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Takamine Jōkichi

1854 - 1922

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Takamine Jōkichi (高峰 譲吉; November 3, 1854 – July 22, 1922) was a Japanese chemist. He is known for being the first to isolate epinephrine in 1901. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takamine Jōkichi is the 544th most popular chemist (down from 462nd in 2019), the 1,491st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,124th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Japanese Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Takamine Jōkichi ranks 544 out of 602. Before him are Sabir Yunusov, Rainer Ludwig Claisen, Gustav Rose, Johannes Wislicenus, Robin Hill, and Max Bodenstein. After him are Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, Nikodem Caro, Frederick G. Donnan, Bruce Alberts, Hans Goldschmidt, and John Roebuck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Takamine Jōkichi ranks 113. Before him are Gerhard Louis De Geer, Teuku Umar, Ali bin Said of Zanzibar, Hermann Oldenberg, Jan Sztolcman, and Queenie Newall. After him are Clorinda Matto de Turner, Dukinfield Henry Scott, William C. Gorgas, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Rafael López Gutiérrez, and Hjalmar Mellin. Among people deceased in 1922, Takamine Jōkichi ranks 119. Before him are Vilma Hugonnai, Take Ionescu, Betzy Akersloot-Berg, William Christie, Serapio Calderón, and Gaston Bonnier. After him are Lev Chugaev, A. V. Dicey, August Palm, Cathal Brugha, Gösta Runö, and Pál Simon.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takamine Jōkichi ranks 1,491 out of 6,245. Before him are Nobuhisa Isono (1974), Yoshie Kasajima (1975), Shingo Ito (1979), Masao Takemoto (1919), Hironobu Kageyama (1961), and Kiichirō Furukawa (1929). After him are Tamaki Uchiyama (1972), Tomonori Tsunematsu (1976), Wataru Ota (1981), Hisakichi Toyoda (1912), Yusuke Yoshizaki (1981), and Eizo Kenmotsu (1948).

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Among CHEMISTS In Japan

Among chemists born in Japan, Takamine Jōkichi ranks 12. Before him are Akira Yoshino (1948), Satoshi Ōmura (1935), Kikunae Ikeda (1864), Kaoru Ishikawa (1915), Koichi Tanaka (1959), and Masatoshi Shima (1943).

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