CHEMIST

Svante Arrhenius

1859 - 1927

Photo of Svante Arrhenius

Icon of person Svante Arrhenius

Svante August Arrhenius ( ə-REE-nee-əs, -⁠RAY-, Swedish: [ˈsvânːtɛ aˈrěːnɪɵs]; 19 February 1859 – 2 October 1927) was a Swedish scientist. Originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, Arrhenius was one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry. In 1903, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, becoming the first Swedish Nobel laureate. In 1905, he became the director of the Nobel Institute, where he remained until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Svante Arrhenius is the 13th most popular chemist (down from 11th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Chemist.

Svante Arrhenius was a Swedish chemist and physicist who is most famous for his work in thermodynamics. He is also known for his discovery of the greenhouse effect.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Svante Arrhenius by language

Loading...

Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Svante Arrhenius ranks 13 out of 602. Before him are Irène Joliot-Curie, Amedeo Avogadro, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Robert Boyle, Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, and Emil Fischer. After him are John Stith Pemberton, Edwin McMillan, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Raymond Davis Jr., August Kekulé, and William Ramsay.

Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Svante Arrhenius ranks 8. Before him are Pierre Curie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henri Bergson, L. L. Zamenhof, Knut Hamsun, and Edmund Husserl. After him are John Dewey, Georges Seurat, Alfred Dreyfus, Yuan Shikai, Billy the Kid, and Verner von Heidenstam. Among people deceased in 1927, Svante Arrhenius ranks 1. After him are Isadora Duncan, Carlota of Mexico, Ferdinand I of Romania, Willem Einthoven, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Juan Gris, Albrecht Kossel, Gaston Leroux, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Hugo Ball, and Andranik.

Others Born in 1859

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1927

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Svante Arrhenius ranks 11 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Selma Lagerlöf (1858), Tycho Brahe (1546), Anders Celsius (1701), and Ingmar Bergman (1918). After him are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), August Strindberg (1849), Olof Palme (1927), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), and Dag Hammarskjöld (1905).

Others born in Sweden

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among CHEMISTS In Sweden

Among chemists born in Sweden, Svante Arrhenius ranks 2. Before him are Alfred Nobel (1833). After him are Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779), Theodor Svedberg (1884), Arne Tiselius (1902), Sune Bergström (1916), Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Johan Gottlieb Gahn (1745), Johan August Arfwedson (1792), Georg Brandt (1694), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), and Per Teodor Cleve (1840).

Swedish born Chemists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous