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Luke Howard

1772 - 1864

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Luke Howard (28 November 1772 – 21 March 1864) was a British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad interests in science. His lasting contribution to science is a nomenclature system for clouds, which he proposed in an 1802 presentation to the Askesian Society. Because of this, Howard is referred to as "The Godfather of Clouds", the "namer of the clouds", and the "father of meteorology". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luke Howard is the 409th most popular chemist (down from 398th in 2019), the 2,508th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,239th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Luke Howard ranks 409 out of 602. Before him are Roy J. Plunkett, David Warren, Rashad Khalifa, Jean Stas, Leonor Michaelis, and Ernst Otto Beckmann. After him are Henry Roscoe, John William Draper, Jan Czochralski, Jean-Antoine Chaptal, Brunó Ferenc Straub, and Franz von Soxhlet.

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Among people born in 1772, Luke Howard ranks 32. Before him are Géraud Duroc, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, Caesar Augustus Rodney, Gerhard von Kügelgen, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Miguel Ricardo de Álava. After him are Solomon II of Imereti, Friedrich Gilly, Manuel José Quintana, Karl Friedrich von Gaertner, Cristóbal Mendoza, and Martha Jefferson Randolph. Among people deceased in 1864, Luke Howard ranks 47. Before him are Charles Julien Brianchon, Heinrich Rose, Imre Madách, Sakuma Shōzan, Simon von Stampfer, and Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn. After him are Pedro Santana, Simonas Daukantas, Romuald Traugutt, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg, Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, and El Hadj Umar Tall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Luke Howard ranks 2,509 out of 8,785. Before him are William Etty (1787), Josephine Butler (1828), Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873), Alfred Edwards (1850), Alec Jeffreys (1950), and Walter Pater (1839). After him are York Bowen (1884), Harold Abrahams (1899), Paul Robinson (1979), John Fastolf (1380), Madge Syers (1881), and Josephine Tey (1896).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Luke Howard ranks 53. Before him are William Prout (1785), Edward Frankland (1825), Charles Macintosh (1766), Charles Hatchett (1765), Morris Travers (1872), and Arthur Aikin (1773). After him are Henry Roscoe (1833), John William Draper (1811), William Gregor (1761), Alexander William Williamson (1824), Peter Atkins (1940), and John Mayow (1640).

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