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William Howard Stein

1911 - 1980

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William Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his work. Stein was also involved in the invention of the automatic amino acid analyzer, an advancement in chromatography that opened the door to modern methods of chromatography, such as liquid chromatography and gas chromatography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Howard Stein is the 97th most popular chemist (up from 133rd in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from United States (up from 821st in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Chemist.

William Howard Stein is most famous for his work in the field of computer science. He is credited with inventing the first compiler, which converts a program written in a high-level language into a form that can be understood by a computer.

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Among chemists, William Howard Stein ranks 97 out of 602. Before him are Theodor Svedberg, Valery Legasov, M. Stanley Whittingham, Edward Adelbert Doisy, Heinrich Otto Wieland, and Theodore William Richards. After him are Arne Tiselius, Stanford Moore, Konrad Emil Bloch, Vincent du Vigneaud, Joseph Black, and Henrik Dam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, William Howard Stein ranks 19. Before him are Nino Rota, William Golding, Mikhail Botvinnik, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Louise Bourgeois, and Milovan Đilas. After him are Robert Taylor, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, William Stuart-Houston, Melvin Calvin, Maurice Allais, and Jack Ruby. Among people deceased in 1980, William Howard Stein ranks 18. Before him are Oskar Kokoschka, Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Henry Miller, Joe Dassin, and Alexei Kosygin. After him are Gianni Rodari, Vladimir Vysotsky, Tamara de Lempicka, Romain Gary, Marshall McLuhan, and Marcelo Caetano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Howard Stein ranks 506 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Fisher (1928), James Fenimore Cooper (1789), John Tyler (1790), Miles Davis (1926), Theodore William Richards (1868), and Gene Kelly (1912). After him are Billie Holiday (1915), Jack Kerouac (1922), Jessica Lange (1949), Katherine Johnson (1918), John Lithgow (1945), and Marsha Hunt (1917).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, William Howard Stein ranks 17. Before him are Gertrude B. Elion (1918), Robert S. Mulliken (1896), James B. Sumner (1887), Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889), Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), and Theodore William Richards (1868). After him are Stanford Moore (1913), Vincent du Vigneaud (1901), Irving Langmuir (1881), Melvin Calvin (1911), Gilbert N. Lewis (1875), and Edward W. Morley (1838).

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