BIOLOGIST

Anne McLaren

1927 - 2007

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Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, (26 April 1927 – 7 July 2007) was a British scientist who was a leading figure in developmental biology. She paved the way for women in science and her work helped lead to human in vitro fertilisation (IVF). She left an enduring legacy marked by her research and ethical contributions to the field. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anne McLaren has received more than 439,983 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Anne McLaren is the 851st most popular biologist (down from 558th in 2019), the 4,132nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,913th in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Biologist.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Anne McLaren ranks 851 out of 1,097. Before her are William John Burchell, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Tadas Ivanauskas, Édouard Ménétries, Richard Anthony Salisbury, and Robert Ridgway. After her are Daniel Oliver, Joshua Brookes, William Kirby, John Torrey, William John Swainson, and C. B. van Niel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Anne McLaren ranks 361. Before her are McLean Stevenson, Erol Keskin, Bill Daily, Alfons Van Brandt, Ermes Muccinelli, and Gerard Cieślik. After her are Peter Mark Richman, Roberto Bussinello, Mehdi Hassan, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Birgit Brüel, and Yrjö Hietanen. Among people deceased in 2007, Anne McLaren ranks 309. Before her are Pascal Yoadimnadji, Boots Randolph, Paule Desjardins, Bruce M. Metzger, Adam Kozłowiecki, and Fred Saberhagen. After her are Krystyna Feldman, The Fabulous Moolah, Tetsuo Okamoto, Anita Roddick, Giorgio Anglesio, and Grace Paley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anne McLaren ranks 4,132 out of 8,785. Before her are Danny Welbeck (1990), Carol Thatcher (1953), John Clare (1793), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), Dan Houser (1974), and Richard Price (1723). After her are Daniel Oliver (1830), Richard Hoggart (1918), Alan Napier (1903), Herbert Lawford (1851), Eanflæd (626), and Kate Atkinson (1951).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Anne McLaren ranks 121. Before her are Herbert Giles (1845), Sydney Parkinson (1745), Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), William John Burchell (1781), D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860), and Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761). After her are Daniel Oliver (1830), William Kirby (1759), William John Swainson (1789), Thomas Bell (1792), George Montagu (1751), and Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855).

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