1829 - 1915
Charles Walter de Vis (9 May 1829, Birmingham, England – 30 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland Australia) was an English zoologist, ornithologist, herpetologist, and botanist. He was born Charles Devis; he changed the spelling to De Vis about 1882. De Vis gained a BA from Magdelene College, Cambridge in 1849, became a deacon in 1852, and was rector of Breane, Somerset, from 1855 to 1859. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Walter De Vis has received more than 24,984 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Walter De Vis is the 870th most popular biologist (down from 686th in 2019), the 4,560th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,361st in 2019) and the 142nd most popular British Biologist.
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Among biologists, Charles Walter De Vis ranks 870 out of 841. Before her are Frank Chapman, Carl Fredrik Fallén, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Charles B. Cory, John Hopfield, and David Douglas. After her are Dukinfield Henry Scott, Georg Ossian Sars, John Belchier, William Yarrell, Walter Buller, and Warwick Estevam Kerr.
1864 - 1945
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 864
1764 - 1830
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 865
1878 - 1944
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 866
1857 - 1921
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 867
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 868
1799 - 1834
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 869
1829 - 1915
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 870
1854 - 1934
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 871
1837 - 1927
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 872
1706 - 1785
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 873
1784 - 1856
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 874
1838 - 1906
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 875
1922 - 2018
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 876
Among people born in 1829, Charles Walter De Vis ranks 57. Before her are Edwin Long, Epameinondas Deligeorgis, Isaac Roberts, José López Domínguez, William Michael Rossetti, and Théodore Aubanel. After her are Catherine Booth, Ludvig Lorenz, and Roscoe Conkling. Among people deceased in 1915, Charles Walter De Vis ranks 108. Before her are Solomon Schechter, Béla Las-Torres, Antonio Flores Jijón, Lajos Gönczy, Keir Hardie, and Charles Tupper. After her are William Wallace Denslow, Nelson W. Aldrich, John Bunny, W. G. Grace, Lawrence Hargrave, and Mari Beyleryan.
1829 - 1891
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 51
1829 - 1879
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 52
1829 - 1904
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 53
1829 - 1911
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 54
1829 - 1919
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 55
1829 - 1886
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 56
1829 - 1915
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 57
1829 - 1890
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 58
1829 - 1891
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 59
1829 - 1888
HPI: 33.14
Rank: 60
1847 - 1915
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 102
1890 - 1915
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 103
1833 - 1915
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 104
1881 - 1915
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 105
1856 - 1915
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 106
1821 - 1915
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 107
1829 - 1915
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 108
1856 - 1915
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 109
1841 - 1915
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 110
1863 - 1915
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 111
1848 - 1915
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 112
1850 - 1915
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 113
1877 - 1915
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 114
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Walter De Vis ranks 4,560 out of 7,765. Before her are Chris Wolstenholme (1978), David Douglas (1799), Harry Golombek (1911), John Masefield (1878), Robert Smirke (1780), and Thomas Baines (1820). After her are Marina Diamandis (1985), David Brabham (1965), Chris Anderson (1961), Tammy Abraham (1997), Freya Allan (2001), and Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854).
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 4,554
1799 - 1834
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 4,555
1911 - 1995
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 4,556
1878 - 1967
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 4,557
1780 - 1867
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 4,558
1820 - 1875
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 4,559
1829 - 1915
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,560
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,561
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,562
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,563
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,564
2001 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,565
1854 - 1934
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,566
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Charles Walter De Vis ranks 142. Before her are Joseph Barcroft (1872), Mark Catesby (1683), Gilbert White (1720), Alister Hardy (1896), George Montagu (1751), and David Douglas (1799). After her are Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854), William Yarrell (1784), Bryan Sykes (1947), Charles Tate Regan (1878), Lancelot Hogben (1895), and Alec Jeffreys (1950).
1872 - 1947
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 136
1683 - 1749
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 137
1720 - 1793
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 138
1896 - 1985
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 139
1751 - 1815
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 140
1799 - 1834
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 141
1829 - 1915
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 142
1854 - 1934
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 143
1784 - 1856
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 144
1947 - 2020
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 145
1878 - 1943
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 146
1895 - 1975
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 147
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 148