BIOLOGIST
David Prain
1857 - 1944
David Prain
Sir David Prain (11 July 1857 – 16 March 1944) was a Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden and went on to become Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Prain has received more than 27,126 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Prain is the 1,028th most popular biologist, the 5,688th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 173rd most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
27k
Page Views (PV)
40.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.16
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, David Prain ranks 1,028 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles Sprague Sargent, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Albert Charles Smith, Walter Buller, Ilkka Hanski, and Karl Shuker. After him are Elmer McCollum, Henry Weed Fowler, Anthony R. Hunter, Outram Bangs, Aristid Lindenmayer, and Austin Stevens.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Sprague Sargent
1841 - 1927
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 1,022
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 1,023
Albert Charles Smith
1906 - 1999
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 1,024
Walter Buller
1838 - 1906
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 1,025
Ilkka Hanski
1953 - 2016
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 1,026
Karl Shuker
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,027
David Prain
1857 - 1944
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 1,028
Elmer McCollum
1879 - 1967
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,029
Henry Weed Fowler
1878 - 1965
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 1,030
Anthony R. Hunter
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 1,031
Outram Bangs
1863 - 1932
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 1,032
Aristid Lindenmayer
1925 - 1989
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 1,033
Austin Stevens
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 1,034
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, David Prain ranks 131. Before him are Edward Henry Potthast, John Joly, Auguste Serrurier, Max Weiss, Michael Pedersen Friis, and Arthur Wesley Dow. After him are Walter Rutherford, Charles B. Cory, Rudolf Thurneysen, Gertrude Atherton, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Alfred Lyttelton. Among people deceased in 1944, David Prain ranks 307. Before him are Perry McGillivray, George B. Seitz, Eugen Burg, Walter Middelberg, Franz Berghammer, and Siegfried Powolny. After him are Alfred Schmalzer, Ernest Townsend, Robert Frazer, Mike Bookie, Robert Curry, and Laird Cregar.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsEdward Henry Potthast
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 125
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 126
Auguste Serrurier
ATHLETE
1857 - 1901
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 127
Max Weiss
CHESS PLAYER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 128
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 129
Arthur Wesley Dow
PAINTER
1857 - 1922
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 130
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 131
Walter Rutherford
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1913
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 132
Charles B. Cory
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1921
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 133
Rudolf Thurneysen
LINGUIST
1857 - 1940
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 134
Gertrude Atherton
WRITER
1857 - 1948
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 135
Alice Stone Blackwell
WRITER
1857 - 1950
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 136
Alfred Lyttelton
SOCCER PLAYER
1857 - 1913
HPI: 37.50
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsPerry McGillivray
SWIMMER
1893 - 1944
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 301
George B. Seitz
WRITER
1888 - 1944
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 302
Eugen Burg
ACTOR
1871 - 1944
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 303
Walter Middelberg
ATHLETE
1875 - 1944
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 304
Franz Berghammer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1913 - 1944
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 305
Siegfried Powolny
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1944
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 306
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 307
Alfred Schmalzer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1944
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 308
Ernest Townsend
PAINTER
1880 - 1944
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 309
Robert Frazer
ACTOR
1891 - 1944
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 310
Mike Bookie
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1944
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 311
Robert Curry
WRESTLER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 312
Laird Cregar
ACTOR
1913 - 1944
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 313
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Prain ranks 5,688 out of 8,785. Before him are Darren Fletcher (1984), Tom Bridger (1934), Aimee Lou Wood (1995), Richard Seddon (1845), Karl Shuker (1959), and Saunders Lewis (1893). After him are Bert Williams (1920), Kenneth Richmond (1926), Matt Lucas (1974), Phoebe Fox (1987), Tim Renwick (1949), and Kathleen Byron (1921).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDarren Fletcher
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 5,682
Tom Bridger
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1991
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,683
Aimee Lou Wood
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,684
Richard Seddon
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1906
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,685
Karl Shuker
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,686
Saunders Lewis
WRITER
1893 - 1985
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 5,687
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,688
Bert Williams
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 5,689
Kenneth Richmond
WRESTLER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,690
Matt Lucas
PRESENTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,691
Phoebe Fox
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,692
Tim Renwick
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 5,693
Kathleen Byron
ACTOR
1921 - 2009
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 5,694
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, David Prain ranks 173. Before him are Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), John Claudius Loudon (1783), Prideaux John Selby (1788), Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844), Alexander Wilson (1766), and Karl Shuker (1959). After him are Anthony R. Hunter (1943), David Lack (1910), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), William Forsell Kirby (1844), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), and Francis Walker (1809).
Annie Lorrain Smith
1854 - 1937
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 167
John Claudius Loudon
1783 - 1843
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 168
Prideaux John Selby
1788 - 1867
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 169
Arthur Gardiner Butler
1844 - 1925
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 170
Alexander Wilson
1766 - 1813
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 171
Karl Shuker
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 172
David Prain
1857 - 1944
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 173
Anthony R. Hunter
1943 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 174
David Lack
1910 - 1973
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 175
Ethelwynn Trewavas
1900 - 1993
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 176
William Forsell Kirby
1844 - 1912
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 177
Francis Maitland Balfour
1851 - 1882
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 178
Francis Walker
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 179