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Paul J. Crutzen

1933 - 2021

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Paul Jozef Crutzen (Dutch pronunciation: [pʌul ˈjoːzəf ˈkrʏtsə(n)]; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist. In 1995, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Mario Molina and Frank Sherwood Rowland for their work on atmospheric chemistry and specifically for his efforts in studying the formation and decomposition of atmospheric ozone. In addition to studying the ozone layer and climate change, he popularized the term Anthropocene to describe a proposed new epoch in the Quaternary period when human actions have a drastic effect on the Earth. He was also amongst the first few scientists to introduce the idea of a nuclear winter to describe the potential climatic effects stemming from large-scale atmospheric pollution including smoke from forest fires, industrial exhausts, and other sources like oil fires. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul J. Crutzen is the 105th most popular chemist (down from 68th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 58th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Chemist. Learn more about Paul J. Crutzen's academic impact at Rankless.

Paul J. Crutzen is most famous for the discovery of the ozone hole in 1985.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Paul J. Crutzen ranks 105 out of 602. Before him are Stanford Moore, Konrad Emil Bloch, Vincent du Vigneaud, Joseph Black, Henrik Dam, and George de Hevesy. After him are Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Paul Hermann Müller, Odd Hassel, Yves Chauvin, Jacques Monod, and Irving Langmuir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Paul J. Crutzen ranks 25. Before him are Just Fontaine, Nina Simone, Arno Allan Penzias, Susan Sontag, Amartya Sen, and Paul Biya. After him are Philip Roth, Elinor Ostrom, Krzysztof Penderecki, Corazon Aquino, Mako, and Richard R. Ernst. Among people deceased in 2021, Paul J. Crutzen ranks 17. Before him are Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Roh Tae-woo, Mikis Theodorakis, Frank Williams, Aaron T. Beck, and F. W. de Klerk. After him are Desmond Tutu, Raffaella Carrà, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Carlos Menem, Isamu Akasaki, and Captain Tom.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Paul J. Crutzen ranks 55 out of 1,646. Before him are Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), Max Euwe (1901), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Ruud Gullit (1962), and Frits Zernike (1888). After him are Tobias Asser (1838), Thomas Bernhard (1931), Paul Verhoeven (1938), Rem Koolhaas (1944), Jacob Roggeveen (1659), and Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870).

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Among CHEMISTS In Netherlands

Among chemists born in Netherlands, Paul J. Crutzen ranks 2. Before him are Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852). After him are Ben Feringa (1951), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801), and Albert Kluyver (1888).

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