1869 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 480
Masatoshi Shima
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 481
Christopher Kelk Ingold
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 482
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, K. C. Nicolaou ranks 429. Before him are Rafik Schami, Tim Pigott-Smith, Simeon Simeonov, John Spencer, Sue Townsend, and Akira Kamiya. After him are Mogens Lykketoft, Zsuzsa Koncz, Robert Urich, Robin Cook, Randy Meisner, and Chava Alberstein.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsRafik Schami
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 423
Tim Pigott-Smith
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 424
Simeon Simeonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2000
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 425
John Spencer
ACTOR
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 426
Sue Townsend
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 427
Akira Kamiya
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 428
K. C. Nicolaou
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 429
Mogens Lykketoft
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 430
Zsuzsa Koncz
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 431
Robert Urich
ACTOR
1946 - 2002
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 432
Robin Cook
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 433
Randy Meisner
SINGER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 434
Chava Alberstein
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 435