CHEMIST
Richard Abegg
1869 - 1910

Richard Abegg
Richard Wilhelm Heinrich Abegg (9 January 1869 – 3 April 1910) was a German chemist and pioneer of valence theory. He proposed that the difference of the maximum positive and negative valence of an element tends to be eight. This has come to be known as Abegg's rule. He was a gas balloon enthusiast, which caused his death at the age of 41 when he crashed in his balloon in Silesia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Abegg is the 228th most popular chemist (up from 273rd in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 309th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Polish Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Richard Abegg ranks 228 out of 602. Before him are Johan Gottlieb Gahn, John Newlands, Joachim Frank, Hartmut Michel, John Vane, and William Hyde Wollaston. After him are Ignacy Mościcki, Stanley Miller, James B. Conant, Stanislao Cannizzaro, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, and John Frederic Daniell.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohan Gottlieb Gahn
1745 - 1818
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 222
John Newlands
1837 - 1898
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 223
Joachim Frank
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 224
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 225
John Vane
1927 - 2004
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 226
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 227
Richard Abegg
1869 - 1910
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 228
Ignacy Mościcki
1867 - 1946
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 229
Stanley Miller
1930 - 2007
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 230
James B. Conant
1893 - 1978
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 231
Stanislao Cannizzaro
1826 - 1910
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 232
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
1818 - 1892
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 233
John Frederic Daniell
1790 - 1845
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Richard Abegg ranks 29. Before him are Felix Salten, Komitas, Rudolf Otto, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Albert Roussel, and Gustav Vigeland. After him are Pyotr Krasnov, Emilio Aguinaldo, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Kasturba Gandhi, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, and Francisco Largo Caballero. Among people deceased in 1910, Richard Abegg ranks 24. Before him are Léon Walras, An Jung-geun, Elizabeth Blackwell, Pauline Viardot, Huo Yuanjia, and Carl Reinecke. After him are Jules Renard, Stanislao Cannizzaro, William Huggins, William Holman Hunt, Alexander Agassiz, and Jean Moréas.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsFelix Salten
WRITER
1869 - 1945
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 23
Komitas
COMPOSER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 24
Rudolf Otto
PHILOSOPHER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 25
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1955
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 26
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 27
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 28
Richard Abegg
CHEMIST
1869 - 1910
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 29
Pyotr Krasnov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 30
Emilio Aguinaldo
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1964
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 31
Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1955
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 32
Kasturba Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 33
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1957
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 34
Francisco Largo Caballero
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1910
Go to all RankingsLéon Walras
ECONOMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 18
An Jung-geun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1910
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 19
Elizabeth Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1910
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 20
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 21
Huo Yuanjia
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1910
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 22
Carl Reinecke
COMPOSER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 23
Richard Abegg
CHEMIST
1869 - 1910
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 24
Jules Renard
WRITER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 25
Stanislao Cannizzaro
CHEMIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 26
William Huggins
ASTRONOMER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 27
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 28
Alexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 29
Jean Moréas
WRITER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 30
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Richard Abegg ranks 202 out of 1,694. Before him are Ernst Kummer (1810), Samuel Reshevsky (1911), Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770), Stanisław Dziwisz (1939), Siegbert Tarrasch (1862), and Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756). After him are Frederick I of Württemberg (1754), Grzegorz Lato (1950), Ignacy Mościcki (1867), Hermann Balck (1893), Felix Hausdorff (1868), and Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsErnst Kummer
MATHEMATICIAN
1810 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 196
Samuel Reshevsky
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1992
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 197
Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1861
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 198
Stanisław Dziwisz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 199
Siegbert Tarrasch
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 200
Duke Louis of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1817
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 201
Richard Abegg
CHEMIST
1869 - 1910
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 202
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 203
Grzegorz Lato
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 204
Ignacy Mościcki
CHEMIST
1867 - 1946
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 205
Hermann Balck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1982
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 206
Felix Hausdorff
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1942
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 207
Abraham Gottlob Werner
GEOLOGIST
1749 - 1817
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 208
Among CHEMISTS In Poland
Among chemists born in Poland, Richard Abegg ranks 11. Before him are Friedrich Bergius (1884), Konrad Emil Bloch (1912), Casimir Funk (1884), Antoni Grabowski (1857), Clara Immerwahr (1870), and Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776). After him are Ignacy Mościcki (1867), Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822), Fritz London (1900), Kazimierz Fajans (1887), Sendivogius (1566), and Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762).
Friedrich Bergius
1884 - 1949
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 5
Konrad Emil Bloch
1912 - 2000
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 6
Casimir Funk
1884 - 1967
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 7
Antoni Grabowski
1857 - 1921
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 8
Clara Immerwahr
1870 - 1915
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 9
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
1776 - 1810
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 10
Richard Abegg
1869 - 1910
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 11
Ignacy Mościcki
1867 - 1946
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 12
Ignacy Łukasiewicz
1822 - 1882
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 13
Fritz London
1900 - 1954
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 14
Kazimierz Fajans
1887 - 1975
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 15
Sendivogius
1566 - 1636
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 16
Jeremias Benjamin Richter
1762 - 1807
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 17