Famous chemists

scientist trained in the study of chemistry

774 people

All Alive Deceased
Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel

1852 – 1908 · Age 55
Deceased
Mikhail Lomonosov

Mikhail Lomonosov

1711 – 1765 · Age 53
Deceased
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

1744 – 1829 · Age 85
Deceased
Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni

0973 – 1048 · Age 75
Deceased
Paracelsus

Paracelsus

1493 – 1541 · Age 47
Deceased
James Watson

James Watson

1928 – 2025 · Age 97
Deceased
Wolfgang Pauli

Wolfgang Pauli

1900 – 1958 · Age 58
Deceased
Svante August Arrhenius

Svante August Arrhenius

1859 – 1927 · Age 68
Deceased
Humphry Davy

Humphry Davy

1778 – 1829 · Age 50
Deceased
William Henry Bragg

William Henry Bragg

1862 – 1942 · Age 79
Deceased
Dorothy Hodgkin

Dorothy Hodgkin

1910 – 1994 · Age 84
Deceased
Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

1837 – 1923 · Age 85
Deceased
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

1852 – 1911 · Age 58
Deceased
Hans Christian Ørsted

Hans Christian Ørsted

1777 – 1851 · Age 73
Deceased
Amedeo Avogadro

Amedeo Avogadro

1776 – 1856 · Age 79
Deceased
Anders Celsius

Anders Celsius

1701 – 1744 · Age 42
Deceased
Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abu Bakr al-Razi

0866 – 0925 · Age 59
Deceased
Otto Hahn

Otto Hahn

1879 – 1968 · Age 89
Deceased
John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh

John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh

1842 – 1919 · Age 76
Deceased
Gustav Kirchhoff

Gustav Kirchhoff

1824 – 1887 · Age 63
Deceased
William Ramsay

William Ramsay

1852 – 1916 · Age 63
Deceased
Fritz Haber

Fritz Haber

1868 – 1934 · Age 65
Deceased
Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus

1193 – 1280 · Age 87
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Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner

1878 – 1968 · Age 89
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1852 – 1934 · Age 82
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q593644