CHEMIST

Marie Maynard Daly

1921 - 2003

Photo of Marie Maynard Daly

Icon of person Marie Maynard Daly

Marie Maynard Daly (April 16, 1921 – October 28, 2003) was an American biochemist. She was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Columbia University and the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Daly made important contributions in four areas of research: the chemistry of histones, protein synthesis, the relationships between cholesterol and hypertension, and creatine's uptake by muscle cells. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie Maynard Daly is the 586th most popular chemist (down from 569th in 2019), the 12,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,426th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Chemist.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Marie Maynard Daly by language

Loading...

Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 586 out of 602Before her are Susan Solomon, Mary Engle Pennington, Martyn Poliakoff, Richard Zare, Ching Wan Tang, and Willis R. Whitney. After her are Esther M. Conwell, Richard Lerner, Ruth R. Benerito, Donald Howard Menzel, Sam Ruben, and Jacqueline Barton.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 447Before her are Chen Muhua, Yevgeni Babich, Terence Cooke, R. K. Laxman, Sahir Ludhianvi, and Joan Greenwood. After her are Vivian Blaine, Juanita M. Kreps, Monty Hall, Hazel McCallion, Tom Kilburn, and Harold Camping. Among people deceased in 2003, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 349Before her are Dezső Lemhényi, Georgi Vladimov, Kathleen Raine, Steve O'Rourke, Yuri Falin, and Malik Meraj Khalid. After her are Koji Kondo, Andrey Kivilev, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Trevor Ford, Erland Herkenrath, and Gerald Emmett Carter.

Others Born in 1921

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 2003

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 12,329 out of 20,380Before her are Stone Gossard (1966), Roy Clark (1933), Leroy Chiao (1960), Trevor Moore (1980), Tom Foley (1929), and Stephen L. Adler (1939). After her are Phil Heath (1979), Beth Ditto (1981), Torrey DeVitto (1984), Bill Mumy (1954), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), and Vivian Blaine (1921).

Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Marie Maynard Daly ranks 113Before her are Benjamin Silliman (1779), Rachel Fuller Brown (1898), Susan Solomon (1956), Mary Engle Pennington (1872), Richard Zare (1939), and Willis R. Whitney (1868). After her are Esther M. Conwell (1922), Richard Lerner (1938), Ruth R. Benerito (1916), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Sam Ruben (1913), and Jacqueline Barton (1952).