BIOLOGISTS from Norway

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Norwegian Biologists of all time. This list of famous Norwegian Biologists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Norwegian Biologists.

1. Martin Vahl (1749 - 1804)

With an HPI of 55.78, Martin Vahl is the most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Martin Henrichsen Vahl (10 October 1749 – 24 December 1804) was a Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and zoologist.

2. Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718 - 1773)

With an HPI of 52.99, Johan Ernst Gunnerus is the 2nd most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Johan Ernst Gunnerus (26 February 1718 – 25 September 1773) was a Norwegian bishop and botanist. Gunnerus was born at Christiania. He was bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1758 until his death and also a professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen.

3. Henrik Steffens (1773 - 1845)

With an HPI of 52.80, Henrik Steffens is the 3rd most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Henrik Steffens (2 May 1773 – 13 February 1845), was a Norwegian philosopher, scientist, and poet.

4. Harald Sverdrup (1888 - 1957)

With an HPI of 50.79, Harald Sverdrup is the 4th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (15 November 1888 – 21 August 1957) was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist. He served as director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Norwegian Polar Institute.

5. Kristine Bonnevie (1872 - 1948)

With an HPI of 47.42, Kristine Bonnevie is the 5th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Kristine Elisabet Heuch Bonnevie (8 October 1872 – 30 August 1948) was a Norwegian biologist. She was the first woman to graduate with a science doctorate in Norway (and the second woman overall), Norway's first woman professor, a women's rights activist, and a politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. Her fields of research were cytology, genetics, and embryology. She was among the first women to be elected to political office in Norway. She suggested the epic voyage of her graduate student Thor Heyerdahl on the raft Kon-tiki, a voyage memorialized in the Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo.

6. Georg Ossian Sars (1837 - 1927)

With an HPI of 45.82, Georg Ossian Sars is the 6th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Prof Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE (20 April 1837 – 9 April 1927) was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist.

7. Peter Ascanius (1723 - 1803)

With an HPI of 45.50, Peter Ascanius is the 7th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Peter Ascanius (24 May 1723 – 4 June 1803) was a Norwegian-Danish biologist and geologist. He was a professor of zoology and mineralogy.

8. Michael Sars (1805 - 1869)

With an HPI of 44.89, Michael Sars is the 8th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Michael Sars (30 August 1805 – 22 October 1869) was a Norwegian theologian and biologist.

9. Leonhard Stejneger (1851 - 1943)

With an HPI of 43.59, Leonhard Stejneger is the 9th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Leonhard Hess Stejneger (30 October 1851 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist. Stejneger specialized in vertebrate natural history studies. He gained his greatest reputation with reptiles and amphibians.

10. Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen (1873 - 1943)

With an HPI of 42.92, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen is the 10th most famous Norwegian Biologist.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Hanna Marie Resvoll-Holmsen (née Resvoll) (11 September 1873 in Vågå, Oppland – 13 March 1943 in Oslo) was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural history education and nature conservation together with her sister, Thekla Resvoll.