BIOLOGIST
Alfred Newton
1829 - 1907
Alfred Newton
Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE (11 June 1829 – 7 June 1907) was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. Among his numerous publications were a four-volume Dictionary of Birds (1893–6), entries on ornithology in the Encyclopædia Britannica (9th edition) while also an editor of the journal Ibis from 1865 to 1870. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Newton has received more than 69,315 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Alfred Newton is the 543rd most popular biologist (up from 571st in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 391st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Swiss Biologist.
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7.29
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Alfred Newton ranks 543 out of 1,097. Before him are Franz Meyen, Marie Jules César Savigny, Paul Bert, Oswald Heer, Albrecht Thaer, and Johann Friedrich Meckel. After him are Jean-Pierre Changeux, Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, Harald Sverdrup, Otto von Münchhausen, Akira Miyawaki, and John Gilbert Baker.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Meyen
1804 - 1840
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 537
Marie Jules César Savigny
1777 - 1851
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 538
Paul Bert
1833 - 1886
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 539
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 540
Albrecht Thaer
1752 - 1828
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 541
Johann Friedrich Meckel
1781 - 1833
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 542
Alfred Newton
1829 - 1907
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 543
Jean-Pierre Changeux
1936 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 544
Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
1778 - 1846
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 545
Harald Sverdrup
1888 - 1957
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 546
Otto von Münchhausen
1716 - 1774
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 547
Akira Miyawaki
1928 - 2021
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 548
John Gilbert Baker
1834 - 1920
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 549
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1829, Alfred Newton ranks 50. Before him are Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Laurence Oliphant, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Jean Dufresne. After him are Suzanne Manet, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer, Lester Allan Pelton, Edmond Albius, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, and August Malmström. Among people deceased in 1907, Alfred Newton ranks 66. Before him are Prince Arnulf of Bavaria, Maurice Loewy, Ernst von Bergmann, Bernhard Hammer, Léon Serpollet, and Ludwig Thuille. After him are William Howard Russell, Luis Sáenz Peña, Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Otto Kuntze, and Edward Routh.
Others Born in 1829
Go to all RankingsPrince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 44
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1899
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 45
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1905
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 46
Laurence Oliphant
WRITER
1829 - 1888
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 47
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
MUSICIAN
1829 - 1869
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 48
Jean Dufresne
CHESS PLAYER
1829 - 1893
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 49
Alfred Newton
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1907
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 50
Suzanne Manet
PAINTER
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 51
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
PHYSICIAN
1829 - 1902
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 52
Lester Allan Pelton
INVENTOR
1829 - 1908
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 53
Edmond Albius
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1880
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 54
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
GEOLOGIST
1829 - 1884
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 55
August Malmström
PAINTER
1829 - 1901
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1907
Go to all RankingsPrince Arnulf of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1907
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 60
Maurice Loewy
ASTRONOMER
1833 - 1907
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 61
Ernst von Bergmann
PHYSICIAN
1836 - 1907
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 62
Bernhard Hammer
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1907
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 63
Léon Serpollet
ENGINEER
1858 - 1907
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 64
Ludwig Thuille
COMPOSER
1861 - 1907
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 65
Alfred Newton
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1907
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 66
William Howard Russell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1820 - 1907
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 67
Luis Sáenz Peña
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1907
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 68
Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
PAINTER
1868 - 1907
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 69
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu
LINGUIST
1838 - 1907
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 70
Otto Kuntze
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1907
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 71
Edward Routh
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1907
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 72
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alfred Newton ranks 386 out of 1,015. Before him are Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687), Philippe Jaccottet (1925), Oswald Heer (1809), Emil Frey (1838), Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921), and Didier Queloz (1966). After him are Werner Bischof (1916), Jules Gilliéron (1854), René Burri (1933), Samuel Schmid (1947), Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), and Henry, Duke of Parma (1873).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsNicolaus I Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1759
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 380
Philippe Jaccottet
WRITER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 381
Oswald Heer
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1883
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 382
Emil Frey
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 383
Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 384
Didier Queloz
ASTRONOMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 385
Alfred Newton
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1907
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 386
Werner Bischof
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 1954
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 387
Jules Gilliéron
LINGUIST
1854 - 1926
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 388
René Burri
PHOTOGRAPHER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 389
Samuel Schmid
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 390
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 391
Henry, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1873 - 1939
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 392
Among BIOLOGISTS In Switzerland
Among biologists born in Switzerland, Alfred Newton ranks 21. Before him are Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810), Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818), Carl Meissner (1800), Johann Bauhin (1541), Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829), and Oswald Heer (1809). After him are Johann Amman (1707), John Isaac Briquet (1870), Émil Goeldi (1859), Heinrich Zollinger (1818), Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828), and Casimir de Candolle (1836).
Pierre Edmond Boissier
1810 - 1885
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 15
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
1818 - 1889
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 16
Carl Meissner
1800 - 1874
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 17
Johann Bauhin
1541 - 1613
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 18
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
1829 - 1905
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 19
Oswald Heer
1809 - 1883
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 20
Alfred Newton
1829 - 1907
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 21
Johann Amman
1707 - 1741
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 22
John Isaac Briquet
1870 - 1931
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 23
Émil Goeldi
1859 - 1917
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 24
Heinrich Zollinger
1818 - 1859
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 25
Johannes Müller Argoviensis
1828 - 1896
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 26
Casimir de Candolle
1836 - 1918
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 27