CHEMIST
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869

Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham (20 December 1805 – 11 September 1869) was a Scottish chemist known for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases. He is regarded as one of the founders of colloid chemistry. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Graham is the 279th most popular chemist (down from 243rd in 2019), the 1,155th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 958th in 2019) and the 37th most popular British Chemist.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Thomas Graham ranks 279 out of 602. Before him are Joachim Sauer, Joseph L. Goldstein, Ben Feringa, Akira Yoshino, Paul Ulrich Villard, and Martin Karplus. After him are Heinrich Gustav Magnus, André-Louis Debierne, Ascanio Sobrero, Carl Auer von Welsbach, Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, and Axel Fredrik Cronstedt.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 273
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 274
Ben Feringa
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 275
Akira Yoshino
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 276
Paul Ulrich Villard
1860 - 1934
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 277
Martin Karplus
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 278
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 279
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
1802 - 1870
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 280
André-Louis Debierne
1874 - 1949
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 281
Ascanio Sobrero
1812 - 1888
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 282
Carl Auer von Welsbach
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 283
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
1698 - 1739
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 284
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
1722 - 1765
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 285
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Thomas Graham ranks 19. Before him are Marie d'Agoult, Khachatur Abovian, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Robert FitzRoy, Adalbert Stifter, and Robert Anderson. After him are George Müller, Ewelina Hańska, August Bournonville, Shirali Muslimov, 9th Dalai Lama, and Jonas Furrer. Among people deceased in 1869, Thomas Graham ranks 11. Before him are Allan Kardec, Edwin Stanton, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, and Hijikata Toshizō. After him are Antoine-Henri Jomini, Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov, Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Giovanni Battista Bugatti, and Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsMarie d'Agoult
WRITER
1805 - 1876
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
Khachatur Abovian
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 14
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
MAGICIAN
1805 - 1871
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 15
Robert FitzRoy
EXPLORER
1805 - 1865
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 16
Adalbert Stifter
WRITER
1805 - 1868
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 17
Robert Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1805 - 1871
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 18
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 19
George Müller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1898
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 20
Ewelina Hańska
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1882
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 21
August Bournonville
DANCER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 22
Shirali Muslimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1973
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 23
9th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1815
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 24
Jonas Furrer
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1861
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1869
Go to all RankingsAllan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 5
Edwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 6
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 7
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
CRITIC
1804 - 1869
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 8
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
PAINTER
1789 - 1869
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 9
Hijikata Toshizō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1869
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 10
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 11
Antoine-Henri Jomini
WRITER
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 12
Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1869
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 13
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1869
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 14
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 15
Giovanni Battista Bugatti
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 16
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1869
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Graham ranks 1,155 out of 8,785. Before him are Joseph Chamberlain (1836), Terence Stamp (1938), Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905), Emperor Norton (1818), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), and Michael Atiyah (1929). After him are Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Hans Sloane (1660), Michael Jackson (1942), James Mill (1773), Samuel Crompton (1753), and Graham Chapman (1941).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJoseph Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 1,149
Terence Stamp
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 1,150
Prince John of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1905 - 1919
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,151
Emperor Norton
EXTREMIST
1818 - 1880
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,152
Elizabeth Gaskell
WRITER
1810 - 1865
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1,153
Michael Atiyah
MATHEMATICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,154
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,155
Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1926
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 1,156
Hans Sloane
PHYSICIAN
1660 - 1753
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,157
Michael Jackson
WRITER
1942 - 2007
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,158
James Mill
ECONOMIST
1773 - 1836
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,159
Samuel Crompton
INVENTOR
1753 - 1827
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 1,160
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,161
Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom
Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Graham ranks 37. Before him are John Vane (1927), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), John Frederic Daniell (1790), John Pople (1925), Ida Noddack (1896), and Fraser Stoddart (1942). After him are Richard J. Roberts (1943), Thomas Andrews (1813), William Henry (1774), Smithson Tennant (1761), Michael Smith (1932), and William Henry Perkin (1838).
John Vane
1927 - 2004
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 31
William Hyde Wollaston
1766 - 1828
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 32
John Frederic Daniell
1790 - 1845
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 33
John Pople
1925 - 2004
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 34
Ida Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 35
Fraser Stoddart
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 36
Thomas Graham
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 37
Richard J. Roberts
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 38
Thomas Andrews
1813 - 1885
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 39
William Henry
1774 - 1836
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 40
Smithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 41
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 42
William Henry Perkin
1838 - 1907
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 43