There could be differences of opinion here, but a few names that most people would agree rank up near the top: * Linus Pauling * Sir Humphrey Davy * Antoine Lavoisier * Josiah Willard Gibbs * John Dalton
Obviously, J.C. Owens is the greatest athlete of all times in Olympic history.
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This chemist studied hydrogen peroxide.
A chemist must work with all types of materials.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Archimedes, one of the greatest mathamaticians of all times.
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was a Dutch chemist. His greatest achievement in life was winning the Nobel prize in chemistry.
Well, both Thucydides and Herodotus were great Greek historians in the ancient Greece. So I would assume that either Thucydides or Herodotus would be the greatest historian of all times!
Blind Willie Johnson, of course!
Sir Humphery Davey's Greatest Discovery was finding Michael Faraday his assistant for several years. Faraday became an amazing Chemist.
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Kahn has been awarded goalkeeper of the year several times times by various organisations and is considered one of the greatest all-time goalkeepers; it is just a matter of opinion who is actually the best.