CHEMIST
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930

Wilfrid Voynich
Wilfrid Voynich (born Michał Habdank-Wojnicz; 12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1865 – 19 March 1930) was a Polish revolutionary, antiquarian and bibliophile. Voynich operated one of the largest rare book businesses in the world. He is remembered as the eponym of the Voynich manuscript. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfrid Voynich is the 136th most popular chemist (up from 270th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Chemist.
Wilfrid Voynich is most famous for his book, the Voynich Manuscript.
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 136 out of 602. Before him are William E. Moerner, Jaroslav Heyrovský, Richard R. Ernst, Joseph Proust, John Cornforth, and Harold Urey. After him are Gerhard Ertl, Robert Burns Woodward, Paul Flory, Jean-Marie Lehn, Johan Gadolin, and Michel Eugène Chevreul.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWilliam E. Moerner
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 130
Jaroslav Heyrovský
1890 - 1967
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 131
Richard R. Ernst
1933 - 2021
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 132
Joseph Proust
1754 - 1826
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 133
John Cornforth
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 134
Harold Urey
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 135
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 136
Gerhard Ertl
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 137
Robert Burns Woodward
1917 - 1979
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 138
Paul Flory
1910 - 1985
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 139
Jean-Marie Lehn
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 140
Johan Gadolin
1760 - 1852
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 141
Michel Eugène Chevreul
1786 - 1889
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 142
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1865, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 16. Before him are Warren G. Harding, W. B. Yeats, Carl Nielsen, Alexander Glazunov, Suzanne Valadon, and Sven Hedin. After him are Paul Dukas, Philipp Scheidemann, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Jacques Hadamard, and John Mott. Among people deceased in 1930, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 18. Before him are William Howard Taft, Joan Gamper, Lon Chaney, Frank P. Ramsey, Miguel Primo de Rivera, and Cosima Wagner. After him are Victoria of Baden, Alfred von Tirpitz, Horst Wessel, Arthur Balfour, Siegfried Wagner, and Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
Others Born in 1865
Go to all RankingsWarren G. Harding
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1923
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 10
W. B. Yeats
WRITER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 11
Carl Nielsen
COMPOSER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 12
Alexander Glazunov
MUSICIAN
1865 - 1936
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 13
Suzanne Valadon
PAINTER
1865 - 1938
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 14
Sven Hedin
EXPLORER
1865 - 1952
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 15
Wilfrid Voynich
CHEMIST
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 16
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 17
Philipp Scheidemann
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1939
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 18
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
PAINTER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 19
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
COMPOSER
1865 - 1950
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 20
Jacques Hadamard
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1963
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 21
John Mott
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1955
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsWilliam Howard Taft
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 12
Joan Gamper
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1930
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 13
Lon Chaney
ACTOR
1883 - 1930
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 14
Frank P. Ramsey
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1930
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 15
Miguel Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1930
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 16
Cosima Wagner
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1930
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 17
Wilfrid Voynich
CHEMIST
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 18
Victoria of Baden
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 19
Alfred von Tirpitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1930
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 20
Horst Wessel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1930
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 21
Arthur Balfour
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1930
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 22
Siegfried Wagner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1930
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 23
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1930
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 24
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 13 out of 328. Before him are Mindaugas (1203), Hermann Minkowski (1864), Emma Goldman (1869), Algirdas (1296), Romain Gary (1914), and Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858). After him are Kęstutis (1297), Emilia Plater (1806), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), Antanas Smetona (1874), César Cui (1835), and Valdas Adamkus (1926).
Others born in Lithuania
Go to all RankingsMindaugas
POLITICIAN
1203 - 1263
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 7
Hermann Minkowski
MATHEMATICIAN
1864 - 1909
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 8
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 9
Algirdas
POLITICIAN
1296 - 1377
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 10
Romain Gary
WRITER
1914 - 1980
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 11
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
LINGUIST
1858 - 1922
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 12
Wilfrid Voynich
CHEMIST
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 13
Kęstutis
POLITICIAN
1297 - 1382
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 14
Emilia Plater
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1806 - 1831
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 15
Dalia Grybauskaitė
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 16
Antanas Smetona
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 17
César Cui
COMPOSER
1835 - 1918
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 18
Valdas Adamkus
POLITICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 19
Among CHEMISTS In Lithuania
Among chemists born in Lithuania, Wilfrid Voynich ranks 1. After him are Aaron Klug (1926), and Phoebus Levene (1869).
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 1
Aaron Klug
1926 - 2018
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 2
Phoebus Levene
1869 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3