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William Prout

1785 - 1850

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William Prout FRS (; 15 January 1785 – 9 April 1850) was an English chemist, physician, and natural theologian. He is remembered today mainly for what is called Prout's hypothesis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Prout is the 350th most popular chemist (down from 313th in 2019), the 1,744th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,349th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, William Prout ranks 350 out of 602. Before him are Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Carl Reichenbach, Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Thomas C. Südhof, and Frances Arnold. After him are Louis E. Brus, Sendivogius, Alexander Shulgin, Paul Héroult, Paul Walden, and Henry Eyring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, William Prout ranks 27. Before him are Isabella Colbran, Diponegoro, Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Friedrich Wieck, and Nicholas Aylward Vigors. After him are Victor de Broglie, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Charles Xavier Thomas, and Adam Wilhelm Moltke. Among people deceased in 1850, William Prout ranks 30. Before him are Jean-Pierre Boyer, William Sturgeon, Carl Sigismund Kunth, John C. Calhoun, Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, and Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este. After him are Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark, Richard Mentor Johnson, Gustav Schwab, Heinrich Christian Schumacher, Johann Gottfried Schadow, and Lorenzo Bartolini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Prout ranks 1,744 out of 8,785. Before him are Greg Lake (1947), Henry Sidgwick (1838), Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766), Dave Hill (1946), Sandford Fleming (1827), and Thomas Kyd (1558). After him are James Herriot (1916), Neil Tennant (1954), Colin Davis (1927), Paul Scholes (1974), Ken Russell (1927), and Elsa Lanchester (1902).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, William Prout ranks 47. Before him are Smithson Tennant (1761), Michael Smith (1932), William Henry Perkin (1838), Tim Hunt (1943), Frederick Abel (1827), and Martin Lowry (1874). After him are Edward Frankland (1825), Charles Macintosh (1766), Charles Hatchett (1765), Morris Travers (1872), Arthur Aikin (1773), and Luke Howard (1772).

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