George Sarton

George Alfred Leon Sarton was a Belgian-American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study.

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Who was born first?

• George Sarton and Peter Debye were born the same year
• George Sarton and Theodor Svedberg were born the same year
• George Sarton and Dénes Kőnig were born the same year
• George Sarton and Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter were born the same year
• George Sarton and Casimir Funk were born the same year

Timeline

1. Casimir FunkFebruary 23, 1884 – November 1967
2. Dénes KőnigSeptember 21, 1884 – October 19, 1944
3. George Sarton (this page)August 31, 1884 – March 22, 1956
4. Max Erwin von Scheubner-RichterJanuary 21, 1884 – November 9, 1923
5. Peter DebyeMarch 24, 1884 – November 2, 1966
6. Theodor SvedbergAugust 30, 1884 – February 1971

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• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716