CHEMIST

Pierre Adet

1763 - 1834

Pierre Adet

Pierre-Auguste, chevalier Adet (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ oɡyst ʃəvalje adɛ]; 17 May 1763 Nevers – 19 March 1834 Paris) was a French scientist, politician, and diplomat. He worked with Lavoisier on a new chemical notation system, and was secretary to the scientific periodical Annales de chimie, founded in 1789. He proved that glacial acetic acid and vinegar acetic acid were the same substance. In 1796, Adet was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Adet is the 501st most popular chemist (down from 471st in 2019), the 4,357th most popular biography from France (down from 4,172nd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular French Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Pierre Adet ranks 501 out of 602. Before him are Henri Laborit, Albert Ladenburg, Albert Kluyver, Karol Olszewski, Robert Havemann, and Ludwig Mond. After him are Johannes Thiele, John Walker, Julius Wilbrand, Karen Wetterhahn, Ludwig Knorr, and Jan Szczepanik.

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Henri Laborit
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 495
Albert Ladenburg
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 496
Albert Kluyver
1888 - 1956
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 497
Karol Olszewski
1846 - 1915
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 498
Robert Havemann
1910 - 1982
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 499
Ludwig Mond
1839 - 1909
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 500
Pierre Adet
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 501
Johannes Thiele
1865 - 1918
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 502
John Walker
1781 - 1859
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 503
Julius Wilbrand
1839 - 1906
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 504
Karen Wetterhahn
1948 - 1997
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 505
Ludwig Knorr
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 506
Jan Szczepanik
1872 - 1926
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 507

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1763, Pierre Adet ranks 36. Before him are Adalbert Gyrowetz, José Bonifácio de Andrada, Antoine-Denis Chaudet, Fyodor Rostopchin, Étienne-Gaspard Robert, and Dmitry Senyavin. After him are Johann Baptist Allgaier, Johann Gottfried Seume, William Cobbett, Wolfe Tone, János Batsányi, and Jens Esmark. Among people deceased in 1834, Pierre Adet ranks 42. Before him are Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza, Thomas Telford, Gamzat-bek, Thomas Say, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, and Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. After him are William H. Crawford, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, and Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst.

Others Born in 1763

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Adalbert Gyrowetz
COMPOSER
1763 - 1850
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 30
José Bonifácio de Andrada
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1838
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 31
Antoine-Denis Chaudet
SCULPTOR
1763 - 1810
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 32
Fyodor Rostopchin
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1826
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 33
Étienne-Gaspard Robert
PHYSICIST
1763 - 1837
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 34
Dmitry Senyavin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1831
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 35
Pierre Adet
CHEMIST
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 36
Johann Baptist Allgaier
WRITER
1763 - 1823
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 37
Johann Gottfried Seume
WRITER
1763 - 1810
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 38
William Cobbett
WRITER
1763 - 1835
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 39
Wolfe Tone
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1763 - 1798
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 40
János Batsányi
WRITER
1763 - 1845
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 41
Jens Esmark
GEOLOGIST
1763 - 1839
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 42

Others Deceased in 1834

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Infanta Maria da Assunção of Braganza
COMPANION
1805 - 1834
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 36
Thomas Telford
ARCHITECT
1757 - 1834
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 37
Gamzat-bek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1834
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 38
Thomas Say
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1834
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 39
George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1834
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 40
Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
NOBLEMAN
1767 - 1834
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 41
Pierre Adet
CHEMIST
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 42
William H. Crawford
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 43
John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1834
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 44
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1834
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 45

In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Adet ranks 4,357 out of 6,770. Before him are Édouard Artigas (1906), Philippe Bergeroo (1954), Jean-Marc Guillou (1945), Paul Paray (1886), Henri Bouckaert (1870), and Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (1377). After him are Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (1938), Christian Gourcuff (1955), E. D. Morel (1873), Marcel Moyse (1889), André Tassin (1902), and Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (1963).

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Édouard Artigas
ATHLETE
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 4,351
Philippe Bergeroo
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,352
Jean-Marc Guillou
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,353
Paul Paray
CONDUCTOR
1886 - 1979
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 4,354
Henri Bouckaert
ATHLETE
1870 - 1912
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 4,355
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
POLITICIAN
1377 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 4,356
Pierre Adet
CHEMIST
1763 - 1834
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,357
Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,358
Christian Gourcuff
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,359
E. D. Morel
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1924
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,360
Marcel Moyse
MUSICIAN
1889 - 1984
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 4,361
André Tassin
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 4,362
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
NOBLEMAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 4,363