CHEMIST
Theodor Curtius
1857 - 1928

Theodor Curtius
Geheimrat Julius Wilhelm Theodor Curtius (27 May 1857 – 8 February 1928) was professor of Chemistry at Heidelberg University and elsewhere. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor Curtius is the 466th most popular chemist (down from 426th in 2019), the 3,969th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,640th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular German Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Theodor Curtius ranks 466 out of 602. Before him are Prafulla Chandra Ray, Alfred Stock, Gerhard Schrader, Antoine Bussy, Peter Woulfe, and Myrtle Bachelder. After him are Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville, Anna Sundström, Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen, Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt, Donella Meadows, and Edmond Frémy.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrafulla Chandra Ray
1861 - 1944
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 460
Alfred Stock
1876 - 1946
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 461
Gerhard Schrader
1903 - 1990
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 462
Antoine Bussy
1794 - 1882
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 463
Peter Woulfe
1727 - 1803
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 464
Myrtle Bachelder
1908 - 1997
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 465
Theodor Curtius
1857 - 1928
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 466
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 467
Anna Sundström
1785 - 1871
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 468
Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
1826 - 1909
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 469
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
1731 - 1799
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 470
Donella Meadows
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 471
Edmond Frémy
1814 - 1894
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 472
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Theodor Curtius ranks 100. Before him are Otto Stapf, Shibli Nomani, Knut Ångström, Fergus Suter, James Edward Keeler, and Ernst Trygger. After him are Ivo Vojnović, Pedro Paterno, Eva Bonnier, Albert Ballin, Walter Rutherford, and Helena Westermarck. Among people deceased in 1928, Theodor Curtius ranks 79. Before him are Ludwig von Pastor, Karin Bergöö Larsson, Ellen Terry, Luigi Bianchi, Eilif Peterssen, and Richard F. Outcault. After him are Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, Frederick Arthur Bridgman, John de Robeck, Gunnar Knudsen, Maria Wiik, and Ernesto Schiaparelli.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsOtto Stapf
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 94
Shibli Nomani
WRITER
1857 - 1914
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 95
Knut Ångström
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1910
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 96
Fergus Suter
SOCCER PLAYER
1857 - 1916
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 97
James Edward Keeler
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1900
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 98
Ernst Trygger
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1943
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 99
Theodor Curtius
CHEMIST
1857 - 1928
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 100
Ivo Vojnović
WRITER
1857 - 1929
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 101
Pedro Paterno
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1911
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 102
Eva Bonnier
PAINTER
1857 - 1909
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 103
Albert Ballin
BUSINESSPERSON
1857 - 1918
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 104
Walter Rutherford
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1913
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 105
Helena Westermarck
PAINTER
1857 - 1938
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1928
Go to all RankingsLudwig von Pastor
HISTORIAN
1854 - 1928
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 73
Karin Bergöö Larsson
PAINTER
1859 - 1928
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 74
Ellen Terry
ACTOR
1847 - 1928
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 75
Luigi Bianchi
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1928
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 76
Eilif Peterssen
PAINTER
1852 - 1928
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 77
Richard F. Outcault
COMIC ARTIST
1863 - 1928
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 78
Theodor Curtius
CHEMIST
1857 - 1928
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 79
Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1928
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 80
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
PAINTER
1847 - 1928
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 81
John de Robeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1928
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 82
Gunnar Knudsen
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1928
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 83
Maria Wiik
PAINTER
1853 - 1928
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 84
Ernesto Schiaparelli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1856 - 1928
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 85
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Theodor Curtius ranks 3,971 out of 7,253. Before him are Fatih Akin (1973), Irmgard Möller (1947), Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg (1815), Johann Beckmann (1739), Wilhelm Solf (1862), and Justus Möser (1720). After him are J. C. Leyendecker (1874), Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804), Frederic Lewy (1885), Otto Deßloch (1889), Franz Josef Ruprecht (1814), and Wilfried Dietrich (1933).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFatih Akin
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 3,965
Irmgard Möller
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 3,966
Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg
NOBLEMAN
1815 - 1871
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3,967
Johann Beckmann
WRITER
1739 - 1811
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3,968
Wilhelm Solf
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1936
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3,969
Justus Möser
PHILOSOPHER
1720 - 1794
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3,970
Theodor Curtius
CHEMIST
1857 - 1928
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 3,971
J. C. Leyendecker
PAINTER
1874 - 1951
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 3,972
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
EXPLORER
1804 - 1865
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,973
Frederic Lewy
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,974
Otto Deßloch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1977
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,975
Franz Josef Ruprecht
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,976
Wilfried Dietrich
WRESTLER
1933 - 1992
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3,977
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Theodor Curtius ranks 83. Before him are Michael Grätzel (1944), Carl Remigius Fresenius (1818), Benjamin List (1968), Johann Schweigger (1779), Peter Armbruster (1931), and Walter Noddack (1893). After him are Hieronymous Theodor Richter (1824), Carl Theodore Liebermann (1842), Alwin Mittasch (1869), Christian Konrad Sprengel (1750), Adolph Strecker (1822), and Albert Ladenburg (1842).
Michael Grätzel
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 77
Carl Remigius Fresenius
1818 - 1897
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 78
Benjamin List
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 79
Johann Schweigger
1779 - 1857
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 80
Peter Armbruster
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 81
Walter Noddack
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 82
Theodor Curtius
1857 - 1928
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 83
Hieronymous Theodor Richter
1824 - 1898
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 84
Carl Theodore Liebermann
1842 - 1914
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 85
Alwin Mittasch
1869 - 1953
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 86
Christian Konrad Sprengel
1750 - 1816
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 87
Adolph Strecker
1822 - 1871
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 88
Albert Ladenburg
1842 - 1911
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 89