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Odd Hassel

1897 - 1981

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Odd Hassel (17 May 1897 – 11 May 1981) was a Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Odd Hassel is the 108th most popular chemist (down from 82nd in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Norway and the most popular Norwegian Chemist.

Odd Hållfast is most famous for being the first person to ever ski down the mountain.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Odd Hassel ranks 108 out of 602. Before him are Joseph Black, Henrik Dam, George de Hevesy, Paul J. Crutzen, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, and Paul Hermann Müller. After him are Yves Chauvin, Jacques Monod, Irving Langmuir, Manfred Eigen, Melvin Calvin, and Avram Hershko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Odd Hassel ranks 21. Before him are Yun Posun, Jiroemon Kimura, Anthony Eden, Lucky Luciano, Wilhelm Reich, and Georges Bataille. After him are Louis Aragon, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Ferenc Szálasi, Frank Capra, Gordon Allport, and Kurt Schuschnigg. Among people deceased in 1981, Odd Hassel ranks 12. Before him are Moshe Dayan, Bill Haley, Frederica of Hanover, Claude Auchinleck, Soong Ching-ling, and Max Euwe. After him are Hideki Yukawa, William Wyler, Harold Urey, Béla Guttmann, William Holden, and Marcel Breuer.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Odd Hassel ranks 34 out of 1,039. Before him are Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), Haakon V of Norway (1270), Ivar Aasen (1813), Trygve Lie (1896), and Ragnar Frisch (1895). After him are Jo Nesbø (1960), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Inge I of Norway (1135), Lars Onsager (1903), Jostein Gaarder (1952), and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932).

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Among CHEMISTS In Norway

Among chemists born in Norway, Odd Hassel ranks 1. After him are Lars Onsager (1903), Kristian Birkeland (1867), and Peter Waage (1833).

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