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Leo Sternbach

1908 - 2005

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Leo Sternbach (May 7, 1908 – September 28, 2005) was a Polish American chemist who is credited with first synthesizing benzodiazepines, the main class of minor tranquilizers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Sternbach is the 401st most popular chemist (down from 353rd in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 128th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Croatian Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Leo Sternbach ranks 401 out of 602. Before him are Adolph Frank, Ferdinand Reich, Eric Betzig, Jennifer Doudna, Koichi Tanaka, and Otto Ambros. After him are Julia Lermontova, Roy J. Plunkett, David Warren, Rashad Khalifa, Jean Stas, and Leonor Michaelis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Leo Sternbach ranks 162. Before him are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, John Tuzo Wilson, Nicholas Kaldor, Richard Wright, William Hartnell, and Henryk Zygalski. After him are Štefan Čambal, Paul Henreid, Baby Face Nelson, Titus Burckhardt, Ștefan Barbu, and Olga Benário Prestes. Among people deceased in 2005, Leo Sternbach ranks 123. Before him are Tilly Fleischer, Polina Astakhova, Edward Bunker, Link Wray, George Mikan, and Jef Raskin. After him are Ronald Golias, Suzanne Flon, Zurab Zhvania, Alexander Gomelsky, Zoran Mušič, and Lazar Berman.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Leo Sternbach ranks 167 out of 700. Before him are Ivica Horvat (1926), Alen Bokšić (1970), Stjepan Sarkotić (1858), Maximilian Njegovan (1858), Matteo Bartoli (1873), and John Vitéz (1408). After him are Zlatko Kranjčar (1956), Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873), Vatroslav Lisinski (1819), Ivica Vastić (1969), Dado Topić (1949), and Josipa Lisac (1950).

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Among CHEMISTS In Croatia

Among chemists born in Croatia, Leo Sternbach ranks 2. Before him are Leopold Ružička (1887).

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