BIOLOGIST
Armand David
1826 - 1900
Armand David
Armand David, CM (7 September 1826, Espelette – 10 November 1900, Paris) was a Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as a zoologist and a botanist from the French Basque Country. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Armand David has received more than 81,979 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Armand David is the 185th most popular biologist (down from 126th in 2019), the 1,595th most popular biography from France (down from 1,256th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Biologist.
Armand David was a French missionary and naturalist who traveled to China in the late 1800s. He is most famous for his discovery of the giant panda, which he named Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
59.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
10.01
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Armand David ranks 185 out of 1,097. Before him are Theodor Escherich, Anna Atkins, George Robert Gray, Georg Wilhelm Steller, Peter Medawar, and Stephen Jay Gould. After him are Jeffrey C. Hall, Ian Wilmut, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Eva Ekeblad, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, and Daniel Nathans.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTheodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 179
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 180
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 181
Georg Wilhelm Steller
1709 - 1746
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 182
Peter Medawar
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 183
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 184
Armand David
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 185
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 186
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 187
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 188
Eva Ekeblad
1724 - 1786
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 189
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 190
Daniel Nathans
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 191
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Armand David ranks 13. Before him are Ludwig Minkus, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Frederic Edwin Church, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, and Alexander Afanasyev. After him are Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Zénobe Gramme, Adolf Bastian, George B. McClellan, Karl von Piloty, and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia. Among people deceased in 1900, Armand David ranks 27. Before him are Isaac Levitan, Francis, Duke of Teck, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Birsa Munda, and Kuroda Kiyotaka. After him are Samori Ture, Princess Josephine of Baden, Joseph Bertrand, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, and Zdeněk Fibich.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsLudwig Minkus
COMPOSER
1826 - 1917
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
Stanislao Cannizzaro
CHEMIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 8
Frederic Edwin Church
PAINTER
1826 - 1900
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 9
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 10
Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1860
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 11
Alexander Afanasyev
WRITER
1826 - 1871
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 12
Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 13
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
WRITER
1826 - 1889
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 14
Zénobe Gramme
INVENTOR
1826 - 1901
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 15
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 16
George B. McClellan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1885
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 17
Karl von Piloty
PAINTER
1826 - 1886
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 18
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1900
Go to all RankingsIsaac Levitan
PAINTER
1860 - 1900
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 21
Francis, Duke of Teck
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1900
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 22
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 23
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
WRITER
1845 - 1900
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 24
Birsa Munda
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1900
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 25
Kuroda Kiyotaka
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1900
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 26
Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 27
Samori Ture
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1900
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 28
Princess Josephine of Baden
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1900
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 29
Joseph Bertrand
MATHEMATICIAN
1822 - 1900
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 30
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
COMPANION
1835 - 1900
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 31
Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1900
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 32
Zdeněk Fibich
COMPOSER
1850 - 1900
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 33
In France
Among people born in France, Armand David ranks 1,595 out of 6,770. Before him are Séraphine Louis (1864), Marie-Christine Barrault (1944), Émile Chartier (1868), Pierre Varignon (1654), Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1612), and Mahaut, Countess of Artois (1269). After him are Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714), Philippa of Hainault (1314), Pierre Mendès France (1907), Patrick Dewaere (1947), André de Montbard (1103), and Marcel Renault (1872).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsSéraphine Louis
PAINTER
1864 - 1942
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,589
Marie-Christine Barrault
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,590
Émile Chartier
PHILOSOPHER
1868 - 1951
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,591
Pierre Varignon
MATHEMATICIAN
1654 - 1722
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,592
Claude Françoise de Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1648
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,593
Mahaut, Countess of Artois
POLITICIAN
1269 - 1329
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,594
Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,595
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
SCULPTOR
1714 - 1785
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,596
Philippa of Hainault
COMPANION
1314 - 1369
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,597
Pierre Mendès France
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1982
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,598
Patrick Dewaere
ACTOR
1947 - 1982
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 1,599
André de Montbard
POLITICIAN
1103 - 1156
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 1,600
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 1,601
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Armand David ranks 24. Before him are Aimé Bonpland (1773), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), Michel Adanson (1727), Pierre André Latreille (1762), and Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756). After him are Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806), Pierre Belon (1517), Antoine Béchamp (1816), Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (1763), and Jérôme Lejeune (1926).
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 18
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 19
Emmanuelle Charpentier
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 20
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 21
Pierre André Latreille
1762 - 1833
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 22
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
1756 - 1825
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 23
Armand David
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 24
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 25
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 26
Pierre Belon
1517 - 1564
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 27
Antoine Béchamp
1816 - 1908
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 28
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
1763 - 1794
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 29
Jérôme Lejeune
1926 - 1994
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 30