INVENTOR

Mary the Jewess

100 - 100

Mary the Jewess

Mary or Maria the Jewess (Latin: Maria Hebraea), also known as Mary the Prophetess (Latin: Maria Prophetissa) or Maria the Copt (Arabic: مارية القبطية, romanized: Māriyya al-Qibṭiyya), was an early alchemist known from the works of Zosimos of Panopolis (fl. c. 300) and other authors in the Greek alchemical tradition. On the basis of Zosimos's comments, she lived between the first and third centuries A.D. in Alexandria. French, Taylor and Lippmann list her as one of the first alchemical writers, dating her works at no later than the first century. She is credited with the invention of several kinds of chemical apparatus and is considered to be the first true alchemist of the Western world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary the Jewess is the 139th most popular inventor (down from 88th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 176th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Inventor.

Mary the Jewess is most famous for being the first person to describe the process of distillation.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Mary the Jewess ranks 139 out of 426. Before her are Percy Spencer, Elisha Gray, Josef Ressel, Hugo Schmeisser, Zénobe Gramme, and Elias Howe. After her are Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Taiichi Ohno, Louis Le Prince, Cornelis Drebbel, John Kay, and Robert Stirling.

Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia

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Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 133
Elisha Gray
1835 - 1901
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 134
Josef Ressel
1793 - 1857
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 135
Hugo Schmeisser
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 136
Zénobe Gramme
1826 - 1901
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 137
Elias Howe
1819 - 1867
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 138
Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 139
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
1753 - 1809
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 140
Taiichi Ohno
1912 - 1990
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 141
Louis Le Prince
1841 - 1890
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 142
Cornelis Drebbel
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 143
John Kay
1704 - 1779
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 144
Robert Stirling
1790 - 1878
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 145

Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Mary the Jewess ranks 32. Before her are Simeon of Jerusalem, Claudia Acte, Vologases III of Parthia, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Valentinus, and Mucianus. After her are Gan Ying, Epaphroditus, Marcus Annius Verus, Praxedes, Agrippa the Skeptic, and Saint Sabina. Among people deceased in 100, Mary the Jewess ranks 51. Before her are Claudia Acte, Dorcas, Gaius Julius Civilis, Locusta, Mucianus, and Valerius Gratus. After her are Livia Orestilla, Agrippa the Skeptic, Tiridates III of Parthia, Archippus, Veleda, and Andronicus of Pannonia.

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Simeon of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 107
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 26
Claudia Acte
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 27
Vologases III of Parthia
POLITICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 28
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
PHYSICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 29
Valentinus
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 160
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 30
Mucianus
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 31
Mary the Jewess
INVENTOR
100 - 100
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 32
Gan Ying
EXPLORER
100 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 33
Epaphroditus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 69
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 34
Marcus Annius Verus
POLITICIAN
100 - 138
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 35
Praxedes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 36
Agrippa the Skeptic
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 100
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 37
Saint Sabina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 126
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 38

Others Deceased in 100

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Claudia Acte
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 45
Dorcas
POLITICIAN
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 46
Gaius Julius Civilis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
25 - 100
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 47
Locusta
CHEMIST
1 - 100
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 48
Mucianus
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 49
Valerius Gratus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 50
Mary the Jewess
INVENTOR
100 - 100
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 51
Livia Orestilla
COMPANION
20 - 100
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 52
Agrippa the Skeptic
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 100
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 53
Tiridates III of Parthia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 54
Archippus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 55
Veleda
POLITICIAN
50 - 100
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 56
Andronicus of Pannonia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 100
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 57

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mary the Jewess ranks 252 out of 642. Before her are Iry-Hor (-3101), Jehan Sadat (1933), Bintanath (-1300), Neferirkare Kakai (-2483), Ammonius Hermiae (440), and Mariamne (-100). After her are Takelot II (-900), Neferneferure (-1400), Ahmed Shafik (1941), Didymus the Blind (313), Khendjer (-1800), and Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300).

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Iry-Hor
POLITICIAN
3101 BC - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 246
Jehan Sadat
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 247
Bintanath
COMPANION
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 248
Neferirkare Kakai
NOBLEMAN
2483 BC - 2480 BC
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 249
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 250
Mariamne
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 251
Mary the Jewess
INVENTOR
100 - 100
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 252
Takelot II
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 825 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 253
Neferneferure
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 254
Ahmed Shafik
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 255
Didymus the Blind
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
313 - 398
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 256
Khendjer
POLITICIAN
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 257
Amun-her-khepeshef
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 258