Biologist

Edward Donovan

Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist

1768 - 1837

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Edward Donovan

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Donovan is the 1,060th most popular biologist (down from 815th in 2024), the 371st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 235th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Biologist.

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Edward Donovan ranks 1,060 out of 1,097. Before him are Philip J. Currie, Christof Koch, Carrie Derick, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Angelika Amon. After him are Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, and Sidney Dillon Ripley.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

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Philip J. Currie
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 1,054
Christof Koch
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 1,055
Carrie Derick
1862 - 1941
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 1,056
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
1937 - 2003
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 1,057
Francis Maitland Balfour
1851 - 1882
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 1,058
Angelika Amon
1967 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 1,059
Edward Donovan
1768 - 1837
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 1,060
Roger Revelle
1909 - 1991
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,061
Jessica Meir
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,062
Amos Eaton
1776 - 1842
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,063
Austin Stevens
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 1,064
William Bartram
1739 - 1823
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,065
Sidney Dillon Ripley
1913 - 2001
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 1,066

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Edward Donovan ranks 49. Before him are Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Astley Cooper, Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Mah Laqa Bai, and John Crome. After him is Smith Thompson. Among people deceased in 1837, Edward Donovan ranks 46. Before him are Herman of Alaska, John Soane, Ayub Shah Durrani, Joseph Grimaldi, Ivan Dmitriev, and Henry Thomas Colebrooke.

Others Born in 1768

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Hendrik Voogd
PAINTER
1768 - 1839
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 43
Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
NOBLEMAN
1768 - 1839
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 44
Astley Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1768 - 1841
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 45
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1854
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 46
Mah Laqa Bai
WRITER
1768 - 1824
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 47
John Crome
PAINTER
1768 - 1821
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 48
Edward Donovan
BIOLOGIST
1768 - 1837
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 49
Smith Thompson
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1843
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 50