BIOLOGIST
Antonio José Cavanilles
1745 - 1804
Antonio José Cavanilles
Antonio José Cavanilles (16 January 1745 – 5 May 1804) was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist, artist and one of the most important figures in the 18th century period of Enlightenment in Spain. Cavanilles is most famous for his 2-volume book on Spanish flora, published in 1795 and titled ‘Observations on the Natural History, Geography and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Valencia’.He named many plants, particularly from Oceania. He named at least 100 genera, about 54 of which were still used in 2004, including Dahlia, Calycera, Cobaea, Galphimia, and Oleandra. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio José Cavanilles has received more than 50,486 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio José Cavanilles is the 381st most popular biologist (down from 349th in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from Spain (down from 881st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Biologist.
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59.96
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Languages Editions (L)
5.22
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Antonio José Cavanilles ranks 381 out of 1,097. Before him are Brian Kobilka, John Stevens Henslow, Franz Xaver von Wulfen, Theodor Boveri, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, and Joy Adamson. After him are Ludwig Reichenbach, Samuel Frederick Gray, Roderick Murchison, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Julius von Sachs, and Robert Fortune.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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1955 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 375
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1796 - 1861
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 376
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1728 - 1805
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 377
Theodor Boveri
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HPI: 60.03
Rank: 378
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
1734 - 1793
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 379
Joy Adamson
1910 - 1980
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 380
Antonio José Cavanilles
1745 - 1804
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 381
Ludwig Reichenbach
1793 - 1879
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 382
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 383
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 384
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
1823 - 1889
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 385
Julius von Sachs
1832 - 1897
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 386
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 387
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1745, Antonio José Cavanilles ranks 32. Before him are Isaac Titsingh, Bodawpaya, Caspar Wessel, Olaudah Equiano, Johann Peter Frank, and François-Jean de la Barre. After him are Gim Hongdo, Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Inō Tadataka, Franciszek Smuglewicz, Johann Peter Salomon, and Benjamin Rush. Among people deceased in 1804, Antonio José Cavanilles ranks 26. Before him are Martin Vahl, Georges Cadoudal, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Aagje Deken, Carlo Allioni, and Philippe LeBon. After him are Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Sultan bin Ahmad, Paul Kray, Betje Wolff, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, and Philip Schuyler.
Others Born in 1745
Go to all RankingsIsaac Titsingh
WRITER
1745 - 1812
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 26
Bodawpaya
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 27
Caspar Wessel
MATHEMATICIAN
1745 - 1818
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 28
Olaudah Equiano
WRITER
1745 - 1797
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 29
Johann Peter Frank
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1821
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 30
François-Jean de la Barre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1745 - 1766
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 31
Antonio José Cavanilles
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1804
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 32
Gim Hongdo
PAINTER
1745 - 1806
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 33
Johann Anton Güldenstädt
EXPLORER
1745 - 1781
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 34
Inō Tadataka
GEOGRAPHER
1745 - 1818
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 35
Franciszek Smuglewicz
PAINTER
1745 - 1807
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 36
Johann Peter Salomon
MUSICIAN
1745 - 1815
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 37
Benjamin Rush
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1813
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1804
Go to all RankingsMartin Vahl
BIOLOGIST
1749 - 1804
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 20
Georges Cadoudal
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1804
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 21
Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1804
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 22
Aagje Deken
WRITER
1741 - 1804
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 23
Carlo Allioni
BIOLOGIST
1728 - 1804
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 24
Philippe LeBon
ENGINEER
1767 - 1804
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 25
Antonio José Cavanilles
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1804
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 26
Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1804
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 27
Sultan bin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1804
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 28
Paul Kray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1804
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 29
Betje Wolff
WRITER
1738 - 1804
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 30
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
HISTORIAN
1739 - 1804
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 31
Philip Schuyler
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1804
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 32
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Antonio José Cavanilles ranks 927 out of 3,355. Before him are Anselmo Lorenzo (1841), Rocío Jurado (1946), Jesús Navas (1985), Marcelino García Toral (1965), Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque (1342), and Ricardo Viñes (1875). After him are Pedro González de Mendoza (1428), Arsenio Martínez Campos (1831), Bahya ibn Paquda (1050), Vicente Juan Masip (1505), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), and Juvencus (400).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsAnselmo Lorenzo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1914
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 921
Rocío Jurado
SINGER
1946 - 2006
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 922
Jesús Navas
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 923
Marcelino García Toral
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 924
Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque
POLITICIAN
1342 - 1374
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 925
Ricardo Viñes
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 926
Antonio José Cavanilles
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1804
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 927
Pedro González de Mendoza
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1495
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 928
Arsenio Martínez Campos
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1900
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 929
Bahya ibn Paquda
PHILOSOPHER
1050 - 1120
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 930
Vicente Juan Masip
PAINTER
1505 - 1579
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 931
Miguel Cabanellas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1938
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 932
Juvencus
WRITER
400 - 400
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 933
Among BIOLOGISTS In Spain
Among biologists born in Spain, Antonio José Cavanilles ranks 3. Before him are Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), and Ibn al-Baitar (1197). After him are Francisco J. Ayala (1934), Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515), Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati (1166), Ángel Cabrera (1879), Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778), and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754).
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852 - 1934
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 1
Ibn al-Baitar
1197 - 1248
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 2
Antonio José Cavanilles
1745 - 1804
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 3
Francisco J. Ayala
1934 - 2023
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 4
Francisco Hernández de Toledo
1515 - 1587
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5
Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati
1166 - 1239
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6
Ángel Cabrera
1879 - 1960
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 7
Hipólito Ruiz López
1754 - 1816
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 8
Francisco Manuel Blanco
1778 - 1845
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 9
José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
1754 - 1840
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 10