1836 - 1921
Alfred Grandidier (20 December 1836 – 13 September 1921) was a French naturalist and explorer. From a very wealthy family, at the age of 20, he and his brother, Ernest Grandidier (1833–1912), undertook a voyage around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Grandidier has received more than 25,195 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alfred Grandidier is the 572nd most popular biologist (down from 479th in 2019), the 3,464th most popular biography from France (down from 2,819th in 2019) and the 81st most popular French Biologist.
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Among biologists, Alfred Grandidier ranks 572 out of 844. Before him are Robert Swinhoe, Warwick Estevam Kerr, Jan Frederik Gronovius, Gabriel Bibron, Wilhelm Hofmeister, and Johannes Müller Argoviensis. After him are Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Everard Home, Amotz Zahavi, Ruth Arnon, Francisco Manuel Blanco, and Heinrich Boie.
1836 - 1877
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 566
1922 - 2018
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 567
1686 - 1762
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 568
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 569
1824 - 1877
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 570
1828 - 1896
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 571
1836 - 1921
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 572
1936 - 2020
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 573
1756 - 1832
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 574
1928 - 2017
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 575
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 576
1778 - 1845
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 577
1794 - 1827
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 578
Among people born in 1836, Alfred Grandidier ranks 54. Before him are Walery Antoni Wróblewski, Bret Harte, Ferdinand Monoyer, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, Isabella Beeton, and Robert Swinhoe. After him are John Atkinson Grimshaw, Casimir de Candolle, Jay Gould, Emil Hartmann, W. S. Gilbert, and Adolf Schwarz. Among people deceased in 1921, Alfred Grandidier ranks 78. Before him are Alexander Dutov, Lev Chernyi, Oswald Schmiedeberg, August Nilsson, Gabriela Zapolska, and Žemaitė. After him are Sándor Wekerle, Rafael Reyes, Alexandre Michon, Virginia Rappe, Gyula Breyer, and Jean Aicard.
1836 - 1908
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 48
1836 - 1902
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 49
1836 - 1912
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 50
1836 - 1878
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 51
1836 - 1865
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 52
1836 - 1877
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 53
1836 - 1921
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 54
1836 - 1893
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 55
1836 - 1918
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 56
1836 - 1892
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 57
1836 - 1898
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 58
1836 - 1911
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 59
1836 - 1910
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 60
1864 - 1921
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 72
1890 - 1921
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 73
1838 - 1921
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 74
1872 - 1921
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 75
1857 - 1921
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 76
1845 - 1921
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 77
1836 - 1921
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 78
1848 - 1921
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 79
1849 - 1921
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 80
1858 - 1921
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 81
1895 - 1921
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 82
1893 - 1921
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 83
1848 - 1921
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 84
Among people born in France, Alfred Grandidier ranks 3,464 out of 5,234. Before him are Gabriel Bibron (1805), Gaston Waringhien (1901), Luigi Pelloux (1839), Serge Lama (1943), Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852), and Jean-Paul Proust (1940). After him are Ernst Stadler (1883), Émile Veinante (1907), Régine Deforges (1935), Joachim Barrande (1799), Stéphane Peterhansel (1965), and Claude Puel (1961).
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3,458
1901 - 1991
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,459
1839 - 1924
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,460
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,461
1852 - 1903
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 3,462
1940 - 2010
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 3,463
1836 - 1921
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 3,464
1883 - 1914
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 3,465
1907 - 1983
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 3,466
1935 - 2014
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 3,467
1799 - 1883
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,468
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,469
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 3,470
Among biologists born in France, Alfred Grandidier ranks 81. Before him are Achille Valenciennes (1794), Antoine Risso (1777), Adrien René Franchet (1834), Élie-Abel Carrière (1818), Bernard Heuvelmans (1916), and Gabriel Bibron (1805). After him are Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau (1810), Théodore Monod (1902), Edmond de Sélys Longchamps (1813), Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799), Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759), and Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779).
1794 - 1865
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 75
1777 - 1845
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 76
1834 - 1900
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 77
1818 - 1896
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 78
1916 - 2001
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 79
1805 - 1848
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 80
1836 - 1921
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 81
1810 - 1892
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 82
1902 - 2000
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 83
1813 - 1900
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 84
1799 - 1879
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 85
1759 - 1828
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 86
1779 - 1853
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 87